Reliability & Maintainability Engineering
RCM · R&M · RM&A · FMEA/FMECA · RAM-C · FRACAS
JIRACOR provides disciplined Reliability & Maintainability and lifecycle engineering support throughout the system lifecycle—from requirements development and design analysis through testing, fielding, sustainment, and modernization.
Our engineering approach helps customers improve system reliability, maintainability, availability, mission readiness, and lifecycle performance.
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Professional Credential
ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) Expertise
JIRACOR's reliability engineering capabilities are backed by ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) expertise, supporting the disciplined application of reliability engineering, failure analysis, maintainability, lifecycle analysis, and risk-informed engineering principles. The ASQ CRE credential is held by qualified JIRACOR personnel.
Core R&M Capabilities
Reliability & Maintainability (R&M / RM&A)
JIRACOR provides Reliability & Maintainability engineering support across the system lifecycle, helping defense customers understand failure risk, improve system availability, and make data-driven lifecycle decisions.
- Reliability engineering
- Maintainability engineering
- Reliability and maintainability requirements
- Reliability prediction and allocation
- Maintainability analysis
- Availability analysis
- Reliability modeling
- Life-data analysis
- Weibull analysis
- Reliability growth
- Verification and assessment
- Failure analysis
- Lifecycle performance analysis
Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM)
RCM establishes technically appropriate maintenance strategies based on system functions, functional failures, failure modes, consequences, and operational requirements. JIRACOR applies RCM analysis to help defense customers develop effective, evidence-based maintenance programs.
- Reliability-Centered Maintenance analysis
- Preventive maintenance requirements
- Failure-management strategies
- Maintenance task analysis and development
- Maintenance strategy development
- Failure consequence analysis
- Maintenance optimization
- Readiness and sustainment support
- Lifecycle maintenance decisions
FMEA / FMECA
JIRACOR applies structured failure analysis through Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) to support identification and evaluation of failure risk in defense systems.
- Potential failure modes
- Failure causes
- System-level effects
- Failure consequences
- Criticality
- Engineering risk
- Design improvement opportunities
- Maintenance and sustainment decisions
RAM-C & Lifecycle Engineering
Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Cost (RAM-C) considerations inform system design, acquisition, maintenance planning, and sustainment strategy throughout the lifecycle. JIRACOR integrates RAM-C analysis to support informed decision-making.
- System design decisions
- Acquisition decisions
- Maintenance planning
- Sustainment strategies
- Operational availability
- Mission readiness
- Lifecycle cost considerations
- Modernization and technical refresh decisions
FRACAS & Failure Analysis
Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) provides a disciplined process for identifying, analyzing, correcting, and tracking failures throughout the system lifecycle. JIRACOR supports FRACAS implementation and management.
- Failure reporting
- Failure investigation
- Failure trending
- Root-cause analysis
- Corrective-action development
- Corrective-action tracking
- Verification of corrective actions
- Closed-loop failure resolution
- Reliability improvement
Maintainability & Supportability Engineering
JIRACOR provides maintainability and supportability engineering analysis to help defense customers develop effective maintenance concepts, understand system availability, and sustain operational readiness throughout the lifecycle.
- Maintainability analysis
- Maintenance concepts
- Supportability
- Maintenance requirements
- System availability
- Operational readiness
- Lifecycle sustainment
- Technical refresh considerations
- Engineering analysis supporting sustainment decisions
Engineering Across the System Lifecycle
JIRACOR integrates Reliability & Maintainability engineering throughout the system lifecycle. R&M is not treated as a stand-alone engineering activity; reliability and maintainability considerations inform system requirements, design decisions, verification, maintenance strategies, supportability, sustainment, readiness, and modernization.
Reliability Engineering for Mission-Critical Defense Systems
JIRACOR has applied Reliability & Maintainability, Reliability-Centered Maintenance, failure analysis, maintainability, and lifecycle engineering principles in support of U.S. defense aviation, training, and mission systems.
NAVAIR Reliability-Centered Maintenance Support
JIRACOR has provided Reliability-Centered Maintenance engineering support to NAVAIR, applying RCM analysis to support naval aviation maintenance strategy development and fleet sustainment.
View ProgramCNATRA Reliability-Centered Maintenance Support
JIRACOR has supported the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) with Reliability-Centered Maintenance engineering, supporting training aircraft maintenance strategy and readiness.
View ProgramPMA-275 MV-22 R&M and Lifecycle Engineering Support
As a subcontractor to Andromeda Systems Incorporated (ASI), JIRACOR provides Reliability & Maintainability engineering and technical support to the U.S. Navy's PMA-275 MV-22 program, supporting fleet sustainment and lifecycle decision-making.
View ProgramU.S. Navy Readiness-Based Sparing (RBS) Support
As a subcontractor to Chitra Productions, LLC, JIRACOR supports U.S. Navy Readiness-Based Sparing (RBS) activities through lifecycle logistics analysis, readiness modeling, data analysis, and engineering support to optimize spare-parts requirements, system availability, and lifecycle cost.
View ProgramWhy JIRACOR for R&M Engineering?
- ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) expertise supporting disciplined application of reliability engineering principles
- Experience supporting U.S. defense aviation, training, and mission systems
- RCM and lifecycle engineering experience across naval aviation and defense programs
- Integration of reliability engineering with sustainment, supportability, and modernization
- Ability to support systems from requirements development through fielding, sustainment, and technical refresh
- Engineering experience across aviation, training, and mission systems
Improve Reliability.
Increase Readiness.
Reduce Lifecycle Risk.
Talk with JIRACOR about Reliability & Maintainability engineering support for your program.