Principal Safety & Reliability Engineer

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What do we offer?

• Remote role
• Competitive salary
• Company performance bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - up to 10% employer contribution
• Private medical insurance
• Comprehensive health cash plan
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Flexible benefits programme (buy & sell holiday allowance, discounted gym memberships, Maternity/ adoption leave- up to 52 weeks, first 26 weeks at full pay, subsequent 26 at 50% (basic pay)
• Structured training & opportunities to progress
• Opportunity to join ERGs (employee resource groups), participate in community projects & much more!

What does the role look like?

We have an exciting Principal Safety & Reliability role to support our General Defence Systems value stream which the role can be based remotely. In this role you will lead reliability and safety engineering within a multi-disciplinary project team.

You will bring to this role your knowledge of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) & Fault Tree Analysis (FTA). Furthermore you will possess knowledge of

reliability prediction & built in test coverage.

As the role is working on Defence products, you will need to be comfortable in this arena. You do not have to of had previous experience in Defence as we will look at transferable skills from other industries.

What will your day-to-day responsibilities look like?

• Take full technical responsibility for milestones, document deliverables, and on-time, complete delivery.
• Provide input to optimise system and product design for safety and reliability, including trade study data.
• Collaborate with the Systems Engineering Lead to develop system architectures compliant with safety and certification requirements.
• Develop safety and system-level architecture requirements for novel systems.
• Provide analysis and data for new product introduction projects.
• Prepare proposal sections for new equipment and support system studies.
• Implement lessons learned from previous in-service experiences.
• Investigate in-service failures, produce statistical models, and support the Product Integrity Committee (PIC) and Product Safety Board (PSB).
• Participate in design reviews and assess the impact of design changes on reliability, maintainability, and safety.
• Specify reliability and safety requirements for system components and bought-out specifications.
• Develop Standard Work, lessons learned, processes, and best practices for reliability and safety.
• Specify special test requirements to meet reliability and safety standards.
• Support risk analysis activities, identifying risks and mitigation methods.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance on reliability and safety across projects and mentor junior engineers.

What will you bring to the role?

Essential skills:

• Capable of analysing systems at both unit and detailed design levels.
• Good knowledge of Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) & Built In Test (BIT) Coverage
• Comfortable working on Defence products

Desirable skills:  

• Engineering/mathematics background with expertise in reliability and safety (R&S) engineering.
• Proficient in Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA).
• Good understanding of mechanical and electronic engineering.
• Proficient with word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Ability to derive system designs from safety requirements and recommend design changes.
• Experienced in interpreting, organising, executing, and coordinating milestones and document deliverables.
• Capable of performing maintainability and occasional Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) analyses.
• Highly motivated
• Committed to high personal and professional integrity.

About us:

At Collins Aerospace, we’re working side by side with our customers & partners to dream, design & deliver solutions that redefine the future of our industry. We are part of Raytheon Technologies & provide technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defence industry to connect and protect people around the world. We are inventors, we are manufacturers, we work in space exploration, commercial air travel, defence & rescue applications.

Are you looking to join a dynamic global team that works across the entire Aerospace industry? If yes, get onboard the Collins Aerospace Team & play a part in expanding the opportunities to develop new products & challenge the state of art technology.

We believe Diversity drives innovation; equity eliminates obstacles, inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where everyone can belong & succeed, contributing to a better society.

We are committed to ensuring the recruitment process is barrier-free & inclusive as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long term condition to remove barriers that may be experienced in the recruitment process.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day!

Please note that potential candidates will be subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and background checks and that project access restrictions may apply to some nationalities.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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