Job Title: Reliability Engineer
Location: Wimborne, Dorset
Salary: £40,000 – £50,000 + Benefits
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Reliability Engineer to join a global leader in the aerospace and defence industry, working on innovative mission-critical systems.
You will be part of the Reliability, Maintainability & Safety (RMS) team, embedding Design for Reliability (DfR) practices across new and existing programmes, and ensuring compliance with international aerospace standards. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your expertise in a high-integrity engineering environment with clear career development prospects.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform reliability, maintainability, and safety (RMS) analyses at both component and system level.
- Produce reliability predictions, FMECAs/FMEAs, maintainability analyses, and fault tree analyses (FTA).
- Support DfR activities such as DFMEA, risk management logs, HALT/HASS and robustness modelling.
- Analyse in-service data and support FRACAS processes to drive product improvement.
- Work with design and development teams to ensure products meet certification requirements (ARP4754A, ARP4761, DO-178C/DO-254, MIL-HDBK-217).
- Prepare technical reports and liaise with internal stakeholders and customers.
Skills & Experience Required
- Degree in Engineering (or equivalent).
- 2+ years’ experience in a technical engineering role.
- Background in aerospace, defence, avionics or other safety-critical sectors preferred.
- Hands-on knowledge of FMEA, FMECAs, FRACAS, reliability block diagrams, fault tree analysis, and reliability modelling.
- Familiarity with aerospace certification standards (ARP4754A, ARP4761, DO-178C, DO-254, MIL-HDBK-217).
- Experience with reliability/statistical tools such as Minitab, Weibull or Windchill Quality Solutions.
- Knowledge of fuel, hydraulic or avionics systems would be an advantage.
What is on Offer
- Permanent role with a leading aerospace and defence organisation.
- Salary of £40,000 – £50,000 depending on experience.
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
- Annual bonus scheme.
- Pension scheme and flexible benefits.
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge aerospace systems with excellent career progression.
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