Reliability, Availability & Maintainability (RAM) Engineer

Amentum; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Amentum in Canberra is seeking a Reliability, Availability & Maintainability (RAM) Engineer to join LAND 8710 program. You will analyse failure rates for propulsion and mission systems, support availability targets, and help optimise maintenance concepts for harsh maritime environments.

The role requires a bachelor’s in engineering, experience in reliability modelling, systems engineering, ILS, MTBF calculations, and strong written communication for RAM reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, systems, electrical or mechatronics engineering.
• Experience with failure distributions and reliability modelling.
• Systems engineering lifecycle and V&V experience.
• ILS principles with maritime/defence exposure.
• Data analysis and MTBF calculation experience.
• Strong written communication for RAM/technical reports.

Responsibilities

• Ensure platform reliability through failure rate analysis.
• Support operational readiness and availability targets.
• Model and optimise vessel availability with maintenance strategies.
• Develop maintenance concepts and plans for harsh environments.
• Collaborate with systems engineering to improve design and life-cycle costs.
• Monitor in-service performance of landing craft fleets.
• Identify trends and propose fleet improvements.

Skills

Weibull analysis

MTTR & repair

Availability modelling

Reliability growth

RAM & reliability

ILS principles

Systems engineering

MTBF calculations

Technical writing

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical/systems/electrical/mechatronics engineering

Job description

Amentum is a leader in global engineering, project management and solutions integration, trusted to modernise the most critical missions anywhere in the world. Driven to create a safer, smarter, cleaner world, we innovate as a team of inventive doers passionate about making a difference. Underpinned by a strong culture of ethics, safety and inclusivity. Amentum is fiercely committed to operational excellence and successful execution.

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Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, please refer to our Enterprise Agreement and www.fairwork.gov.au for more information.

Role Title: Reliability, Availability & Maintainability (RAM) Engineer

Scope and Project Background:

LAND 8710 was developed in response to strategic direction for the Australian Army to operate in littoral environments, replacing ageing amphibious capabilities with a modern, integrated system of landing craft, vehicles, and infrastructure. It enables independent ship-to-shore manoeuvre, sustained operations without port access, and improved deployment across the Indo-Pacific. Within this program, the RAM Engineer plays a vital role in ensuring that platforms are reliable, available, and maintainable throughout their lifecycle; supporting design, testing, and sustainment activities to maximise operational readiness and ensure the capability performs effectively in demanding littoral conditions.

The key responsibilities of the role include, but not limited to:

• Ensure platform and system reliability through the analysis and prediction of failure rates on vessel propulsion systems, mechanical/electrical and mission systems and amphibious vehicle subsystems
• Support vessel and Mission readiness through achieving operational availability targets
• Model & optimise vessel availability considering maintenance regimes, spares provisioning and deployment cycles
• Definition and refinement of maintenance concepts inclusive of scheduled & corrective maintenance, repair times and level of repair decisions
• Support the development of maintenance plans and sustainment strategies for harsh environments (saltwater, corrosion and remote operations)
• Collaborate closely within systems engineering teams to influence design ensuring reliability and ease of maintenance, weight vs redundancy and performance vs life-cycle costs
• Embed RAM considerations into vessel and vehicle design and integration of mission and combat systems
• Monitor in service performance of landing craft fleets and amphibious logistics vehicles
• Identify trends such as failure modes and maintenance bottlenecks
• Recommend improvements to increase fleet availability and operational readiness

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, systems, electrical or mechatronics engineering or a similar relevant discipline
• Strong working knowledge of failure distributions/ weibull analysis methodology, MTTR and repair strategies, availability modelling and reliability growth and degradation within a defence maritime/land environment
• Demonstrated experience in systems engineering including lifecycle frameworks, requirements development, V&V processes and systems integration preferably in relation to Defence maritime systems
• Comprehensive hands on experience in ILS principles, Naval or maritime engineering and harsh environment impacts
• Proven background in reliability modelling and prediction, statistical analysis or failure data and data analysis
• Long term exposure and experience to the interpretation of technical drawings and system schematics, analysis or test & trial data and performing MTBF calculations/availability modelling/ spares and support modelling
• Exceptional written communication skills with experience in the development of Technical assessments, FMECA reports, RAM management plans, requirements traceability matrices and engineering reports for key stakeholders
• Strong stakeholder engagements skills and the ability to adapt communication style to audience
• Flexible outlook and strong work ethic

Required Security Clearance Level: NV1

Location: Allen Woods Building Canberra

Weekly Hours: 40

Compensation Details:

AUD

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities.

Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting:

06/16/2026 - Until Filled

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

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