Lead Aerospace Safety & Reliability Engineer - Flexible

Ultra Electronics Group; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

25 days holiday (185hrs) + buy/sell 5

Life assurance 4x annual salary

Pension scheme up to 8%

Sports and Social clubs

Team events

Job summary

Ultra PCS is seeking a Principal Safety and Reliability Engineer to lead safety design in aerospace projects. You will develop safety designs, perform reliability analyses, and guide a cross-functional team to meet project and regulatory requirements.

The role requires deep aerospace safety knowledge and the ability to communicate complex safety issues clearly to customers and internal stakeholders. The position sits within Eaton MSD Cheltenham's Engineering Function, offering a hybrid working

Qualifications

• Extensive in-depth experience of safety and reliability in aerospace.
• Competent to assess and manage technical risk and communicate clearly on complex issues.
• Oversee and approve work of other Safety and Reliability engineers.
• Conversant with aerospace safety design and assessment standards (FMEA/FTA, DO-series, MIL HDBK 217).
• Experience with safety/certification requirements for aerospace.
• Familiarity with materials, PCB design and EMC techniques.
• Knowledge of system design practice and product investigations following incidents.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical arbiter within the Safety Design Group.
• Write Safety and Reliability plans and perform analyses with minimal supervision.
• Influence system design and ensure proper decomposition of Safety & Reliability requirements.
• Present at Design Reviews and support bids and proposals as needed.
• Validate customer Safety and Reliability requirements against applicable standards.

Skills

Safety & reliability

Aerospace industry

Technical risk assessment

Leadership / oversight

Design reviews

Tools

FMEA

FTA

DO160

DO178

DO254

ARP4761/4754

MIL HDBK 217

Job description

Ultra PCS is seeking a Principal Safety and Reliability Engineer to lead safety design in aerospace projects. You will develop safety designs, perform reliability analyses, and guide a cross-functional team to meet project and regulatory requirements.

The role requires deep aerospace safety knowledge and the ability to communicate complex safety issues clearly to customers and internal stakeholders. The position sits within Eaton MSD Cheltenham's Engineering Function, offering a hybrid working