Maintenance Engineer - Fault Finding & RCA

MBDA; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Pension up to 14%

Overtime opportunities

Flexi leave

Flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

Free parking

Subsidised meals

Job summary

MBDA in Stevenage is seeking a maintenance-focused engineer to lead fault finding on complex machinery and apply FMEA and RCA to identify root causes. You will drive continuous improvement using condition monitoring to minimise downtime and boost equipment reliability across manufacturing operations.

The role requires a minimum HNC in a relevant field, plus proven experience with preventive maintenance, KPIs, and SAP for maintenance planning and workload scheduling.

Qualifications

• Experience with preventative maintenance strategies and data-driven improvement.
• Knowledge of MTTR, MTBF and system availability, with data-led improvement actions.
• Experience using investigation techniques and root cause analysis and reporting.
• SAP experience required for creating maintenance plans and workload scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Lead fault finding and diagnostics on complex process and ESS equipment.
• Apply FMEA and RCA to identify failure trends and drive corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce downtime and improve reliability.
• Support condition monitoring strategies and proactive maintenance activities.
• Collaborate with production and engineering for new equipment maintainability.
• Develop maintenance procedures, risk assessments and technical documentation.
• Ensure health and safety compliance during all maintenance activities.

Skills

Preventive maintenance

KPIs analysis

Root cause analysis

Education

HNC in relevant field

Tools

SAP

Job description

MBDA in Stevenage is seeking a maintenance-focused engineer to lead fault finding on complex machinery and apply FMEA and RCA to identify root causes. You will drive continuous improvement using condition monitoring to minimise downtime and boost equipment reliability across manufacturing operations.

The role requires a minimum HNC in a relevant field, plus proven experience with preventive maintenance, KPIs, and SAP for maintenance planning and workload scheduling.