Rail RAMS & PRAMS Systems Engineer – Safety & Reliability

Mane Contract Services; London Borough of Islington; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Mane Contract Services requires an experienced RAMS/PRAMS specialist to support major rail and infrastructure projects. You will provide assurance across reliability, availability, maintainability and safety throughout the project lifecycle, collaborating with engineering, project, assurance, safety and operations teams.

You will develop RAMS requirements, plans and documentation, perform reliability analyses, manage risks, and ensure RAMS allocations across systems and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Proven experience in RAMS, PRAMS, Reliability, Systems Engineering or Engineering Assurance.
• Experience working on major rail, transport, infrastructure or other safety-critical projects.
• Strong understanding of RAMS principles and lifecycle management.
• Experience with reliability and maintainability analysis.
• Experience with FMEA/FMECA, fault tree analysis and failure analysis.
• Experience developing and reviewing technical assurance documentation.
• Knowledge of systems engineering principles and requirements management.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong technical report writing and communication skills.
• Ability to analyse complex technical information and communicate findings clearly.
• Experience working within structured engineering assurance and safety processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage RAMS and PRAMS requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain RAMS plans, strategies, cases and supporting documentation.
• Undertake reliability, availability and maintainability analysis and assessments.
• Develop and maintain reliability predictions, failure analyses and associated engineering models.
• Undertake FMEA/FMECA, fault tree analysis and other appropriate reliability and safety assessments.
• Identify and manage technical, reliability and safety risks.
• Support the development and management of system requirements and technical specifications.
• Ensure RAMS requirements are appropriately allocated to systems, subsystems, suppliers and assets.
• Review and assess supplier and contractor RAMS submissions.
• Provide RAMS and systems assurance throughout design, construction, testing and commissioning.
• Support verification and validation activities to demonstrate compliance with specified requirements.
• Develop and review safety and assurance cases where required.
• Monitor RAMS performance and identify trends, deficiencies and opportunities for improvement.
• Provide technical input into design reviews, hazard workshops, risk assessments and engineering meetings.
• Support the management of non-conformances, defects, technical queries and engineering changes.
• Review engineering evidence and documentation to ensure compliance with contractual and technical requirements.
• Liaise with clients, contractors, designers, suppliers and other project stakeholders.
• Prepare technical reports, RAMS assessments, assurance documentation and presentations.
• Support audits, assurance reviews and independent technical assessments.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, standards, project procedures and client requirements.

Skills

RAMS

PRAMS

Reliability Engineering

Systems Engineering

Engineering Assurance

FMEA / FMECA

Fault Tree Analysis

Requirements Management

Verification & Validation

Risk Management

Safety Assurance

Technical Documentation

Systems Integration

Stakeholder Management

Technical Reporting

Education

Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

Mane Contract Services requires an experienced RAMS/PRAMS specialist to support major rail and infrastructure projects. You will provide assurance across reliability, availability, maintainability and safety throughout the project lifecycle, collaborating with engineering, project, assurance, safety and operations teams.

You will develop RAMS requirements, plans and documentation, perform reliability analyses, manage risks, and ensure RAMS allocations across systems and suppliers.