Senior Reliability, Maintainability and Testability (RM&T) Engineer

General Dynamics Missions System International; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence technology company in Northampton is seeking a Senior Reliability, Maintainability and Testability Engineer to join their avionics product development team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in reliability predictions and FMECA. This position offers a competitive salary of £45,600 to £57,000, a flexible working environment, and unique benefits like a compressed nine-day fortnight. Join a diverse and inclusive workplace committed to innovation and excellence.

Benefits

Compressed nine-day fortnight

Career development plan

Flexible working environment

Qualifications

• Ability to develop reliability predictions using industry standard techniques.
• Good understanding of reliability centered maintenance.
• Proficiency in reliability concepts and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Estimate the reliability of systems and document the results.
• Conduct FMEA and document findings.
• Evaluate Built-In Test effectiveness.
• Assess maintainability regarding repair time and accessibility.
• Develop and execute reliability tests.

Skills

Product, Software and System level Reliability Predictions

FMECA at system, hardware and software levels

Reliability Centered Maintenance

Reliability concepts and techniques

MATLAB or equivalent modelling software

Job description

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Company Description

General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.

General Dynamics in St Leonards-on-Sea currently provide avionic mission computing systems for a wide range of military fast jets, helicopters, and UAV's. Recent success has resulted in General Dynamics developing the next generation of Advanced High Performance, Safety Critical Mission Computer Systems to meet the needs of latest platforms in development by several aircraft manufacturers. These Mission Computing Systems provide the functionality that integrates aircraft systems, sensor systems and stores management systems with the information and control systems required by the aircrew to meet the demanding operational needs of these aircraft.

Job Description

This role is for a Senior Reliability, Maintainability and Testability Engineer to work within our avionics product development teams, developing a range of product solutions to meet the needs of new and advanced avionic platforms.

The RM&T Engineer will support the development of models to quantify product and system performance and make recommendations to optimise reliability and availability, whilst balancing cost considerations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Estimate the reliability of a system in its intended use environment and document the results in the reliability assessment report.
• Conduct FMEA - Identify potential system failures, assess their impact, and document findings with risk prioritization.
• Evaluate Built-In Test (BIT) Effectiveness - Assess how well the system detects and isolates faults, including detection coverage and false alarm rates.
• Assess Maintainability - Determine if the system supports aircraft maintenance needs, focusing on repair time, accessibility, and tooling.
• Develop and Execute Reliability Tests - Create test plans, run reliability trials, and document results to validate system performance over time.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you will ideally have:

• Ability to develop Product, Software and System level Reliability Predictions using industry standard techniques
• Ability to undertake FMECA at system, hardware and software levels
• Good understanding of Reliability Centered Maintenance and the derivation of preventative maintenance tasks
• Proficiency in Reliability concepts and techniques, e.g. Fault Tree, Reliability Block Diagrams
• Proficiency in the use of MATLAB or equivalent modelling software

Additional Information

This role has a starting salary of between £45,600 and £57,000 plus our flexible benefits package.

We are open to this role being spent with time working from home and in the office - typically a minimum of 3 days per week in office.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering impressive benefits:

• A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours - which means every other Friday off.
• A personalized career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company.
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded with flexible benefits

We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team!

We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Please note that all successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks