Senior RAMS Engineer (H/F) - SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER UK LTD in London

Safran is an international high-tech group operating in the fields of aeronautics (propulsion, equipment and interiors), space and defence. Its mission is to contribute sustainably to a safer world, where air transport becomes increasingly environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. The Group employs 100,000 people worldwide with a turnover of €27.3 billion in 2024, holding leading positions globally or in Europe in its markets. Safran Electrical & Power is one of the world leaders in aeronautical electrical systems and plays a key role in the electrification of equipment and electric and hybrid propulsion.

A Senior RAMS Engineer is required to provide advice and support at all levels on safety, reliability, maintainability and product quality so that aircraft systems comply with the relevant airworthiness requirements for both in-service and new programmes.

• Provide advice and support to the design and specialist teams to ensure systems are developed in line with applicable regulations and standards.
• Co-ordinate RAMS activities on allocated programmes or projects.
• Provide advice to Business and customers on safety.
• Influence product designs by providing design recommendations to improve product reliability, safety and maintainability.
• Support and influence the system design with required documentation for airworthiness certification.
• No financial responsibility or direct reports.
• Discuss Safety and Reliability issues directly with Customers on allocated programmes.
• Work with Safran RAMS specialists across the power division.

RAMS role:

• Provide RAMS support to allocated programmes or projects.
• Support the Business Development team on RAMS related matters in bid proposals.
• Provide advice and guidance on the safety, reliability, maintainability and testability aspects of the design of products at equipment as well as systems level.
• Produce RAMS deliverables (i.e. documentation and analyses) for allocated programmes, working closely with the relevant Lead Engineers to achieve customer milestones for each allocated project.
• Perform various analyses such as FMEA, Reliability Predictions, Common Mode Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, maintainability analysis, System safety analysis, fault tolerance analysis, MSG3 analysis etc.
• Discuss Safety and Reliability issues with Customers on the allocated programmes.
• Perform Risk Assessments as required by the Business for potential safety issues.
• Provide relevant safety advice to others to enable product designs to be certified for airworthiness.
• Deliver the Safety and Reliability documentation and perform relevant analyses to meet customer’s schedule and requirements.
• Work independently to deliver Work Packages for both RAMS and Systems liaising with Project Managers and Design Engineers as necessary.

Qualifications:

• Degree qualified in Electrical, Electronic, Aeronautical, Systems or other appropriate professional qualification with 3 or 4 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Thorough understanding of the safety process and related analyses.
• Detailed knowledge of Electrical Generation & Power Distribution Systems.
• Good understanding of the Systems Engineering processes and its application to the product lifecycle.
• Ability to make decisions with limited or contradictory information.
• Good time management with the ability to prioritise tasks.
• Good stakeholder management skills and experience of building effective customer relationships.
• Good analytical skills and self-motivation.
• Ability to motivate others.
• Good written and verbal communication.