Reliability, Maintainability and Testability Engineer

Job Description Summary

This is a great opportunity to join GE Aerospace as a Reliability, Maintainability and Testability (RM&T) Engineer.

As an RM&T Engineer which operates from within our UK Safety team, you will be responsible for performing RM&T Analysis and Assessments for Electrical Power Distribution and Electronic Controller systems, as well as other sectors as we continue to branch out beyond our Aerospace roots.

You will be joining an inclusive and diverse team of Safety and RM&T engineers with a mix of experience, who care about ensuring the products we design at GE Aerospace remain Safe, Reliable and Maintainable throughout their lifecycle. We are committed to improving our project execution through taking a lean and innovative approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement and we are passionate about professional growth and developing our team culture, capability & capacity to meet our internal and external customer needs. As we are a combined team of System Safety and RM&T Engineers, there will be an opportunity to learn and develop across both closely related engineering disciplines.

If this sounds like an environment in which you would thrive, then this could be the next role for you.

Job Description

The Role & Essential Responsibilities

As an RM&T Engineer within the Chief Engineers Office, you would be responsible for providing support to programmes across the whole product lifecycle. This involves working closely with the product development to:

• Estimate how reliable a system will be in its intended use environment and document the results in the reliability assessment report, and work with designers to identify and manage reliability related design risks.
• Predict the ways in which a system will fail and analyse the effects of those failures on system operation and document the results of that analysis in the Failure Mode and Effects Analysis.
• Assess the effectiveness of built in test functionality to understand the likelihood a failure being detected by the system and isolated to the system.
• Determine if the maintainability of a system supports aircraft maintenance requirements.
• Create reliability test plans and procedures and document the results of testing performed.

The team is regularly involved in Bids and Proposals from concept generation and is building increasingly strong links with the product support, field support and in service reliability teams which gives a rare opportunity to provide support to programmes from cradle to grave. You will be joining a dynamic team, supporting projects across both avionics and power distribution systems which enables every engineer in the team to gain broad experience of aircraft system platforms allowing the team to reach their potential.

By joining GE Aviation at Cheltenham, ultimately, as part of an exciting and dedicated team, you will have the opportunity to move projects and roles to provide variety and grow your responsibility as your experience increases.

As we are a combined Safety and RM&T team there will be the opportunity to cross-train in both areas, should you wish to take your career in that direction.

Qualifications / Requirements

Previous experience in an aviation, automotive or similar embedded systems development environment is helpful as it demonstrates understanding of working to rigorous industry mandated development standards; for example, ARP4754A and ARP4761. This shows a knowledge of working with complex system designs, for implementation in hardware and software.

An appropriate degree or HND in Engineering, Mathematics, Electronics, Applied Physics or similar subject, or equivalent experience shows a logical mindset, alongside good problem solving and solution building skills.

Experience of the systems design lifecycle will help you in activities such as capturing, understanding and documenting the customer’s system Reliability and Maintainability requirements. Good appreciation of the principles of Design for Reliability will aid in the generation of RM&T assessments such as Reliability Predictions, FMEAs and maintainability analyses. Strong understanding of what makes a reliable and usable product is essential and strong communication and influencing skills are advantageous in this role.

Desired Characteristics

You will have a passion for engineering and sustainability with a keen interest in industry trends and electrification of aircraft will enable you to contribute to the growth of the business portfolio of next generation of market-leading products!

You will be required to work in a team environment, so good written and verbal communication skills will make you (& the team) most effective. You will be asked to participate in technical and programme reviews to business leads, as well as the end customer! A positive attitude, initiative, pro-activeness and an enthusiasm and passion for engineering will help you succeed in the department. Our goal as a team is to demonstrate success in achieving and exceeding customer expectations. Does this sound like something you would like to be part of?

GE supports and encourages flexible working arrangements, where possible, and recognises the benefits to employees of having a positive work-life balance.

At GE Aviation we understand the importance of Total Reward. Our flexible benefits plan, called FlexChoice, gives you freedom, choice and flexibility in the way you receive your benefits, as well as giving you the opportunity to make savings where possible. As a new joiner to GE we are pleased to be able to offer you the following as default in your benefit fund, which you then can tailor to meet your individual needs;

• Non-contributory Pension
• Life Assurance
• Group income protection
• Private medical cover
• Holiday Hourly equivalent of 26 days, with flexible option to buy or sell

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. Please note that in the event that BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of national security. Please see the BPSS requirements below for details.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, under the applicable UK immigration rules as may be in place from time to time, it may be that candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled candidate who does not require sponsorship is available to take up the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No