Senior Reliability Engineer

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Dynamic, innovative and career elevating opportunity to join flagship defence programs.

Are you, or do you know someone who is interested in working in a dynamic, complex and career elevating program and organisation? This opportunity is crucial to ensure the successful delivery of key Australian defence programs. Because of this, your new organisation is offering significant scope for career development within a dynamic and interesting environment. Uniquely positioned within the Australian defence landscape, this defence Prime offers excellent company & project visibility alongside additional benefit packaging.

Based in Melbourne, as the Senior Reliability Engineer, your role involves collaborating closely with the Integrated Product Support (IPS) and Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Teams, systems engineers, and subcontractors. Your primary focus is on modelling, characterising, assessing, and enhancing the reliability, availability, and maintainability of mission systems. Additionally, you'll play a key role in establishing processes and procedures for the Reliability specialist engineering team, drawing from best practices in RAM (Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability). Furthermore, you'll provide specialised support for system test and evaluation activities, including defining tests, collecting data, and analysing results.

What you'll need to succeed

• Australian Citizenship is mandatory due to defence related security requirements (existing NV1 is a bonus!).
• RAM Engineering Experience: You will have experience in RAM (Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability) engineering across the entire system lifecycle, from requirements through to introduction into service.
• RAM Analysis Techniques and Modelling: Familiarity with reliability analysis techniques and modelling is crucial. This includes working with: Reliability Block Diagrams (RBD): Understanding and creating RBDs to assess system reliability, Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and Analysing failure modes, their effects, and criticality.
• You will have experience with applying RCM principles to optimise maintenance strategies and Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM): Specifically, using data from Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) for informed maintenance decisions.
• You will have experience with Reliability Testing & Data Analysis and Test Planning & Definition: Experience in planning and defining reliability tests.
• Failure Assessment and Root Cause Analysis: Identifying failures and analysing their root causes.
• Reliability Statistical Analysis Methods: Proficiency in statistical methods for reliability assessment.
• While not mandatory, familiarity with relevant military standards and procedures related to RAM is advantageous.
• Having experience in Logistic Support Analysis is also a plus

This opportunity offers the successful individual the opportunity to join a leading defence prime with significant scope for growth, development and unique project work. An attractive salary package alongside numerous additional benefits are on offer, to ensure both flexibility, work-life balance and financial incentives.

What you need to do now

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