RAM Engineer

Quest Global is an organisation at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognised expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility.

We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.

As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognise that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you.

We are looking to expand our ILS Engineering capability in all levels of experience and are keen to hear from you if you feel you’re ready to take the next step in your career.

You must be a sole UK citizen who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) and Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) security clearances for this role.

Job Description

As a RAM Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary where you will have the opportunity to be involved in complex engineering projects to ensure that the UK's submarines are safe, available, and maintainable. We are looking for an RAM Engineer support the customer’s design team and ultimate support requirements. You will be delivering as part of an extended team, responsible for ensuring that the systems are not only high-performing but are also Operationally Available and Cost-Effective to maintain throughout their 30+ year lifecycle

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Key Responsibilities:

• Availability Modelling: Develop and maintain Reliability Block Diagrams (RBDs) and math models to predict platform and system availability against MoD targets within a Submarine environment.
• Risk & Failure Analysis: Support or Lead FMECA (Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis) workshops to identify points of failure and recommend design mitigations.
• Reliability and Maintainability (R&M): Generating claims and arguments for R&M performance predictions and substantiating these with evidence in accordance with strict MoD regulations/standards.

Work Experience

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree or equivalent in Systems, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
• Understanding of the use of R&M domain metrics such as availability, failure rate, Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), Mean Time to Failure (MTTF), Mean Active Repair Time (MART).
• Experience in reliability modelling techniques such as Fault Tree Analysis, Reliability Block Diagrams, and Markov Modelling.
• Knowledge of R&M theories such as Boolean algebra; Bayesian statistics; Monte Carlo simulation processes.
• Have worked in highly regulated product orientated industry (e.g., aerospace, nuclear, maritime, oil and gas etc.)

Desirable Attributes:

• Good Communication skills - Makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens effectively; clarifies information as needed.
• Have an awareness of S1000D and how R&M interacts with technical publications.
• Have worked in or with UK Defence, specifically as part of a Delivery Team or worked with MoD Equipment Delivery Teams as an industry partner.
• Familiarity with Def Stan 00-600 (ILS) and Def Stan 40/42 (AR&M)