Principal Safety and Reliability Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Flexible working options, including hybrid home/office working, may be considered where possible. Candidates must be able to work in the UK without restrictions and successfully complete the required level of UK National Security Vetting.

Company

hirify.global develops mission- and safety-critical equipment and engineering solutions for defence, aerospace, military and civil aircraft, and unmanned vehicles.

What you will do

• Act as a technical arbiter and project focal point for safety and reliability activities.
• Write safety and reliability plans and perform analyses independently.
• Influence system design and decompose safety and reliability requirements across project teams.
• Assess technical risk and the impact of design decisions, highlighting concerns and supporting design changes.
• Work with customers and lead engineers to define approaches, timeframes, and requirements.
• Present autonomously at design reviews and support bids, proposals, and aircraft incident investigations.

Requirements

• Extensive, in-depth experience in aerospace safety and reliability.
• Experience with aerospace safety design and assessment, including FMEA and FTA.
• Knowledge of aerospace safety and certification requirements, SAE ARP4761/ARP4754, DO-160, DO-178, and DO-254.
• Experience with MIL-HDBK-217 reliability calculations and alternatives.
• Ability to assess and manage technical risk, communicate technical issues accurately, and oversee and approve other engineers' work.
• Knowledge of manufacturing techniques used for aerospace electronics and willingness to participate in aircraft incident investigations.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with aerospace materials and components.
• Experience with PCB design, EMC techniques, or system design practice.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working within core working hours.
• 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days.
• Life assurance worth four times annual salary.
• Flexible benefits package and pension scheme with up to 8% employer contributions.
• Sports and social clubs, regular team events, and a supportive working environment.