Senior Reliability & Safety Engineer

Adept:us is recruiting a Senior Reliability & Safety Engineer for a Bristol-based client in the aerospace sector. Following the award of several major projects, our client is looking to engage a contractor on a short-term, three-month basis.
Project Scope:
Motor Reliability Analysis & Safety Assessment The primary focus is to perform a quantitative safety assessment of a high-performance motor assembly. You will be responsible for mapping hardware-level failures to system-level effects (MPL, PPL, LOP) using standard aerospace / automotive safety processes.

Core Responsibilities:

* Safety Assessment Integration:
Apply ARP
4761/A guidelines to perform Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA) and Preliminary System Safety Assessments (PSSA).
 
* Fault Tree Analysis (FTA):
Develop quantitative and qualitative FTAs to determine the probability of specific power loss events.
 
* FMECA Management:
Review and update the existing FMECA to ensure all failure modes are correctly mapped to the three defined severity levels (MPL, PPL, LOP).
 
* Failure Rate Determination:
Define and justify failure rates using industry-standard databases (e.g., Telcordia, MIL-HDBK-217, or SN 29500) or field data.
 
* Report Generation:
Compile a comprehensive Safety & Reliability Report that synthesizes the FMECA and FTA findings for certification or client review.
Technical Requirements & Key

Skills:

* Methodologies:
Deep expertise in ARP
4761A (Guidelines and Methods for Conducting the Safety Assessment Process) or ISO 26262.
 
* Tools:
Proficiency in safety modeling software (e.g., Isograph Reliability Workbench, CAFTA, or Ansys medini analyze).
 
* Domain Knowledge:
Understanding of electric motor architecture, power electronics, and common failure mechanisms in high-voltage systems.
 
* Analytical Rigor:
Ability to translate complex Bills of Materials (BOM) into logical reliability models.
Project Deliverables:
 1. System FTA:
Quantified models for Minor, Partial, and Total Loss of Power.
 2. Revised FMECA: A detailed worksheet including Severity, Occurrence, and Detection rankings.
 3. Reliability Summary Report: A formal document defining the calculated failure rates per operating hour.
If you meet the requirements outlined above, we would welcome your application