Reliability and Safety Expert

1 month ago


Reading, Reading, United Kingdom AWE Full time

AWE is seeking a highly skilled Principal Reliability & Safety Engineer to join their Capital Engineering group.

This is a unique opportunity to work alongside AWE's discipline leaders on some of the UK's largest construction projects, collaborating with UK and international major nuclear designers.

As a Principal Reliability & Safety Engineer, you will work on a wide breadth of AWE's portfolio in terms of technical complexity and various projects at all different stages of their life cycle.

You will act as an internal consultant to AWE, visiting their multitude of unique nuclear facilities and promoting the discipline within the AWE community.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Proven AR&M plus safety engineering experience, ideally within the nuclear industry
  • Good knowledge of reliability concepts and techniques, e.g., Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Modes Effects & Criticality Analysis (FMECA); Safety Integrity Level (SIL), CCF/CMF, and PFD calculations
  • Application of appropriate maintainability/maintenance strategy e.g.,
  • Substantiation of safety systems ensuring designs satisfy safety targets e.g., SSFRs
  • Predicted reliability performance of plant/process designs using appropriate techniques e.g., dynamic Reliability Block Simulation (RBD), Markov, Chi Square, and Weibull analysis
  • Experience of using operational data to conduct in-service plant/process reliability performance analysis and recommendations for improvement
  • Familiarity with reliability and dependability BS EN; IEC 61508
  • Comfortable navigating failure rate data sources
  • Relevant Engineering Degree (minimum HNC/HND) in an Engineering discipline
Desirable Experience:
  • Membership of an appropriate professional institute, preferably at Chartered Engineer level
  • Experience in interfacing with regulators at a corporate level
  • Use of software packages including Availability Workbench, Reliability Workbench & FaultTree+, RAMP

AWE offers a range of benefits, including a 9-day working fortnight, market leading contributory pension scheme, and opportunities for professional career development.

Hybrid working is available for this role on an informal, non-contractual basis. Typically 2 days onsite per week.



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