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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Location
- Dublin, Ireland
- Workplace
- On-site
- Category
- Platform / Infrastructure
What you'll be doing
Reliability Engineer responsible for ensuring safety, reliability, and operational readiness of next-generation aircraft. Accountable for developing system reliability documents, risk mitigation, and contributing to aircraft and ground support equipment design. Reports to Head of Hardware Architecture, Reliability, and Validation.
- Perform system safety and reliability assessments across aircraft systems and subsystems
- Lead development, maintenance, and application of DFMEAs
- Develop understanding of aircraft reliability, including failure modes and dependencies
- Establish measurable reliability targets for subsystems with design and engineering teams
- Identify, assess, and communicate highest-priority reliability risks
- Recommend risk-reduction and reliability-improvement actions
- Support verification and validation activities for reliability requirements
- Analyse test results, field data, and operational trends to identify issues
Key requirements
Must-have
- Strong understanding of reliability-engineering principles, failure modes, risk assessment, and root-cause analysis
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and cross-functional communication skills
- Ability to translate reliability risks and operational data into engineering requirements and design recommendations
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-moving environment
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, systems, or reliability engineering, or related technical field
- Minimum 5+ years of working experience
Nice-to-have
- 8+ years of relevant experience in an aerospace reliability function
- Experience performing reliability or safety analysis for complex, safety-critical systems
- Practical experience developing and facilitating DFMEAs
- Experience establishing reliability targets and allocating them across systems and subsystems
- Experience using test, maintenance, or in-service operational data to improve product reliability
- Experience supporting aircraft development, certification, entry into service, or fleet operations
Experience: Minimum 5+ years of working experience; 8+ years in aerospace reliability function preferred
Role signals
- Technical focus
- reliability engineering
- Architecture / system design
- Indicated in the listing
- Hands-on vs management
- Hands-on
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Full job description
Role Purpose
We are hiring a Reliability Engineer to help ensure the safety, reliability, and operational readiness of our next-generation aircraft. In this role you are accountable for developing system reliability documents, understanding and mitigating potential risks, and contributing to the design of the aircraft fleet and ground support equipment, reporting to the Head of Hardware Architecture, Reliability, and Validation.
Key Responsibilities
Perform system safety and reliability assessments across aircraft systems and subsystems
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Lead the development, maintenance, and application of Design Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (DFMEAs)
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Develop a ground-up understanding of aircraft reliability, including component- and subsystem-level failure modes and dependencies
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Establish measurable reliability targets for subsystems in partnership with design and engineering teams
Identify, assess, and communicate the highest-priority reliability risks
Recommend risk-reduction and reliability-improvement actions based on engineering analysis, test data, and operational experience
Support verification and validation activities to confirm that reliability requirements and targets have been met
Analyse test results, field data, failure reports, and operational trends to identify emerging issues and drive corrective actions
Work closely with the Airworthiness team to provide reliability evidence that meets stringent aircraft regulatory standards
What You’ll Bring
Strong understanding of reliability-engineering principles, failure modes, risk assessment, and root-cause analysis
Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and cross-functional communication skills
Ability to translate reliability risks and operational data into clear engineering requirements and design recommendations
Ability to work effectively in a fast-moving environment with evolving products and operations
Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, systems, or reliability engineering, or a related technical field
Minimum 5+ years of working experience
Nice to have
8+ years of relevant experience in an aerospace reliability function
Experience performing reliability or safety analysis for complex, safety-critical system
Nice to have
Practical experience developing and facilitating DFMEAs
Experience establishing reliability targets and allocating them across systems and subsystems.
Experience using test, maintenance, or in-service operational data to improve product reliability.
Experience supporting aircraft development, certification, entry into service, or fleet operations
What Success Looks Like
You will create clear visibility into the systems’ most significant reliability risks, establish actionable subsystem targets, and ensure reliability considerations meaningfully shape the design. You will help build a disciplined reliability program that supports safe, dependable aircraft operations as the company scales the aircraft fleet.
Interview prep pack
Grounded in this listing. Use it to prepare examples before you apply.
Your interview focus
Based on this listing, the Hardware Reliability Engineer role focuses on ensuring the safety, reliability, and operational readiness of next-generation aircraft by leading reliability assessments, developing DFMEAs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to mitigate risks and improve system performance.
- Hands-on reliability engineering in aerospace or safety-critical systems·High
- DFMEA leadership and facilitation·High
- Risk assessment and mitigation·High
- Cross-functional communication·Medium
Only have 30 minutes?
Follow a focused preparation plan based on this job.
Start 30-minute prep
Your 30-minute plan
Review DFMEA and Reliability Assessment Experience
0–8 minSummarize your most relevant DFMEA projects and reliability assessments, focusing on outcomes and lessons learned.
Refresh Knowledge of Aerospace Reliability Standards
8–14 minStudy key aerospace reliability and safety standards relevant to aircraft systems.
Prepare STAR Stories for Risk Assessment and Mitigation
14–21 minDevelop concise STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) examples highlighting your risk assessment and mitigation skills.
Draft Questions for the Interview Panel
21–26 minSelect and tailor 3-4 insightful questions to ask about the team, processes, and success metrics.
Practice Communicating Technical Concepts Simply
26–30 minRehearse explaining complex reliability concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Talking points
, 6 itemsSystem Safety and Reliability Assessments
Be ready to discuss your experience performing reliability and safety assessments across complex systems, especially in aerospace or similarly regulated environments.
DFMEA (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)
Prepare examples of leading or facilitating DFMEAs, including how you identified failure modes and implemented corrective actions.
Risk Assessment and Root Cause Analysis
Demonstrate your approach to identifying, prioritizing, and mitigating reliability risks, and how you conduct root-cause analysis using data and engineering judgment.
Establishing and Tracking Reliability Targets
Show how you have set measurable reliability targets, allocated them across subsystems, and tracked progress in partnership with design and engineering teams.
Verification, Validation, and Regulatory Compliance
Discuss your experience supporting verification and validation activities, and providing reliability evidence to meet regulatory standards.
Cross-functional Communication and Documentation
Highlight your ability to translate technical reliability risks into clear requirements and recommendations for diverse stakeholders.
What to research
, 4 itemsDFMEA Methodology and Best Practices
Review your experience with DFMEA, including how you facilitate sessions, document findings, and drive corrective actions.
Aircraft System Reliability Standards
Familiarize yourself with relevant aerospace reliability standards and regulatory requirements for aircraft systems.
Risk Assessment and Root Cause Analysis Techniques
Prepare to discuss specific tools and methods you use for risk assessment and root cause analysis in reliability engineering.
Cross-functional Collaboration Examples
Gather examples of working with design, engineering, and airworthiness teams to set targets and resolve reliability issues.
Questions to ask
, 6 itemsHow is the reliability engineering function structured within the organization, and how does it interact with design and airworthiness teams?
Why ask this? To understand cross-functional collaboration and reporting lines.
What are the main challenges currently faced in achieving reliability targets for the aircraft fleet?
Why ask this? To identify key pain points and areas where you can add value.
How are DFMEAs typically conducted and documented here, and what tools or processes are used?
Why ask this? To clarify expectations and align your experience with their practices.
What is the process for incorporating field or operational data into ongoing reliability improvements?
Why ask this? To learn about the feedback loop between operations and engineering.
How does the company ensure compliance with regulatory reliability requirements during aircraft development and certification?
Why ask this? To understand the rigor and expectations for regulatory engagement.
What does success look like for this role in the first 6-12 months?
Why ask this? To clarify performance expectations and priorities.
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