External Title: Availability, Reliability & Maintainability (ARM) Engineer - Nuclear

Location: Reading, Berkshire (UK)

Role Type: Contract

Vulcain Engineering UK is seeking an experienced ARM Engineer to support a major Defence and Nuclear programme on a contract basis. The role will suit candidates with experience in Availability, Reliability & Maintainability (ARM), RAMS, Systems Engineering or Integrated Logistics Support environments.

Working within a multidisciplinary engineering team, you will be responsible for developing and coordinating ARM activities, ensuring availability, reliability and maintainability requirements are effectively defined, documented and managed throughout the project lifecycle.

Some of the main responsibilities of the ARM Engineer will include:

• Develop and maintain Availability, Reliability & Maintainability (ARM) schedules and associated deliverables.
• Define, capture and manage ARM requirements, assumptions and performance measures.
• Coordinate technical inputs from multiple engineering disciplines and stakeholders.
• Support document reviews, verification activities and governance requirements.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops and technical review meetings.
• Monitor ARM-related risks, issues and dependencies.
• Ensure ARM requirements are integrated into design, engineering and project delivery activities.
• Produce technical reports, presentations and supporting documentation.
• Provide regular progress updates to programme and client stakeholders.
• Support approval and assurance processes within a highly regulated environment.

Preferred Profile:

Alongside a commitment to our values of Care & Compassion, Performance, Team Spirit, and Inclusiveness, we are looking for individuals who can bring the following:

• Degree qualified in Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Experience within an ARM, RAM, RAMS, Systems Engineering or similar technical role.
• Experience working within Defence, Nuclear or other highly regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of Availability, Reliability & Maintainability principles.
• Demonstrable experience coordinating technical activities across multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience producing technical schedules, requirements and engineering documentation.
• Previous Defence or Nuclear programme experience is highly desirable.

Security Clearance:

• Current DV Clearance is highly desirable
• Candidates holding active SC Clearance will also be considered
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain the required level of UK Security Clearance.