Product Safety and Reliability Engineer
£45,000-£50,000 + benefits + overtime/time-off flexibility
Chertsey |Permanent | Full-time
DCS Engineering are seeking a Safety and Reliability Engineer to join our clients growing Engineering team, supporting multiple defence-related projects across multiple sites.
Key Responsibilities
* Undertake Product Safety testing and analysis to ensure compliance with all relevant safety and environmental regulations.
* Generate Materials and Components Lists, consolidating data into a central repository.
* Manage and maintain Datasheet Libraries, including technical, safety, and RoHS compliance records.
* Conduct Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and provide reporting and administrative oversight.
* Perform Reliability predictions and analyses at component and system levels, including MTBF data collection from OEMs, suppliers, and MIL-HDBK-217 sources.
* Maintain the DRACAS (Data Reporting and Corrective Action System), input data, and produce reports for ILS working groups.
* Support the ILS team with Maintainability Task Analysis and Obsolescence Risk Register management as required.
Key Skills & Experience
* Previous experience in the Defence or related sector (serving military, MoD, or contracting).
* Familiarity with Safety and Reliability Defence Standards (e.g. 00-55, 00-56, 00-42, 00-44).
* Engineering HND qualification.
* EngTech professional registration (or actively working toward it).
* Hands-on experience in Reliability or Safety data collection and analysis.
* Human Factors experience beneficial.
* Strong attention to quality, performance, and cost efficiency, with on-time delivery mindset.
* Ability to work autonomously with integrity and adapt quickly to changing project demands.
* Proficient in Microsoft Office and general computer-based data analysis tools.
* Excellent written communication, analytical, and documentation skills.
* Eligible for, or able to obtain, UK SC security clearance.
What you get in return
* £50,000 per annum + benefits + overtime/time-off flexibility.
* Hybrid working (offices based in Chertsey).
* Paid overtime or time off in lieu (up to 24 additional days per year in addition ).
* Flexible working hours (Availability required during core hours).
This company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Interested? Please submit your CV to DCS Engineering via the link provided. Alternatively, email the team at or call 0161 212 2308