# Reliability & Maintainability Engineer - Mobile Fires Platform

> Quast Ltd · Stoke Gifford, United Kingdom (Hybrid) · Contract · Posted 2026-10-07

**Workplace:** hybrid

## Description

**Location:** Hybrid – Abbey Wood, Bristol, with approximately 2–3 days per week in the office

**Rate:** Up to £420/day

**IR35 Status:** Inside IR35

**Contract:** ASAP to 31/03/2027, with a potential extension

**Closing Date:** 14/10/2026 at 13:00

**Security Clearance:** Current SC clearance required

**Overview**

Our customer, a large defence organisation, is seeking an experienced **Reliability & Maintainability Engineer** to provide specialist R&M engineering support to the Mobile Fires Platform (MFP) programme.

The role will provide subject matter expertise across the programme’s contracts, supporting the delivery of the RCH155 self-propelled howitzer capability. The work will focus on reliability, maintainability and dependability requirements, contractor assurance, technical evidence, risk management, testing and through-life support.

**Team Context**

The Mobile Fires Platform is a high-priority programme being delivered by the Combat Vehicles 1 Project Team. The RCH155 has been selected as the next-generation 155mm self-propelled howitzer capability, with the programme covering demonstrator, qualification and production activity.

**Key Responsibilities**

-   Review R&M documentation to support technical requirements, define technical deliverables and effects, and update documentation across multiple systems, including consideration of in-service support and the practicality of achieving required R&M levels.
-   Technically review and assess contractor-supplied R&M artefacts against contractual requirements and relevant standards.
-   Produce review reports identifying compliance, risks, issues and recommendations.
-   Support the development, maintenance and assurance of R&M Cases and supporting evidence.
-   Provide informed recommendations on the achievability of R&M requirements and through-life support assumptions.
-   Analyse contractor and trial-derived R&M data to assess achievement against contractual and design requirements.
-   Produce R&M performance reports, trend analyses and dashboards.
-   Identify reliability growth opportunities and supportability improvements.
-   Provide technical recommendations to inform design, support and acceptance decisions.
-   Assess contractor compliance with applicable R&M standards, policies and contractual obligations.
-   Identify, report and manage non-conformances and associated programme risks.
-   Provide technical advice on the impact of compliance shortfalls on performance, safety, supportability and certification activities.
-   Support engineering governance and assurance reviews.
-   Identify and manage R&M-related risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies.
-   Develop mitigation strategies and recovery plans for emerging R&M concerns.
-   Provide technical input to programme risk registers and governance forums, escalating significant R&M risks that may affect cost, schedule, performance or safety.
-   Support the planning, execution and assessment of R&M demonstration, verification and validation activities.
-   Review and assess trial and test evidence against agreed acceptance criteria.
-   Provide technical advice to support acceptance, certification and in-service decisions.
-   Identify shortfalls arising from trials and testing and recommend corrective actions.
-   Contribute to dependability performance reviews and Design Review activities.
-   Undertake root cause analysis of significant reliability and maintainability issues.
-   Identify and track corrective actions arising from design weaknesses.
-   Recommend improvements to reliability, maintainability, availability and through-life support performance.

**Additional Information**

-   Hybrid working, with approximately 2–3 days per week in the office anticipated.
-   Base location is Abbey Wood, Bristol.
-   Some travel to OEM locations will be required.
-   Travel may be required within the UK and EU.
-   Current SC clearance required.
-   UK nationals only.
-   The core assignment runs to 31 March 2027, with a potential extension.

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