Senior/Principal Consultant - Systems Assurance (RAM)

About the role

Acmena, an engineering and management service provider with offices in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, is seeking a Senior or Principal-level systems assurance consultant specialising in Reliability, Availability and Maintenance (RAM). Reporting to the QLD State Manager, you will manage and deliver high-quality system, safety and RAM assurance services to clients, join the systems assurance community and take part in the Centre of Excellence. The role suits someone highly experienced in system safety and RAM assurance for complex, safety-critical systems, especially in rail.

Key responsibilities

• Tender, plan and execute projects; lead teams of consultants and support business development
• Develop and deliver services using advanced system safety and RAM assurance practices, working independently with original solutions
• Document user, business, system and design requirements, options analysis and decisions
• Develop systems assurance management plans (safety and RAM or RAMS) and reports
• Elicit safety controls and manage hazard logs with tools such as DOORS Next, including traceability between hazards, causes, controls and requirements
• Run systems assurance programs of work, including RAMS analysis with tools such as Relyence
• Lead the development of system safety cases and safety and RAM impact assessments in configuration and change management
• Coordinate technical and systems assurance reviews
• Identify new or follow-on work and build relationships with existing and potential clients

Required profile

• Degree in electrical/electro-mechanical, electronics or communication engineering or a similar technical discipline; Master's degree or professional certification advantageous
• 12+ years of system safety and/or RAM assurance experience, with a track record of safe, available solutions and long-term client relationships
• 10 years' experience leading large project teams on system safety or RAM processes
• 10 years' experience with DOORS/DOORS Next and with system safety and RAM analysis tools such as Relyence
• 10 years' experience in the rail industry or an equivalent highly regulated industry
• Full systems engineering lifecycle experience, from requirements definition to commissioning of safety-critical systems

Required skills

• Application of standards such as INCOSE handbook, CENELEC EN50126, EN50128 & EN50129, IEC 15288, iESM and CSM or equivalent
• Knowledge of change control management tools and processes
• Technical writing and non-technical presentation skills
• Business development and articulation of the value of system safety and RAM assurance

The advertised location is Brisbane. Applications are submitted by sending your current CV to the company's enquiries email.