Full-Time

Senior Reliability Engineer

Posted on 3/21/2026

Ultra

Ultra

1,001-5,000 employees

Delivers defense technology for rapid decisions

No salary listed

Dartmouth, NS, Canada

In Person

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure (1)
Required Skills
Risk Management
Requirements
  • Degree level (or equivalent experience) in Systems, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or closely related discipline.
Responsibilities
  • Apply broad and deep engineering expertise to develop solutions to complex technical challenges within time, cost, and quality constraints.
  • Support technical proposals and bid activities.
  • Define, derive, and manage system- and subsystem-level requirements.
  • Work collaboratively with engineering peers to improve the reliability, maintainability, and usability of Ultra’s designs.
  • Conduct lifecycle cost analyses, level-of-repair analyses, and Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (FMEA/FMECA).
  • Perform reliability modelling and maintainability assessments to optimise support strategies.
  • Evaluate the contribution of human factors to system failures.
  • Prepare or provide input to technical documentation, including troubleshooting guides, operating manuals, and maintenance manuals.
  • Stay current with emerging technologies, tools, standards, and best practices in safety, environmental compliance, and engineering methods.
  • Lead technical and design reviews and contribute to risk management activities.
  • Actively support the digital transformation of the business and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
  • Act as a change champion, challenging existing methods and driving innovation.
  • Mentor and coach junior staff to support development and retention goals.
Desired Qualifications
  • Integrated Logistics Support (ILS), including LCC, LORA, sparing, and obsolescence management.
  • Operational Analysis and Whole Life Cost Modelling, including availability trade-off studies.
  • RAMS methods, including Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and System Safety (RAMS) methods such as reliability predictions, reliability block diagrams, fault tree analysis (FTA), failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA/MTA), common cause analysis, zonal analysis, FRACAS / DRACAS, asset management, training development, design, and delivery.
  • Familiarity with sonar systems and naval operations.
  • Experience with OmegaPS / OmegaPS Analyser.
  • Experience with Isograph reliability and safety analysis tools.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Use of standard office tools and proven experience with tools such as DOORS, UML tools, ERPs and other configuration management tools.

Ultra Group provides advanced defense and security technology solutions, partnering with governments and defense agencies to address mission-critical challenges. Its products collect and deliver the right data to the right people at the right time, helping decision-makers act quickly in high-stakes situations. The company builds and deploys tailored systems that integrate data, analytics, and communications to support rapid, informed decisions, especially against near-peer threats and other technologically advanced adversaries. Unlike competitors, Ultra Group emphasizes ethical, responsible, and sustainable practices and relies on long-term government contracts to deliver customized, mission-focused solutions. Its ultimate goal is to make the world safer by using technology to improve decision speed and accuracy in defense and security operations.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

2018

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Maritime reconnaissance market grows at 5.5% CAGR, expanding Ultra's sensor and radar opportunities.
  • UK government mandates Ultra's UK headquarters retention and increased R&D post-2022 acquisition.
  • Cobham acquisition in early 2022 enhances C4ISR/EW capabilities with added resources.

What critics are saying

  • UK MoD terminates contracts due to Ultra Electronics data breach exposing defense IP.
  • Airbus acquires Ultra Cyber Ltd., fragmenting cyber portfolio against L3Harris.
  • L3Harris captures 20% AUKUS maritime contracts, squeezing Ultra from sensor market.

What makes Ultra unique

  • Ultra I&C delivers AI-enabled resilient tactical communications and encryption for multidomain battlespace.
  • Ultra Maritime leads globally in torpedo technologies and modular USV towed array solutions.
  • Ultra powers real-time decision-making with secure data across air, land, sea, and cyber domains.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Hours

Hybrid Work Options

Paid Vacation

Professional Development Budget

Mental Health Support

Company News

Turke & Strauss LLP
Mar 19th, 2024
Ultra Electronics Data Breach Investigation

Recently, Ultra Electronics discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal information in its systems may have been accessed and acquired.

Executive Mosaic
Oct 10th, 2023
Ultra I&C Appoints Dawn Ohlson as VP Engineering for Ultra Cyber

Ultra I&C appoints Dawn Ohlson as VP Engineering for Ultra Cyber.

Military Embedded Systems
Sep 14th, 2023
Secure encryption, reduced SWaP in demand from DSEi attendees

To enable such trusted mobility Ultra is also getting close to releasing a new product called MAXAM, that is a rebrand of their existing BID\2510\11.

GovCon Wire
Aug 7th, 2023
Bradford Powell appointed C2I president at Ultra intelligence & communications; Jon Rucker quoted

Bradford Powell, a defense industry veteran, has joined Ultra’s intelligence and communications business as president of the command, control and intelligence segment.

GovCon Wire
Jul 21st, 2023
Clif Basnight joins Ultra I&C as strategic technologies VP

Clif Basnight, a 17-year U.S. Army veteran and former vice president at CACI International (NYSE: CACI), has joined Ultra Intelligence & Communications as VP of strategic technologies.

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