Senior MRB Reliability & Maintainability Engineer

About Heart Aerospace

At Heart Aerospace we work at the cutting edge of technology while contributing towards a sustainable future. Heart's mission is to create the world’s greenest, most affordable, and most accessible form of transport.

At Heart Aerospace we develop the ES-30, a regional electric airplane with a capacity of 30 passengers driven by electric motors with battery derived energy. The ES-30 is expected to enter into service in 2028.

Your place of work will be at our main office and hangar facility. This is located at Säve Airport in Gothenburg, Sweden. Relocation assistance can be provided. We offer stock options to all our employees and a challenging and inspiring work environment.

We seek experienced and skilled professionals to join our fast moving team developing a new electric aircraft in Sweden. We’re in a very expansive phase and now is the time to join our team.

Come help us write a new chapter in the history of aviation together!

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Reliability & Maintainability Engineer to help us leading our maintenance review board Team by developing and guiding the implementation of processes, tools and activities towards the Material Review Board (MRB) and Maturity Steering Group (MSG-3) for our new aircraft.

As an electric aircraft, this will entail new and novel approaches to system safety and reliability, in some cases requiring an innovative approach to the internal and external stakeholders (i.e. Heart engineering teams, Heart customer support teams, airlines and authorities). This will be a broad role covering all aircraft life cycle (i.e. development, initial operation, MRB revision, etc.) and full process definition and implementation.
Qualifications & Experience

- Graduate degree in aerospace, aeronautical similar discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 10 years experience within an aerospace OEM company environment, including the conceptual and preliminary design phase.
- Proven experience, minimum 5 years, on leading and coordinating MRB/MSG-3 activities between suppliers, operators, design engineering and authorities.
- Experience with aircraft development programs through the entire design, development & certification lifecycle (EASA/FAA Part 25).
- Experience with Maintenance Review Board process for aircraft type certification (i.e.: MSG-3) and product lifecycle (i.e.: IP-44).
- Experience on procurement and implementation of tools supporting the life cycle process.
- Experience working in an EASA Part 21J Design Organization, or international equivalent.
- Knowledge of safety and system safety engineering, within an approved design organization.
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Experience with functional hazard analyses, fault tree analyses, common cause analyses and particular risk analyses.

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Knowledge of systems & safety engineering principles for safety critical systems (SAE ARP 4754/4761).

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Direct experience with reliability & maintainability engineering, within an approved design organization.

- Development and application of MSG-3 training for MRB board member and team members.
- Excellent verbal & written communication skills in English.
- Eagerness to work with others.
- Passion for aircraft and Heart’s mission.

The ideal candidate would have

- Experience working in an aerospace start-up environment is a bonus.
- Strong soft skills on dealing with authorities, operators, suppliers, and multidisciplinary teams.


At Heart Aerospace, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose. We are growing and there will be plenty of opportunities for development and taking on other responsibilities.

Heart is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Working at Heart Aerospace is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world more accessible and sustainable.