Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Engineer

The Opportunity

Our client is currently seeking an Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Engineer with supportability experience to join their team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to influence and advise various business functions, engineering, project managers, bid teams, services and portfolio managers, and sales by promoting and implementing ILS activities. You will also be responsible for identifying and managing ILS risks to support projects.

Primary activities include:

• Carrying out new and in-service product and system supportability analysis.
• Providing high levels of confidence in our capability to meet internal and external customer ILS support requirements.
• Sustaining the growth of the service and support function within the business in line with the Head of Customer Support Services direction.
• Providing portfolio managers, Campaign managers, and BU leadership with ILS insights and inputs for both future and current customer supportability requirements.
• Supporting the engineering functions in carrying out new and in-service product and system supportability analysis.
• Keeping the Portfolio and project managers informed of relevant risks, issues, and progress of the ILS functions, escalating appropriate matters for resolution.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivering the ILS service support offering across key business functions (portfolio, project management, engineering, and manufacturing) to ensure they meet whole life cost targets and project/service profitability.
• Determining, developing, and delivering project ILS strategies, plans, and reports in conjunction with the relevant service and project deliverables, including ILS elements planning, LSA tailoring, in-service support planning, and logs demos.
• Working with engineering, production, and supply chain to provide product and system supportability reporting and assurance through the application of relevant ARM&T principles.
• Owning and managing the Service and support ILS responses to Customer Requests for Proposal (RFP), Invitations to Tender (ITT), Statements of Work (SoW), Tender Assessments, and Contract Specifications.
• Supporting business growth as an ILS Subject Matter Expert (SME) for bids, partnering agreements, including planning, pre-contract discussions, product development, project ILS meetings & reviews.
• Supporting engineering in the production of FMECA's, RBD's, and MTBF generation.

Education and Qualifications

• Degree or HND/HNC qualified in electrical or mechanical engineering or with relevant experience in the Defence Industry.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Experience contributing to bid responses, understanding customer requirements, estimating costs, and providing bid content such as ILS/IPS plans.
• Experience in the service support of low volume, high-value products and systems in a highly regulated environment.
• Knowledge and experience of the application of through-life support standards such as DEF STAN 00-600, 00-40, 00-42, Mil Std 217F, and KiD.
• Experience in working with customers in a matrix-managed team.
• Good knowledge of MOD support frameworks and experience in their application as a supplier.

If you are an experienced Integrated Logistics Support Engineer with a strong background in supportability and a desire to make a significant impact in a highly specialised industry, then we want to hear from you. Apply now!