ILS Engineer

I'm looking for an ILS Engineer to join a leading Aerospace & Defence organisation in Warton, Preston.

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in a major international combat air development programme during the design early lifecycle - influencing the "design for support" considerations of the core platform concept from a reliability point of view as well as eliciting and developing the logistical support analysis data to generate the support solution for the future product.

What you'll be doing:

• Contributing to establishing and maintaining (through the project lifecycle) the frameworks, plans, processes and engineering approach required on the GCAP & FCAS programmes to undertake supportability / Logistics Support Analysis
• Contributing to establishing and maintaining the Logistics Support Analysis Record and toolset in digital and collaborative international environments
• Acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) by representing the Supportability Engineering team at broader technical reviews, integration activities, and planning events
• Providing technical supportability / LSA engineering guidance, advice, mentoring and support to junior or less experienced supportability engineers in the team
• Influencing the design and future sustainment of platforms and systems so that they are inherently supportable in their intended use within the constraints of the operation and environment

Essential Skills:

• Degree qualified in a relevant engineering field (or demonstrable professional experience working in a relevant engineering roles)
• Detailed knowledge of the principles of Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Testability
• Experience of applying at least several of the following Supportability engineering tools / techniques / approaches on complex programmes: Logistics Support Analysis including Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA), Level of Repair Analysis (LORA), Failure Modes, Effects & Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge and experience in applying international and/or military standards and specifications relevant to supportability engineering (e.g. ASD/AIA S-Series Specifications, MSG-3, Def-Stan 00-600, Def-Stan 00-045)
• Good IT Skills, including MS Office but also experience working with digital engineering tools
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

The salary is £40,000 to £45,000 plus an excellent benefits package and is a hybrid-working role of 3 days per week onsite.