ILS Engineer

ILS Engineer

Job
Details

The
position holder will be responsible to develop and deliver ILS capabilities for
equipment during the project development phase, in-service support phase, pre-contract
(bid) process and documentation for our client’s solutions / equipment in the
Naval, Surveillance and Government market sectors.

As
part of this role, the holder is expected to show motivation and initiative in
planning their own activities to achieve timely and effective results with
minimal supervision. As this can involve customer interaction, a confident
manner and smart appearance are required, with the ability to communicate
clearly within the company at all levels and with customers whose first
language may not be English.

Job
Functions

·       Develop the ILS
capability of the business line to allow a full range of ILS activities to be
offered to the customer - depending on the life cycle phase and project this
could include following:

-        - Supportability
Analysis

-        - Level
of Repair Analysis

-        - Spares
Ranging & Scaling

-        - Whole
Life Cost Analysis

-        - Logistic
Information Repository management and update

-        - Obsolescence
analysis

·       Generate order intake
and increased revenue through the provision of ILS services

·       Support the Bid
Management team in the generation of prices and material required for the
presentation of bids covering training and ILS

·       Assist in the
evaluation of new technology and methods beneficial to the company’s interests
and support future ILS and publications requirements

·       Support a culture of
continuous improvement

·       Take a proactive role
in the growth and development of the company

·       Travel on occasions
in the UK and if necessary, overseas, to support the provision of ILS services

·       Any other task
associated with this role

Requirements

·       Ideally qualified to
HNC level or higher in an Electronic Engineering discipline

·       Must have a good
understanding of the support engineering / ILS discipline (essential)

·       Must have experience
of Def-Stan 00-60 / 00-600 and Defence Logistic Framework (superseding JSP 886)
and their tailoring / application to defence programmes (essential)

·       Experience of ASD
S3000L and its application to supportability analysis programmes (highly desirable)

·       Good listener and
communicator who effectively conveys information by all modes at all levels
within the team

·       The successful
applicant will be computer literate with a good standard of written English,
capable of compiling accurate, detailed and well-presented technical proposals
and specifications

·       Innovative
problem-solver who can generate workable solutions

·       Enthusiastic,
knowledge-hungry learner, eager to meet challenges and quickly assimilate new
concepts

·       Ability to work
effectively with anyone with different skillsets, personalities, work styles or
motivation levels

Employee
Compliance

The
job holder will be expected to comply with any reasonable operational
instruction or procedures relating to company policies, reporting and controls.
Section 7 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 provides a duty on every
employee, while at work, to take reasonable care for the health and safety of
themselves and of other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions
at work. It also places a duty on employees to cooperate with their employer so
far as is necessary to enable their duties to be complied with including the
appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Failure to comply with
this duty may result in the company invoking the disciplinary procedure.