ILS Engineer

Our client is a rapidly growing business designing some of the most innovative and interesting applications for the marine industry. If you are a meticulous individual with a passion for product development, for a pre-production project then this could be perfect for you.

ILS Engineer
£50,000 - £55,000 DoE
Marine applications
Permanent
Fantastic benefits.

The role:
We are seeking an Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) engineer with a strong focus on maintenance planning to work on support solution development for the SSC product range. Working closely with design, systems engineering and supply chain, you will develop and validate the maintenance concept, derive scheduled maintenance requirements from engineering analyses, and deliver the core support elements needed for safe operation and sustainment.

Responsibilities Will Include

• Derive and baseline the Planned Maintenance Schedule (PMS) and associated task instructions using engineering analyses and evidence (e.g. RCM logic, FMEA/FMECA inputs, reliability/maintainability data, OEM data, system descriptions and CAD models/drawings).
• Define maintenance task resource profiles: spares, consumables, support/test equipment, manpower, skill levels, facilities, and access requirements; identify design risks and raise supportability issues early.
• Influence design for maintainability by working with engineering to improve access, modularity, diagnostics, and safe maintenance procedures; contribute to design reviews with a supportability lens.
• Support verification and acceptance activities by providing evidence that ILS outputs meet requirements (reviews, audits, demonstrations, and readiness assessments as applicable).
• Engage with internal stakeholders (systems/design engineering, supply chain, operations, safety) and external parties (suppliers, contractors, customer representatives) to ensure assumptions, analyses and support products are coherent and deliverable.
• Support the construction of bespoke support packages tailored to customer needs using digital tooling and engineering software, including the generation of supportability artefacts where required.
• Ensure maintenance planning guidance reflects safety and environmental standards and supports compliance and safety case evidence as applicable.

Qualifications And Experience

• Demonstrable experience with the development ILS/TLS outputs for new products or major upgrades, ideally within military/defence, aviation or marine environments.
• Strong maintenance planning background: developing maintenance concepts, scheduled maintenance plans, and task work instructions for entry into service.
• Knowledge of maintenance analysis and supportability methods (e.g., RCM/MSG-3 style logic, maintenance task analysis, FMECA/LSA) and how to translate engineering evidence into maintainable support solutions.
• Experience working with engineering data sets (BOMs, drawings, specifications) and digital tooling to create and manage ILS products.
• Understanding of supportability requirements management and traceability, including contributing to design reviews and verification/acceptance evidence.
• Experience of working in a safety-critical environment, with an appreciation of compliance evidence and safety case impacts on maintenance policy and procedures.
• Ability to collaborate with design and systems engineering teams to influence design for maintainability, assess maintenance impacts of change, and control updates through configuration management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain maintenance concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, able to work with incomplete data and develop assumptions, sensitivities and evidence as designs mature.
• Ability to work autonomously and to drive allocated tasks/projects independently and as part of a team.
• Degree or HNC/HND in engineering or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)

Benefits

• Pension Contribution – Pension scheme with the option to contribute via salary sacrifice.
• Annual Bonus Scheme – Eligibility to participate in the company’s annual discretionary bonus scheme, linked to individual and company performance.
• Life Assurance and Critical Illness Cover – Comprehensive protection including Life Assurance (4x salary) and Critical Illness Cover for added financial security.
• Annual Leave – Entitlement to 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Christmas Leave – A Christmas shutdown is typically observed.
• Wellbeing Day – An additional Wellbeing Day each year to focus on personal health and wellbeing.
• Family Leave – Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Private Healthcare – Access to comprehensive private healthcare coverage to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
• Professional Development – Commitment to ongoing learning and career growth, supported by training programmes and access to LinkedIn Learning.
• Flexible Working – Opportunities for flexible working arrangements to promote work–life balance.

 
Candidates must be able to obtain BPSS clearance and should have the right to work in the UK.