ILS Engineer - Defence Vehicle Systems

An Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Engineer is urgently required for a leading defence organisation based in Coventry. Due to our client being awarded a major contract covering the MoD’s fleet of Protected Mobility Vehicles, including vehicles such as the Mastiff, Wolfhound, Ridgback, Foxhound and Husky. This ILS Engineering role will be responsible for assisting the ILS Engineering Manager and other functions to influence NPA product design to account for logistic supportability considerations; identifying safety, supportability and maintainability requirements are accounted for through-out its lifecycle. This will include input into (and conduct of) appropriate Supportability analysis tasks; typically to include: Levels of Repair Analysis (LORA), Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA), Maintenance and Logistic Demonstrations. The ILS Engineer will be accountable for the following: Collation of logistic information from internal and external stakeholders and suppliers. Influence design for supportability at design reviews, identifying and managing the support impact of any design change. Review technical publications to ensure accuracy and configuration. Support the introduction into service, and ongoing sustainment of the overall support solutions. Conduct and support logistic demonstrations. Participate in vehicle trials, providing vehicle supportability expertise. Manage all Technical Publications activities throughout the tendering, production and delivery processes to ensure that customer requirements are met or exceeded. This is an exciting time to be joining an organisation that’s been awarded the Engineering Authority role for the MoD platforms via its Vehicle Systems and Services part of the business. We are seeking an individual with a relevant engineering qualification either degree or ONC/HNC related, ideally you will have working knowledge of military vehicles and support systems, and experience of DefStan 00-600, Defence Logistics Framework (or JSP886 Vol7) or Defence Lines of Development (DLODs). If you would like to discuss this ILS Engineer role and our client in more detail then please call and ask for Les Hines or send an email and CV to . Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.