ILS Engineer

Job description

ILS Engineer

Horsham / Plymouth

£45,000 – £55,000

Full time, Monday–Friday

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ILS Engineer to join our Systems Engineering function and help build a robust Integrated Logistics Support backbone for current and future programmes. This role sits at the heart of our support solution, ensuring our products are designed for support, are cost‑effective to operate and maintain, and are backed by credible, data‑driven support planning throughout their life.

You’ll work closely with systems, design, operations and customer teams to define ILS requirements, carry out supportability analyses and develop through‑life support models that give our customers confidence in availability, reliability and whole‑life cost.

What you’ll be doing

• Capturing and analysing ILS requirements for new projects, covering Design for Support, supply support (including LSAR), maintenance and repair, technical documentation, disposal and training.
• Supporting bids and proposals by defining ILS scope and deliverables and contributing to cost and schedule estimates.
• Performing ILS analyses such as RAM, FMEA, LORA and life‑cycle cost analysis (LCCA).
• Producing obsolescence management plans and setting up data and reporting mechanisms.
• Working with engineering, supply chain, operations and support teams to ensure an integrated logistic support approach.
• Identifying and driving continuous improvements in ILS methods, tools and processes.

What you’ll bring

Essential

• A good understanding of Integrated Logistics Support and the main support functions it covers.
• Hands‑on experience producing ILS products and analyses (e.g. Supportability/LSA, maintenance planning, RAM/FMEA/LORA/LCCA).
• Ability to estimate work accurately and deliver to agreed budgets and schedules.
• Strong communication skills, comfortable working with internal teams and external customers.

Desirable

• Proven experience in obsolescence management and lifecycle reporting.
• Experience developing training needs analyses and training plans.
• A continuous‑improvement mindset, with examples of improving ILS practices, tools or processes.

If you’re passionate about through‑life support, enjoy working at the interface of engineering and logistics, and want to help shape support solutions that are robust, reliable and affordable, please apply with your CV or get in touch for a confidential discussion.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Horsham

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

27-02-2026

Profession type

Logistics jobs

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English