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ILS Engineer
Reference: BHN587645
Job details
- Start date: ASAP
- Employment type: Contract 12 months
- Date published: 28 May 2025
Job description
Our client, a prominent player in the Defence & Security sector, is seeking an Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Engineer for a contract role. This role focuses on a military GPS-related programme and requires extensive experience in electronic systems, reliability and maintainability analyses, and obsolescence analysis.
Key Responsibilities:
- Execute reliability predictions, FMECA, Testability reports, and Reliability Centred Maintenance, collaborating closely with the technical design team.
- Define reliability testing programmes.
- Support meetings with customers and suppliers, including the preparation of documentation and presentations.
- Maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Report progress and escalate technical issues as required.
Job Requirements:
- Experience in ILS within the Defence sector.
- In-depth understanding of the system engineering lifecycle.
- Strong logical and problem-solving skills from first principles.
- Attention to detail with the ability to produce high-quality work and documents independently.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
- Good understanding of risk and configuration management.
- Ability to obtain Security Clearance and ITAR Clearance.
- Experience with EMC testing requirements.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Engineering degree in a relevant discipline.
- Significant experience in Systems/ILS Engineering, including recent experience in a lead role.
- Experience with RF electronic systems.
- Familiarity with MIL-HDBK-217F and MIL-HDBK-2165.
- Awareness of cost and schedule planning.
Key Measures:
- Engineering Excellence.
- Ability to achieve project milestones.
- Skills and capability development.
If you are an experienced ILS Engineer looking for an exciting contract opportunity in the Defence sector, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dynamic team.

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