Principal Supportability Engineer (ILS)

Principal Supportability Engineer

Security Clearance: SC required

Contract Length: 6 months

Rate: £71 - £87 per hour (Umbrella, Inside IR35)

Location: Bristol / Hawthorn / Oakhanger / Hybrid

It starts with you

This is an opportunity to make a real impact within a fast-growing, forward-thinking mission systems environment. We're looking for an experienced and dynamic Principal Supportability Engineer to lead integrated product support activities and manage a small team of specialists working on a complex, safety critical communications system.

You'll play a key role in shaping through life support solutions, influencing design for supportability, and delivering robust support strategies across a highly complex programme.

The Role

• Lead and manage a small team delivering LSA and dynamic support modelling
• Optimise support solutions across the system lifecycle
• Work closely with internal and external engineering teams to ensure design for supportability is embedded early
• Capture and manage supportability data using a proprietary LSAR
• Deliver through life support solutions and contractual documentation
• Produce and manage Supportability Case Reports for in service and change work packages
• Engage with customers, suppliers, and project teams across multiple locations
• This role offers a high level of autonomy and requires some travel to operational and customer sites.

The Person

You will be a driven and experienced professional who thrives in complex, fast paced engineering environments. You will be comfortable leading teams, working with stakeholders at all levels, and delivering high quality technical outputs.

You'll bring Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in ILS/IPS, ideally within UK MOD environments
• Strong experience of operating in a project based environment
• Background supporting complex systems and equipment
• Hands on experience of Supportability Analysis and use of a proprietary LSAR
• Extensive knowledge of ILS / LSA standards
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience developing and managing support modelling for in service and change programmes
• Experience authoring and managing Supportability Case Reports
• Level 6 qualification (or equivalent experience)
• Proven leadership and people management experience
• Ability to achieve and maintain the required SC clearance

Desirable

• Awareness of ITIL processes
• Experience with Raytheon EAGLE
• Knowledge of NATO Codification

This contract offers an excellent opportunity to work on complex, mission critical systems while shaping long term supportability strategy.