Senior ILS LSA Engineer

Sonovision UK is a leading provider of Engineering Support Services to clients. Our experts help our clients in the Energy, Aerospace, Military and Commercial Sectors achieve time-to-market objectives and cost goals.

At Sonovision, we are seeking a Senior ILS Engineer to provide ILS and Integrated Product Support (IPS) consultancy, driving technical excellence, innovation, and customer value across high-profile defence and aerospace programmes.

This is a leadership role, requiring close working with major OEMs, defence primes, and government organisations.

You will play a key role in recommendations to enhance the supportability of our clients' products, defining future system support strategies and through-life solutions, influencing design through ILS/IPS principles, Logistic Support Analysis (LSA), and strengthening Sonovision's position as a trusted partner in supportability engineering.

The role:

Reporting to the UK Head of ILS, you will lead ILS / IPS teams within Sonovision, oversee delivery of complex ILS programmes and studies, act as a senior interface with customers and partners, and support business development, bid development, and capability growth.

Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership & Capability Development

• Implement Sonovision's ILS / IPS strategy in line with business growth objectives
• Implement best practices through the use of ILS frameworks, governance, and tools
• Act as a senior point of contact for high-performing ILS teams across the UK and European operations
• Drive adoption of digital ILS solutions, including data analytics and AI-enabled support
• Ensure alignment with international standards (S-Series, DEF STAN 00-600, DEF STAN 00-60, MIL-STD 1388 2B, AQAP)
• Represent Sonovision at industry and MOD forums

Programme & Delivery Leadership

• Deliver ILS/IPS principles and analysis to programmes across air, land, and sea
• Ensure delivery meets cost, schedule, and technical performance targets
• Provide senior oversight of key ILS outputs including ISP, LSA OM and maintenance strategies
• Author Integrated Support Plans (ISPs), Supportability Case Reports (SCRs) and all ILS/IPS technical documentation/plans
• Influence system design decisions to optimise availability, maintainability, and lifecycle cost
• Produce LSAR data sets by means of thorough product research and structured Analysis (LSA) in accordance with specified standards.
• Identify maintenance requirements, procedures and all associated support resources necessary for sustainment of product in-service.
• Populate LSARs using appropriate software packages ensuring compliance with necessary protocols and standards.
• Understand customer requirements and end-user's maintenance concept in accordance with customer provided specifications / statement of work. -
• Work with Reliability and Maintainability Engineers to produce an all-inclusive LSAR database. - Liaise with Technical Publications to provide clarification and validation of core data transferred from the LSAR
• Demonstrable experience in the field of LSA / LSAR, coupled with the use of associated computer database system/s are essential requirements for this role.

Technical Authority - ILS / IPS

• Act as technical authority to customer for ILS disciplines including LSA, LORA, FMECA, MTA and RAM
• Perform LSA/LSAR reviews
• Perform deliverable reviews and provide guidance, on specific ILS products, to ILS Engineers and any / all Junior Engineers in the achievement of quality and value for money for contracted deliverables
• Ensure integration of supportability into system architecture and design
• Drive innovation in predictive maintenance, digital twins, and data-driven support models

Customer Engagement & Business Growth

• Act as a trusted advisor to customers (MOD, defence primes, OEMs)
• Support bid and proposal activities
• Build and maintain strategic relationships across the defence and aerospace ecosystem

Lifecycle & Support Strategy

• Define end-to-end support solutions including maintenance models and supply chain strategies
• Support the development and implementation of next-generation support approaches such as predictive maintenance and digital platforms

Technical Publications & Data

• Oversee development of technical documentation aligned with Sonovision capabilities, ensuring compliance with S1000D
• Ensure integration between ILS, technical publications, and digital services

To be considered for this opportunity Essential

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent
• Experience in ILS / IPS leadership roles within defence or aerospace
• Proven track record delivering complex programmes
• Strong expertise in ILS / LSA methodologies and through-life support
• Knowledge of DEF STAN 00-600, DEF STAN 00-60, S-Series, MIL-STD-1388-2Band AQAP
• Analysis and problem-solving skills
• Ability to understand equipment breakdown structures
• Stakeholder engagement experience
• Fluent English
• Ability to be SC Cleared

Desirable

• Experience with UK MOD / DE&S
• Understanding of L1 / L2 / L3 frameworks and CSIS and TDOL systems
• Experience leading cross functional teams