Kongsberg Maritime delivers products and systems for positioning, navigation and automation to various vessels and offshore installations, as well as products and systems for seabed surveying and monitoring.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the key role of Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Engineer based at our Dalgety Bay/Gateshead site. Reporting to the Engineering Manager/Team Leader the post-holder will create and manage the ILS content for Naval programmes, ensuring compliance with contract delivery requirements. The successful candidate will demonstrate a keen, ‘can-do’ attitude and a high degree of flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Review of customer ILS requirements providing support to the sales and estimating team during the bid phase.
• Act as reliability and maintainability focal within the engineering team.
• Assist in the development of an ILS strategy to ensure ILS requirements are effectively planned, resourced, and implemented.
• Create and manage system reliability analysis data and documentation including: FMECA, MTBF/MTTR, RBD/FTA, Spare Parts & Consumables, Life Cycle Cost Estimation.
• Management of NATO Codification activities within the scope of the contract requirements.
• Preparation of supportability documentation including: Supportability Case Report, Availability Reliability and Maintainability Report, equipment maintenance manuals and training material.
• Liaison with customer and 3^rd party ILS specialist.
• Carry out any other tasks as delegated by the Engineering Manager/Team Leader.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Degree or HND/HNC qualified with relevant practical experience (Naval / Marine background desirable).
• Experience of systems engineering processes, product development & through life support life-cycles.
• Sound knowledge of ILS standards such as Def Stan 00-600, ASD S3000L, JSP 886, Def Con 117, with an understanding of the customer environment, structure and processes.
• Experience of working with technical publications, including ASD S1000D.
• Experience of NATO Codification requirements and Spares Modelling.
• Experience using ReliaSoft XFMEA and BlockSim or similar reliability modelling software.
• Strong interpersonal and highly developed verbal and written communication skills for interacting with internal and external stakeholders.
• You will be flexible and able to adapt to rapidly changing requirements and priorities.
• You must be willing to travel occasionally within the UK and possibly overseas.