Job Description

Location: Templecombe, United Kingdom
In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.
Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Title

: Integrated Logistic Support Engineer

Location

: Templecombe

Primary Purpose of the Role

The purpose of a Supportability Engineer is to:

Deliver on supportability commitments for a suite of Products across various programmes: Working with the Programme Managers to optimise the work required to meet the needs of the Customer and the available budget. To carry out assigned work to the agreed budget, schedule and technical requirements. Teaming with ILS SMEs to achieve contract milestones Work with Design Engineers and Programme Management to leverage opportunities, manage risks and optimise financial performance and Through-Life cost of ownership.

Core Tasks and Responsibilities

Work as an experienced supportability / engineering team member to take responsibility for assigned work packages. Work packages can encompass; + Core supportability tasks centred on Reliability, Maintainability, Availability, LSAR, DRACAS & spares modelling.
+ Wider TLSE requirements and team relationships - built via engaging specialists from other logistic support elements within the TLSE environment for either guidance or technical input (for example, Obsolescence, Asset Management, Repairs, Technical Publications and Training).
+ As well as supportability modelling as per above, analyses will be presented at relevant project reviews (PDR or CDR) and written into specific documentation (ARM Case or Supportability Case) or over-arching documentation (Integrated Support Plan) for artefact deliveries both internally and externally.
Progress assigned supportability engineering activities & manage work package. + Provide Work Package management inputs to programme management as required.
+ Provide regular updates to and/or attend regular status reporting with line manager.
Make supportability / engineering decisions within own sphere of responsibility and delegated authority. Support programmes in matters of technical understanding and support in areas of own expertise. As an established practitioner to provide help & guidance to other TLSE team members when required. Contribute to relevant Thales Support Engineering Working Groups. Take responsibility for contributing to team planning, task estimation, risk management, quality and HSE. Set targets for and manage own development with line manager. Seek & share good practice & knowledge to continuously improve own and team practices. Contribute to the development & continuation of successful local supply chain relationships.

Qualifications and Experience

Degree level education - in relevant engineering, science or technology Degree or equivalent experience is desirable Or HND qualified with significant engineering experience. Typically experienced in at least one engineering domain, with knowledge of associated and contributory domains. Good working experiences in preferably more than two phases of the lifecycle with sufficient experience of the total engineering lifecycle to enable a good understanding of adjacent lifecycle phases and through life engineering issues. + Logistic Support Analysis (MIL-STD-1388 2B, Raytheon Eagle LSAR)
+ Reliability, Maintainability and Testability Studies (MIL-STD-217F, ANSI VITA, FIDES)
+ FMECAs (MIL-STD-1629A)
+ Through-Life Cost and spares modelling (Systecon OPUS10, SIMLOX,CATLOX)
+ Initial Provisioning
+ DRACAS (JIRA, Favoweb)
Ability to interrogate & decipher the logistics and related service requirements and be able to tailor, optimise and articulate solutions. Experience of technical and commercial contact with customers, partners and suppliers.

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