ILS Engineer

Description

The Underwater Systems team supports the Royal Australian Navy with mission-critical systems for below-surface platforms, including sonar and undersea combat systems.

As Senior ILS Engineer, you join the Engineering Support Team to deliver logistic support analysis and deliverables for a sonar suite on Collins Class submarines, under that suite's in-service support contract.

You work with management, engineering, maintenance, supply and training teams, as well as the wider Integrated Logistics Support team.

The company works across manufacturing, engineering, cybersecurity and space.

Responsibilities

• Based in Rydalmere, on Darug land.
• Lead ILS engineering work using approved plans, policies, procedures, tools and processes.
• Run supportability analysis to find gaps in stock levels.
• Carry out spares analysis and modelling to work out spares and repair part needs.
• Manage the FRACAS and analyse it for reliability issues.
• Maintain the Allowance Parts List (APL) and Shipboard Allowance List (SAL).
• Submit requests for new part codification.
• Perform RAMT analysis on sonar and towed array systems.
• Build reliability block diagrams and run Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA).
• Support maintenance planning with Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) to define predictive and preventive maintenance tasks.
• Support the engineering team with obsolescence studies.
• Identify the ILS products needed for ECPs and CCPs.
• Produce logistic support products and reports that meet contract requirements.
• Make sure ILS procedures, processes and work practices are thorough enough to produce deliverables the contract accepts.

Requirements

• A tertiary qualification in a relevant engineering discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Formal ILS qualifications are preferred, though not essential.
• Experience planning and carrying out the identification and development of logistics support and system requirements for military or maritime systems.
• Experience doing logistic engineering work.
• Understanding of contracted requirements and how to apply technical specifications and standards.
• Skill in interpreting engineering drawings and manuals.
• Experience managing technical documentation over its life cycle.
• Working knowledge of engineering lifecycles and configuration management requirements.
• Experience in an In-service Support environment doing reliability studies, Maintenance Requirements Determination (MRD) or field service studies.

Conditions

A Defence security clearance is required, so applicants must be Australian citizens and able to obtain and maintain an appropriate clearance.

More information on clearances is available from the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency. Some people who hold a current clearance from a foreign government may have it recognised and may be eligible for this role.

The Australian Defence Trade Controls Act applies, and your nationality may be a factor in your suitability. The U.S. ITAR and/or EAR also apply, and your nationality may be a factor as well.

Before any offer, you must complete a pre-employment police check and, depending on the role type, medical checks.

Hybrid work arrangement.

The company welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, a bonus and medical insurance.
• Annualised performance review process.
• Discounted access to a network of gyms across Australia through a fitness passport.
• Employee discounts with affiliates for travel, car hire, tech and medical insurance.
• Modernised paid parental leave.
• Veterans leave.
• Novated lease options.
• Personal and professional training and development opportunities.
• Wellbeing and support through Sonder, the company's wellbeing and support partner.