ILS Engineer

At OMNIA Training, we’ve brought together some of the UK’s most innovative defence training organisations into a single consortium to delivery one powerful mission: to transform the British Army’s training system and create the best-trained Army in the world.

OMNIA Training will redefine the British Army’s collective training, standing up as the Army’s Strategic Training Partner. To do that, we are looking for the best and brightest minds from across the UK. We are backed by British innovation and powered by world-class experts, like you.

OMNIA Training is primed by Raytheon UK, but all five partners (Raytheon, Rheinmetall, Capita, Skyral and Cervus) are key to delivering the scope of the contract.

This is more than a job — it’s a mission. You will be part of a high-impact, collaborative environment, where we expect everyone to live the values and standards of the British Army. Every person in our team plays a critical role in delivering OMNIA Training’s vision; designing, delivering, and transforming collective training so the British Army is ready to fight and win.

The Role

This role is the Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) Engineer, also known as Through Life Support, Integrated Product Support or Asset Management, providing day to day support to the ILS Lead and the Configuration Manager in the development, maintenance and delivery of ILS activities for OMNIA Training capabilities.

Reporting

This position reports directly to the ILS Lead as part of the Configuring Service.

Job Description

As a member of the OMNIA training team, you will support the development and maintenance of the through-life support solution for new and updated Products, Services, and Systems (PSS). Working under the guidance of the ILS Lead and in close coordination with the Configuration Manager, your efforts will help ensure that capabilities are supportable, maintainable, configurable and sustainable throughout their lifecycle.

You will assist with ILS planning, supportability analysis, configuration and change impact assessment, technical information management and the maintenance of ILS data and documentation. This role offers the opportunity to work with engineering, acquisition, logistics, configuration and operational teams across Defence and industry. You will play an important part in ensuring that next-generation simulation training systems can be effectively supported throughout their lifecycle.

Applicants must be willing to work within the Defence sector and undertake Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and Security Clearance (SC) checks, if not already held.

Responsibilities & Tasks

ILS Planning & Support

• Support the ILS Lead in delivering the agreed ILS activities and plans.
• Manage the development and maintenance of ILS plans, analyses and supporting evidence, including, but not limited to:
  • supportability and maintenance requirements;
  • support equipment and resource requirements;
  • stakeholder and supplier engagement;
  • data capture, status accounting and reporting strategies; and
  • resource requirements including tools, equipment, data and personnel.
• Support obsolescence management of the legacy training systems
• Support the management of Government Furnished Assets (GFA)

Configuration & Change Support

• Support the Configuration Manager in maintaining accurate configuration information and identifying the ILS implications of system changes, including:
  • configuration baselines and configuration status information;
  • hardware and software configuration records;
  • Engineering Change, Modifications and change-impact information; and
  • version-controlled ILS and technical information.
• Support assessment of proposed changes to:
  • existing and legacy equipment and systems;
  • support arrangements, maintenance and technical documentation; and
  • spares, support equipment, training and manpower requirements.

Supportability & Through-Life Support

• Support ILS activities across the capability lifecycle, including:
  • new capability introduction;
  • system upgrades and software releases; and
  • hardware modifications and component changes.
• Use available technical and operational information to:
  • identify supportability implications of engineering and configuration changes;
  • support the Through-Life Support solution for Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) training systems; and
  • inform maintenance, support equipment, training, manpower, spares and documentation requirements.
• Participate in and support:
  • design reviews, technical reviews and acceptance activities where ILS input is required;
  • engineering change and configuration reviews; and
  • appropriate safety, supportability and lifecycle assessments.

ILS Governance & Lifecycle Support

• Support ILS governance across the capability lifecycle and provide timely information to the ILS Lead.
• Maintain accurate, traceable ILS, equipment and support information and ensure that relevant records remain aligned with the approved configuration baseline.
• Support the identification and management of ILS impacts arising from supplier, component, software, hardware and configuration changes.
• Work in close collaboration with the Integration, Test, Evaluation & Acceptance (ITEA) Engineers to develop and test ILS Requirements at the earliest opportunity within a systems lifecycle.

Skills

Required, necessary for the role

• Experience working within an engineering, logistics, technical support or configuration-management environment.
• Demonstrable ability to analyse technical information and identify support, maintenance or lifecycle implications.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and cooperatively in a distributed team.
• Good communication, teamwork and stakeholder management skills, with strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Experience with, or knowledge of, ILS and configuration-management practices, including:
  • Defence Standards 00-600, 05-057, 05-061;
  • ASD S-Series ILS specifications; and
  • Configuration Management and through-life support principles.

Desired, would be helpful for the role

• Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent experience in Defence within Engineering, Systems Engineering, Logistics, Defence Technology or a related discipline.
• Knowledge of LVC, simulation or complex training systems.
• Familiarity with the Defence acquisition lifecycle and through-life support environment, including relevant DE&S processes such as Support Solution Development Tool & Support Solution Envelope
• Experience with technical publications, provisioning/spares, reliability and maintainability, obsolescence management, or equivalent support disciplines.
• Experience with PLM, ALM, CMDB or configuration-management tools; Power BI or data analysis; and professional engineering or logistics qualifications would be beneficial.

We want REUK to be the employer you choose to build your career with. We have lots of opportunity to grow as our business continues to grow.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace for all.

We are proud supporters of the Armed Forces Community.

We welcome applications from Veterans, Reservists, Cadet Force Adult Volunteers and military spouses and partners.

We are passionate about finding the right people to join us and we want you to be proud to work with us. Our vision is to become a recognised and respected solution provider while delivering high-technology, high reliability & high-quality products and systems.

As an REUK Employee we offer you:

• 25 Days holiday plus Bank holidays (increasing with service)

• Flexible Working

• 4-times Death-in-Service Scheme (3 months of service)

• BUPA Healthcare & Dental-Care Insurance (after successful completion of probation period)

• Long Service Rewards with additional holidays

• Enhanced Employer Pension contributions of 6.8%

• Salary sacrifice schemes for Cycle to Work

• Excellent Training Opportunities

• Recommend a friend scheme

• Buying & Selling of Annual Leave

• Staff social events throughout the year

• Recognition for your work

Applicants must be willing to work within the Defence sector and undertake Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and Security Clearance (SC) checks, if not already held.

To apply, please submit your CV to sam.pollard@rheinmetall.com