ILS Engineer

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Our Underwater Systems team are proud to support the Royal Australian Navy, providing integrated mission-critical solutions to below-surface platforms. With access to some of the world’s most advanced technologies, our people enable naval forces around the world with our state-of-the-art Sonar and undersea combat systems.

The Senior ILS Engineer will form part of the Engineering Support Team and is responsible for provision of Logistic Support Analysis services and deliverables in support of the Scylla Sonar suite deployed on the Collins Class Submarines under the Scylla In-Service Support (ISS) contract. The Senior ILS Engineer collaborates with stakeholders including Management, Engineering, Maintenance, Supply and Training functions as well as the wider Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) team.

BENEFITS @ THALES

• Competitive remuneration + Bonus + Medical Insurance
• Annualised Performance Review Process
• ThalesFlex – Hybrid work environment
• Fitness Passport Discount – Access to a network of Gyms across AUS
• Employee discounts with a number of affiliates (Travel, Car hire, Tech, Medical Insurance)
• Modernised Paid Parental Leave
• Veterans Leave
• Novated Lease options
• Personal & professional training development opportunities
• Sonder – Wellbeing & Support Partner

YOUR ROLE
Located in Rydalmere, on Darug land, your role purpose will be:

• Leading ILS engineering tasks using approved plans, policies, procedures, tools and processes.

• Conducting supportability analysis to identify deficiencies with stock levels.

• Performing spares analysis and modelling to identify requirements for spares and repair parts.

• Managing the Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) and conducting analysis to identify reliability issues.

• Managing the Allowance Parts List (APL) and Shipboard Allowance List (SAL).

• Submission of new part codification requests.

• Performing Reliability, Availability, Maintainability & Testability (RAMT) analysis of Sonar and Towed Array systems.

• Building Reliability Block Diagrams and conducting Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA).

• Providing support for maintenance planning, using Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM), to identify predictive and preventive maintenance tasks.

• Supporting the engineering team with obsolescence studies.

• Identification of ILS products to support the development of ECPs and CCPs.

• Developing logistic support products and reports to meet the requirements of the Contract.

• Ensuring that ILS procedures, processes and work practices are sufficiently comprehensive to enable production of the ILS deliverables to the satisfaction of the Contract.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in your role, you will have demonstrated and/or acquired the following knowledge and experience:

• Tertiary qualification or equivalent experience in a relevant Engineering discipline.

• Formal qualifications in ILS preferred but not essential.

• Planning and executing the identification and development of logistics support and system requirements for military or maritime systems.

• Experience in performing logistic engineering tasks.

• Understanding contracted requirements and the application of technical specifications and standards.

• Aptitude and experience for interpreting technical engineering information (drawings and manuals)

• Experience in managing technical documentation life-cycles.

• Working knowledge of engineering lifecycles and Configuration Management requirements.

• Experience in an In-service Support (ISS) environment performing reliability studies, Maintenance Requirements Determination (MRD) or field service studies.

GOOD TO KNOW
Prior to being offered employment, you will need to complete pre-employment police and (role dependent) medical checks. A Defence security clearance is required for this role; applicants must be Australian citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain an appropriate clearance.

Additional information with regards to clearances is available from the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency website http://www.defence.gov.au/AGSVA/. In some cases, individuals who hold a current clearance from a foreign government may be eligible to have this clearance recognised by the Australian Government and be eligible for this role.

The Australian Defence Trade Controls Act (DTCA) is applicable and as such, your nationality may be a factor in determining your suitability for this role. The U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR) are applicable and as such, your nationality may be a factor in determining your suitability for this role.

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO APPLY
After you have applied, you will receive an email acknowledging your application. We’ll then provide a personalised experience for suitable applicants as we progress the selection and assessment process. Prior to being offered employment, you will need to complete pre-employment police and depending on the role type, medical checks as well.

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