ILS & IPS Engineer

Regional Services; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - GBP 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent engineering company is seeking an ILS/IPS Engineer to join their Maintenance team in Portsmouth. The role involves applying engineering principles to develop support strategies, validating peer work, and collaborating across functions. Candidates should have strong knowledge of ILS/IPS disciplines, and relevant qualifications such as HNC or HND. This position offers flexibility in hybrid working arrangements and a competitive salary package up to £43,000. Closing date for applications is 5th February 2026.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in analysis or maintenance disciplines related to ILS/IPS.
• Proven ability to validate work and develop technical skills.

Responsibilities

• Apply analysis techniques to systems for maintenance and support.
• Communicate with customer representatives and internal functions.
• Produce ILS/IPS output to meet contractual requirements.

Skills

Good knowledge of engineering principles

Knowledge of Electrical / Mechanical systems

Ability to read schematic diagrams

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent

Job description

Job Title: ILS/IPS Engineer

Location: Portsmouth/Scotstoun. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Up to £43,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Applying proven analysis techniques to systems and develop maintenance and procedures to understand Support requirements and develop solutions
• Working with a degree in technical autonomy, demonstrates a commitment to professional ILS/IPS principles within the analysis or maintenance disciplines
• Developing and producing specific ILS/IPS output consistent with the contractual requirements to meet target dates and budget demands (Delivery to time, quality and budget)
• Understanding the pre‑requisite inputs from other disciplines and functions which enable maintenance outputs to be achieved and presented
• Ability to validate the work of other engineers (peer review) and develop their technical skills and understanding of key functional and project deliverables
• Communicating with customer representatives, classification authorities, suppliers and with other internal functions as necessary to discuss and resolve technical issues

Your skills and experiences:

• Good knowledge of engineering principles and understanding of the ILS/IPS suite of disciplines
• Knowledge and experience of either Electrical / Mechanical systems
• Ability to read and analyse schematic diagrams and technical documentation and analyse technical problems and provide solutions within the digital environment
• HNC/HND or equivalent, relevant experience

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The ILS/IPS Engineer – Maintenance team:

As an ILS/IPS Engineer – Maintenance, you will be working within a team responsible for influencing the operability and maintainability of the platform, analysing systems and spatial design and the design, production, supply, and maintenance of the support products required by the platform in service. This role will provide you with the opportunity to influence operations and maintenance, supporting complex solutions, whilst being able to develop your capabilities within Support Engineering within a dynamic and challenging environment.

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 5th February 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.