Senior ILS Engineer

INZPIRE LTD; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - GBP 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence technology firm in the UK is seeking a Senior ILS Engineer for a full-time hybrid role. Responsibilities include leading ILS activities, designing support processes, and engaging with stakeholders. Candidates should have strong logistics support knowledge and a STEM degree or equivalent experience. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a team dedicated to innovation and national security, with competitive benefits including a pension scheme and health plans.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Private Medical Insurance

Volunteering Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience delivering ILS within defence.
• Understanding of Systems Engineering principles and ISO 15288.
• Ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate ILS activities across the project lifecycle.
• Design through-life support processes.
• Provide ILS inputs to system requirements.

Skills

Logistics support knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Financial management

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Planning skills

Education

STEM degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Location: Selected UK sites including Farnborough, Malvern, Bristol, and Portsdown (Portsmouth).

We are also open to other UK locations depending on project requirements.

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow, we are creating it. From cutting‑edge defence technology to ground‑breaking innovations, our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior ILS Engineer at any of our main UK locations, where you will have the opportunity to work with complex, high‑profile systems in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a Senior ILS Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping Through Life Support strategies that enable the long‑term performance, availability and sustainability of critical defence assets.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll act as the ILS point of contact for assigned projects, supporting the development of support solutions, engaging with stakeholders, contributing to product development, and ensuring ILS activities are delivered effectively throughout the lifecycle.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and coordinating ILS activities across the project lifecycle
• Designing through‑life support processes to underpin product and service solutions
• Providing ILS inputs to system requirements and recommending verification methods
• Reviewing and assessing ILS elements within industry submissions
• Managing AR&M activities including spares modelling, MTA, LORA, FMECA and RCM
• Managing change control and obsolescence

Essential experience of the Senior ILS Engineer:

• Experience delivering ILS within defence, with strong logistics support knowledge
• Understanding of Systems Engineering principles and ISO 15288
• Ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels
• Experience managing financial and contractual aspects of ILS tasks
• Knowledge of Def Stan 00‑600 and the Defence Logistics Framework
• Strong planning, communication and organisational skills

Essential qualifications for the Senior ILS Engineer:

• A STEM degree or equivalent experience

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education; provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn, we would like to hear from you.

This role is full‑time, hybrid role based at selected UK sites including Farnborough, Malvern, Bristol, and Portsdown (Portsmouth). We are also open to other UK locations depending on project requirements. Travel to customer sites should be expected.

QinetiQ operates state‑of‑the‑art facilities across the UK that focus on defence, security and technology innovation. These facilities enable QinetiQ to conduct a wide range of research, testing and development activities that support both military and civilian applications helping to advance technology and support national security.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture .www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.