Senior ILS Engineer

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Our Opportunity

The Commonwealth has engaged Thales as the Project In-Service Support Contractor (ISSC) for the Armidale Class Patrol Boat (ACPB) fleet of vessels under a CASG/MSD/Contract. The Project requires an activity to remediate configuration and technical data within the Naval Logistic Information System (NLIS) including but not limited to CMT-U, AMPS, NAVALLOW, MILIS.

The position will demonstrate leadership, logistics engineering skills, knowledge and competencies, individually and as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to satisfy internal and external customer’s expectations for services, products and deliverables, and support the achievement of project and business  obligations.

Key Responsibilities

• Active and value adding contribution to the team of Integrated Logistics Support (ILS)  Engineers and Analysts.
• Active contribution within the Systems Engineering Integrated Product Teams (IPTs)
• Manage Life Cycle Costing Analysis, Logistics Support Analysis (LSA), Reliability, Maintainability, Availability and Testability (RMA&T) activities.
• Liaise with other ILS team members within the Data Improvement and In-Service Support teams to ensure a consistent ILS approach and timely delivery of ILS products to the quality as required by the contract.

Key Skills and Experience

• Bachelor degree in Electrical/Systems/Mechanical (or similar) Engineering and/or significant relevant technical experience.
• A high level of interpersonal, organisational and communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience in a commercial organisation associated with the development and delivery of Maintenance, Engineering and Logistics Support Services.
• Understanding of the principles of Configuration Management and Systems Engineering

Special requirements

As a defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and be eligible to obtain and maintain an appropriate clearance. To learn more about clearances please visit http://www.defence.gov.au/AGSVA

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