ILS Manager
// Role Summary
Lead the development and delivery of Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) for complex weapon systems for export customers, ensuring effective through-life support.
// Key Responsibilities
- Lead ILS strategies and plans across the full product lifecycle.
- Ensure compliance with key defence standards (e.g., S1000D, S2000M, S3000L).
- Oversee LSA, spares provisioning, support equipment, and technical documentation.
- Act as the primary ILS point of contact for customers and stakeholders.
- Manage ILS risks, assumptions, and dependencies effectively.
- Requires proven experience in ILS within the defence or aerospace sector.
// Role Specification
About MBDA
MBDA is a world leader in Missiles and Missile Systems, a multi-national group employing 18,000 people across Europe.
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Manager to join our Customer Support & Services (CSS) team. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and delivering ILS activities for future Export customers for one of our Complex Weapon Systems. The ILS Manager's role is to influence the system design and to design a support solution in order to ensure our ability to provide effective through-life support to our products upon entry to service.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and implementation of ILS strategies and plans in line with customer and contractual requirements embedded within the Project Design Authority.
- Manage ILS activities across the full lifecycle, including concept, design, manufacture through to in service.
- Developing a robust Through Life Support Policy.
- Ensure compliance with relevant ASD S-Series standards as required, including (but not limited to): S1000D (Technical Publications), S2000M (Material Management), S3000L (Logistics Support Analysis), S4000P (Preventive Maintenance), S5000F (In-Service Data Feedback), DefStan 00-600, and Current MoD ILS standards.
- Oversee Logistics Support Analysis (LSA), maintenance task analysis, spares modelling and provisioning, support equipment development and design, training and technical documentation.
- Act as the primary ILS point of contact for customers and key stakeholders.
- Oversee delivery of the support equipment within the UK and internationally.
- Support bid and proposal activities, including ILS costing and risk assessment.
- Manage and mentor ILS practitioners within the programme or functional team.
- Ensure ILS risks, assumptions and dependencies are identified and managed effectively.
What we're looking for:
- Proven experience in an ILS, Supportability or Through-Life Support role within the defence or aerospace sector.
What we can offer you:
- Salary: Circa £65,000 depending on experience.
- Location: Stevenage, Bristol or Bolton.
- Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary.
- Pension: Maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%.
- Enhanced parental leave: Offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
- Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more.
- Training and Development: Excellent career progression, training and career development opportunities.
- Possible Relocation Available.
Security Clearance:
British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.