Senior ILS LSA Engineer
Sonovision UK is a leading provider of Engineering Support Services to clients. Our experts help our clients in the Energy, Aerospace, Military and Commercial Sectors achieve time-to-market objectives and cost goals.
At Sonovision, we are seeking a Senior ILS Engineer to provide ILS and Integrated Product Support (IPS) consultancy, driving technical excellence, innovation, and customer value across high-profile defence and aerospace programmes.
This is a leadership role, requiring close working with major OEMs, defence primes, and government organisations.
You will play a key role in recommendations to enhance the supportability of our clients’ products, defining future system support strategies and through-life solutions, influencing design through ILS/IPS principles, Logistic Support Analysis (LSA), and strengthening Sonovision’s position as a trusted partner in supportability engineering.
The role:
Reporting to the UK Head of ILS, you will lead ILS / IPS teams within Sonovision, oversee delivery of complex ILS programmes and studies, act as a senior interface with customers and partners, and support business development, bid development, and capability growth.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Capability Development
Implement Sonovision’s ILS / IPS strategy in line with business growth objectives
Implement best practices through the use of ILS frameworks, governance, and tools
Act as a senior point of contact for high-performing ILS teams across the UK and European operations
Drive adoption of digital ILS solutions, including data analytics and AI-enabled support
Ensure alignment with international standards (S-Series, DEF STAN 00-600, DEF STAN 00-60, MIL-STD 1388 2B, AQAP)
Represent Sonovision at industry and MOD forums
Programme & Delivery Leadership
Deliver ILS/IPS principles and analysis to programmes across air, land, and sea
Ensure delivery meets cost, schedule, and technical performance targets
Provide senior oversight of key ILS outputs including ISP, LSA OM and maintenance strategies
Author Integrated Support Plans (ISPs), Supportability Case Reports (SCRs) and all ILS/IPS technical documentation/plans
Influence system design decisions to optimise availability, maintainability, and lifecycle cost
Produce LSAR data sets by means of thorough product research and structured Analysis (LSA) in accordance with specified standards.
Identify maintenance requirements, procedures and all associated support resources necessary for sustainment of product in-service.
Populate LSARs using appropriate software packages ensuring compliance with necessary protocols and standards.
Understand customer requirements and end-user’s maintenance concept in accordance with customer provided specifications / statement of work. -
Work with Reliability and Maintainability Engineers to produce an all-inclusive LSAR database. - Liaise with Technical Publications to provide clarification and validation of core data transferred from the LSAR
Demonstrable experience in the field of LSA / LSAR, coupled with the use of associated computer database system/s are essential requirements for this role.
Technical Authority – ILS / IPS
Act as technical authority to customer for ILS disciplines including LSA, LORA, FMECA, MTA and RAM
Perform LSA/LSAR reviews
Perform deliverable reviews and provide guidance, on specific ILS products, to ILS Engineers and any / all Junior Engineers in the achievement of quality and value for money for contracted deliverables
Ensure integration of supportability into system architecture and design
Drive innovation in predictive maintenance, digital twins, and data-driven support models
Customer Engagement & Business Growth
Act as a trusted advisor to customers (MOD, defence primes, OEMs)
Support bid and proposal activities
Build and maintain strategic relationships across the defence and aerospace ecosystem
Lifecycle & Support Strategy
Define end-to-end support solutions including maintenance models and supply chain strategies
Support the development and implementation of next-generation support approaches such as predictive maintenance and digital platforms
Technical Publications & Data
Oversee development of technical documentation aligned with Sonovision capabilities, ensuring compliance with S1000D
Ensure integration between ILS, technical publications, and digital services
To be considered for this opportunity
Essential
Degree in Engineering or equivalent
Experience in ILS / IPS leadership roles within defence or aerospace
Proven track record delivering complex programmes
Strong expertise in ILS / LSA methodologies and through-life support
Knowledge of DEF STAN 00-600, DEF STAN 00-60, S-Series, MIL-STD-1388-2Band AQAP
Analysis and problem-solving skills
Ability to understand equipment breakdown structures
Stakeholder engagement experience
Fluent English
Ability to be SC Cleared
Desirable
Experience with UK MOD / DE&S
Understanding of L1 / L2 / L3 frameworks and CSIS and TDOL systems
Experience leading cross functional teams