Senior ILS Engineer

Location: Halifax Bedford Basin

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Bedford, Nova Scotia, CA, B4B 1G9
DRS Pivotal Power, Inc. is located in Bedford, Nova Scotia. DRS Pivotal Power is a leader in the design, development and manufacture of high reliability power conversion equipment for mission critical applications supporting all branches of the military in Canada, the US and many countries abroad. All products are designed and manufactured in house by our growing team of over 150 employees.

DRS Pivotal Power is part of the Leonardo DRS Naval Electronics group and has currently over 30,000 fielded units boasting a field reliability of over 99%.

Job Summary   Reporting to the Manager, Engineering the ILS Engineer supports logistics, product support, and reliability activities throughout the program lifecycle, including analyzing engineering changes, coordinating spares and technical data, preparing estimates, and performing FMECA analyses. This role also develops training and publication source materials, supports obsolescence and lifecycle management, ensures compliance with logistics requirements, and contributes to proposals, reporting, and process improvement.
As the Senior ILS Engineer, your main responsibilities will include (but not limited to)    Analyze engineering change documentation to determine applicability and scope of effort on logistics support activities
Coordinate logistic support program activities in the areas of spares, technical data, field and in-house modification programs as requested
Finalize and/or generate requested task/man-hour estimates for review and approval
Conduct Failure, Mode, Effects, and Criticality Anlsysis and prepare reports using parts count and parts stress methods
Prepare training material for all levels of maintenance and operator training
Prepare source data for technical publications
Prepare Recommended Spares Parts Lists and supportequipment lists
Work with customers to provide technical data packages to support various contracts (including MTBF calculations, part life cycle management, and test data records)
Work with engineering to support obsolescence management
Provide regular status and progress reporting to management
Update existing or prepare new procedures to document processes
Support bid and proposal efforts with preparation of technical input and estimates for ILS, product support and reliability areas
Work with, and in some cases coordinate, a team of engineers and technicians to complete a project or projects
Ensure compliance with all project logistics requirements
Support, communicate, reinforce, and defend the mission, values, and culture of the organization
What you will require to be successful in the role:
A degree in engineering from a recognized post-secondary institution or equivalent years of experience.
A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in integrated logistic support
Experience in developing ILS and LSA plans
Knowledge of DND LCMM and Supply Support processes would be an asset
Knowledge or familiarity with the creation and maintenance of technical manuals would be an asset
Effective technical report writing skills including collecting, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data for varied audiences
Strong problem-solving skills for independent studies, analyses, interpretations, and conclusions
Ability to manage multiple technical assignments
Highly effective customer service & communications skills
Proven team player in a multifunctional and changing technical environment
Proficiency with MS Word, MS Excel & PowerPoint as a minimum

Benefits of working with DRS Pivotal Power:
A motivating team-based environment where your achievements matter
An opportunity to work with industry leading edge technology
Flexible work hours and a compressed work…