ILS Engineer

Job Title

ILS Engineer

Portsmouth Naval Base, Scotstoun or Filton. We offer a range of flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Up to £45,000 depending on skills and experience.

• Produce ILS deliverables to the required standard, as directed by the Engineering Manager / Principal Engineer / Senior Engineer, to achieve the stated requirement.
• Support the peer reviewing of specific ILS deliverables to ensure the delivered output achieves the stated requirement.
• Manage and drive their own areas and activities of analysis, monitoring their own progress, quality and performance, reporting as required and seeking assistance when necessary.
• Pro‑actively seek direction and guidance in the identification and sourcing of suitable Subject Matter Experts and design documentation, required to support the ILS activities.
• Adopt and apply the company and project analysis tools as required and directed to meet the needs of the project.
• Develop an understanding of the technical specification aligned to the functional area of activity.
• Monitor and manage time and cost reporting for themselves as requested.
• Comply with business requirements relating to attendance, time keeping and reporting, expenses incurred, professional behaviours, security and commercial considerations.

• Ideally knowledge of the principles of Def Stan 00‑600/601, S1000D.
• A level of experience of ILS and ability to demonstrate practical knowledge and understanding of disciplines such as MTA, LORA, Technical Documentation, RCM, R&S, Facility Analysis, NATO Codification, Obsolescence Management, PHS&T analysis, and LSAR, along with common software applications/tools and an understanding of Product Safety.
• Understand the purpose, components and processes associated with each element, including identification of dependencies and relationships with other discipline areas.
• Ability to construct a reasoned and rational argument for the output produced and generate staged reports that support the solution at all stages of the product lifecycle.

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts. You may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

This role will provide you with an exciting opportunity to work alongside suppliers worldwide in the development of the UK’s most advanced generation of global combat ships. The role is further diversified by opportunities with export customers and participation in equipment and platform 3D scanning, equipment and compartment photographs, and embedding this information along with supplementary training information into the end product.

Join us and help define the future of global maritime defence capabilities. With approximately 3,500 employees based at five UK locations and a revenue of £650 million, we pride ourselves on employing the best professionals around and on offering significant opportunities for committed employees to learn and grow with us.

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and strive to make our recruitment processes as inclusive as possible. 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.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must, as a minimum, achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard.

Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

17th December 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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