ILS Specialist

ACTalent; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Retirement savings program

Tuition assistance (Employee Scholar)

Job summary

Actalent seeks an ILS Specialist to lead Logistics Support Analysis activities, including FMECA, LORA, and MTA, ensuring reliability and maintainability across complex systems. You will work with CM/DM teams to manage configuration data and support long‑term sustainment, collaborating with SMEs, management, production, and customers to drive data‑driven decisions.

The role requires proficiency in LSA methods, rigorous data management, and strong report writing.

Qualifications

• Experience performing LSA activities including FMECA, RCM, MTA, LORA.
• Experience with configuration and data management processes and tools.
• Ability to analyze complex systems and track corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Perform LSA activities to support system reliability and maintainability objectives.
• Conduct Failure Trend Analysis and Root Cause Analysis with corrective actions.
• Develop ILS, Maintenance, Provisioning, and Sustainment Plans.
• Collaborate with CM and DM to perform configuration tasks.
• Review engineering data and assess impact of design changes on configurations.
• Identify configuration items and track against baselines.
• Maintain configuration data and ensure traceability in the status accounting system.
• Interact with engineering, management, production, customers, and SMEs to address supportability concerns.
• Prepare technical reports and documentation communicating findings and recommendations.
• Apply problem‑solving skills to analyze systems and mitigate risks.

Skills

LSA (FMECA RC MTA LORA)

Configuration Management

Data Management

Failure Trend Analysis

Root Cause Analysis

Reliability/Maintainability/Support

Technical Report Writing

Cross‑functional Collaboration

MS Excel

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Job Title: ILS Specialist Job Description

Responsibilities

• Perform Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) activities such as Failure Modes Effects Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA), and Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) to support system reliability and maintainability objectives.
• Conduct Failure Trend Analysis and Root Cause Analysis, recommend corrective actions, and monitor the effectiveness of these actions over time to reduce recurring issues and improve system performance.
• Assist in the development of Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Plans, Maintenance Plans, Provisioning Plans, and Sustainment Plans that align with program requirements and support long-term system sustainment.
• Collaborate with Configuration Management (CM) and Data Management (DM) specialists to perform Configuration Management and Data Management tasks in accordance with established processes and standards.
• Review engineering data and engage with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to assess the impact of design changes on baseline product configurations and supportability requirements.
• Identify configuration items to be tracked against the established configuration baseline, ensuring that all program and contractual configuration control requirements are met.
• Collect, record, process, and maintain configuration and logistics data, while controlling changes within the Configuration Status Accounting system to ensure accuracy, traceability, and compliance.
• Interact with engineering, management, production teams, customers, and SMEs to address supportability, maintainability, and testability concerns and to provide clear, data-driven recommendations.
• Prepare clear and concise technical reports, analyses, and documentation to communicate findings, recommendations, and ILS deliverables to internal and external stakeholders.
• Apply strong technical problem-solving skills to analyze complex systems, identify risks and issues, and propose effective mitigation strategies.
• Perform other related duties as assigned to support team objectives, project milestones, and overall program success.

Essential Skills

• Proven experience performing Logistics Support Analysis (LSA), including FMECA, RCM, MTA, and LORA, in support of complex systems.
• Hands‑on experience with Configuration Management and Data Management processes, tools, and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex systems and conduct Failure Trend Analysis and Root Cause Analysis, including recommending and tracking corrective actions.
• Strong understanding of reliability, maintainability, and supportability principles and their application to engineering and sustainment activities.
• Proficiency in technical report writing, with the ability to present complex analyses and findings clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
• Effective cross‑functional communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with engineering, management, production teams, customers, and subject matter experts.
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint for data analysis, reporting, and presentation development.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Background in reliability engineering or quality disciplines.
• Experience in Obsolescence Management and Technical Writing for complex systems.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and French.
• Familiarity with Government of Canada security clearance processes and controlled goods requirements.
• Ability to develop core ILS and sustainment plans that support long-term system availability and performance.
• Capability to manage configuration data and maintain configuration status accounting in a structured environment.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines independently.

Work Environment

This position follows a hybrid work arrangement with set onsite days in either Calgary or Ottawa, combining in‑person collaboration with remote work flexibility. You will regularly collaborate with engineering, management, production teams, customers, and subject matter experts, while also taking independent ownership of technical tasks, analyses, and project deadlines. The environment emphasizes cross‑functional teamwork, structured configuration and data management practices, and the use of standard office productivity tools such as Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Employees benefit from a comprehensive benefits package, a retirement savings program, tuition assistance through an Employee Scholar Program, and potential incentive compensation based on role eligibility and program terms, supporting both professional growth and long‑term career development.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Ottawa, ON.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $100000.00 - $130000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job‑related factors.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Ottawa, ON.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Ottawa,ON.

À propos d'Actalent

Actalent est un leader mondial dans les services dingénierie et de sciences ainsi que dans les solutions de talents. Nous aidons des entreprises visionnaires à faire progresser leurs initiatives dingénierie et de science grâce à laccès à des experts spécialisés qui favorisent léchelle, linnovation et la rapidité de mise sur le marché. Avec un réseau de près de 20 000 consultants et 5 000 clients à travers les États-Unis, le Canada, lAsie et lEurope, Actalent dessert de nombreuses entreprises du Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers dêtre lune des 500 meilleures firmes de conception de lEngineering News-Record (ENR) pour nos services de conception en ingénierie et un lauréat du prix ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® tant pour le service client que pour les talents.

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About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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