Senior Integrated Logistics Support Engineer

Babcock International; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense technology firm is seeking a Senior Integrated Logistics Support Engineer based in Bristol with hybrid working options. You will engage in Supportability Analysis and collaborate on national security systems. The role demands practitioner-level expertise in ILS/IPS and in-depth communication abilities. Competitive compensation and substantial development opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Be Kind Day for volunteering

Qualifications

• Practitioner-level experience in Supportability Analysis and LSAR data input.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• In-depth knowledge of ILS/IPS requirements across the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Conducting Supportability Analysis and recording outcomes in the LSAR database.
• Maintaining supportability plans and delivering monthly performance reports.
• Creating supportability cases for new technologies and system upgrades.
• Collaborating with engineering, supply chain, commercial, and project management teams.
• Ensuring consistency and quality across system updates and support documentation.

Skills

Supportability Analysis

Communication skills

ILC/IPS requirements knowledge

Education

HNC/HND in relevant field

Job description

Job Title: Senior Integrated Logistics Support Engineer

Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Shape the Future of Defence Technology

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Engineer across various sites including Bristol, Hawthorn and Oakhanger sites.

The Role

As a Senior ILS Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of one of the UK’s most advanced defence programmes - Skynet. You’ll apply your expertise in Integrated Product Support (IPS) and Logistic Support Analysis (LSA) to ensure our cutting-edge communications systems are supported throughout their lifecycle. This is a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on national security while advancing your career in a dynamic and forward-thinking environment.

Day-to-day you’ll be:

• Conducting Supportability Analysis and recording outcomes in the LSAR database
• Maintaining supportability plans and delivering monthly performance reports
• Creating supportability cases for new technologies and system upgrades
• Collaborating with engineering, supply chain, commercial, and project management teams
• Ensuring consistency and quality across system updates and support documentation

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements and is adaptable and can be delivered from various locations including any of our Bristol, Hawthorn and Oakhanger sites.

Agile working may be available to employees in some instances, applying the principles of fairness and consistency whilst ensuring that the overriding business needs can be appropriately met. We are happy to consider flexible, blended working, including part-time, condensed hours, and job sharing. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Essential experience of the Senior ILS Engineer

• Practitioner-level experience in Supportability Analysis and LSAR data input
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• In-depth knowledge of ILS/IPS requirements across the product lifecycle

Qualifications for the Senior ILS Engineer

• HNC/HND with relevant experience is also valued and welcome

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 07/11/2025