Senior Supportability Engineer: ILS & Life-Cycle Optimizer

Safran; Ivinghoe Aston; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran Electrical & Power in Buckinghamshire is seeking a Senior Supportability Engineer to join the Pitstone site with a hybrid work arrangement.

You will optimise whole life costs, model work packages, and lead small project teams while ensuring complete aftermarket support for a global customer base.

The role requires RAMS, ILS, reliability/maintainability knowledge, data analysis, and the ability to influence commercial offerings through informed analysis.

Qualifications

• A degree or significant experience in aerospace, engineering or automotive.
• Knowledge and use of Supportability, Maintainability, ILS, reliability.
• Comfortable liaising with stakeholders at all levels.
• Appreciation of regulatory industry constraints.
• Ability to derive best support solutions in a complete systems environment, combining technical and commercial thinking.
• Ability to persuade stakeholders to change approach based on data and analysis.
• Comfortable working with demanding customers to define best support for the business.
• Evidence of written English at interview stage.

Responsibilities

• Ensure we offer complete support and service solutions to our customers in the aftermarket.
• Work with program teams to provide all elements for a successful entry into service and ongoing support for new products.
• Produce and update service support readiness plans and conduct ILS analyses including TAT.
• Ensure continued profitability from parts and services provided to customers.
• Plan ILS and supportability work packages and manage them to completion.
• Liaise with stakeholders to determine best support solutions for a customer or platform.
• Lead project teams of around 1–5 people.

Skills

Aerospace

Customer support experience

Integrated logistics support

RAMS

MRO

TAT Aftermarket

Analytical

Life cost modelling

Data analysis

Reliability

Availability

Maintainability

Supportability/Safety

Education

A degree or significant experience in aerospace/engineering/automotive

Job description

Safran Electrical & Power in Buckinghamshire is seeking a Senior Supportability Engineer to join the Pitstone site with a hybrid work arrangement.

You will optimise whole life costs, model work packages, and lead small project teams while ensuring complete aftermarket support for a global customer base.

The role requires RAMS, ILS, reliability/maintainability knowledge, data analysis, and the ability to influence commercial offerings through informed analysis.