ILS / IPS Engineer – Supply Support (Kilmarnock)

Location: Scotstoun / Portsmouth / Hybrid (2 days per week onsite dependent on business needs)

Salary: Up to 43,000 (Commensurate with skills and experience)

What you'll be doing:

• Applying proven analysis techniques against spares and test equipment requirements against planned and corrective maintenance and associated procedures.
• Working with a degree of technical autonomy, demonstrating a commitment to professional ILS/IPS principles within the analysis or supportability engineering disciplines.
• Developing and producing specific ILS/IPS output consistent with the contractual requirements to meet target dates and budget demands (Delivery to time, quality and budget).
• Understanding the pre-requisite inputs from other disciplines and functions which enable supply support outputs to be achieved and presented.
• Ability to validate the work of other engineers (peer review) and develop their technical skills and understanding of key functional and project deliverables.
• Communicating with customer representatives, classification authorities, suppliers and with other internal functions as necessary to discuss and resolve technical issues.

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Good knowledge of engineering principles and understanding of the ILS/IPS suite of disciplines.
• Knowledge and experience of either Electrical / Mechanical systems.
• Ability to read and analyse schematic diagrams and technical documentation and analyse technical problems and provide solutions within the digital environment.
• HNC/HND or equivalent, relevant experience.

Desirable:

• Conducting spares analysis using OPUS10.

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also 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.

T26 Supply Support Team:

As an ILS/IPS Engineer Supply Support on the Type 26 Global Combat Ship programme, you will contribute to ensuring the class enters service with a fully integrated, cost-effective and sustainable support solution. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining key Supply Support deliverables, including spares recommendations, Support & Test Equipment (S&TE) requirements, NSN population, LSAR updates, and maintenance planning inputs. Your work will help ensure that equipment is supportable, maintainable, and aligned with both engineering design and contractual requirements.

Working collaboratively with Design Engineering, Supply Chain, OEMs, MoD DE&S and the wider Type 26 Support Engineering community, you will analyse system data, validate supportability outputs, and support the integration of logistic information across programme milestones. The role operates within a hybrid working environment, offering flexibility in working hours and location while meeting the needs of the programme. This position is suited to someone who wants to influence in-service support outcomes and contribute to one of the Royal Navy's most significant shipbuilding programmes.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

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 want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder, etc.) 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.

Closing Date: 10th February 2026. 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.