Principal Supportability Engineer (Level 6) Location: Bristol (predominantly onsite, approximately 90% of the time) Duration: 6 Months (Inside IR35) Rate: £87.50 per hour Umbrella We seek an engineer with recent high-integrity or safety-critical industry experience (defence, aerospace, or similar), or eligible for UK security clearance. An opportunity for an experienced Principal Supportability Engineer to support a major defence aerospace programme. The role focuses on developing and optimising support solutions throughout the system lifecycle, ensuring operational readiness, resilience, and long-term supportability within a military air environment. Key Responsibilities Conduct supportability and Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) analysis to influence system design and in-service support strategies. Develop and maintain support solutions that meet operational and frontline user requirements. Analyse supportability evidence to identify opportunities to improve resilience, agility, and preparedness. Contribute to support assurance activities, including documentation, maintenance planning, and obsolescence management. Work collaboratively with customer organisations, government stakeholders, and industry partners. Ensure support solutions align with recognised defence standards and best practices. Essential Experience Strong background in ILS, supportability engineering, or related engineering disciplines within the defence sector. Experience developing and managing support solutions for complex engineering systems. Good understanding of Support Solution Development Tools (SSDT). Working knowledge of DEF STAN 00-600 and the S3000L/S-Series standards. Experience working with multiple stakeholders across engineering, support, and customer organisations. Desirable Experience Experience within the military aviation environment, particularly combat air platforms. Knowledge of support optimisation, service assurance, and obsolescence management processes. TPBN1_UKTJ
Principal Supportability Engineer in London employer: Morson Edge
Join a forward-thinking engineering firm in Manchester, where as a Senior Electrical Designer, you will thrive in a collaborative and innovative work culture. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to mentor junior designers while working on significant projects across Water and Nuclear sectors, all within a hybrid working model that promotes work-life balance. Enjoy competitive salary packages and the chance to contribute to impactful engineering solutions in a supportive environment.
