Lead ILS Engineer
CompanyKongsberg Maritime
Location
Gateshead, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At4/15/2026
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Description
Kongsberg Maritime is a global leader in delivering advanced positioning, navigation, automation, and monitoring systems to vessels and offshore installations worldwide. Our technology supports some of the most complex and safety‑critical maritime operations, including naval and defence programmes.
We are now seeking a Lead Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Engineer to join our team at our Gateshead site. This is a key role within the organisation, offering the opportunity to take ownership of ILS delivery for major Naval programmes and to play a central part in ensuring contractual and customer requirements are met.
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for developing, managing, and delivering ILS content across the programme lifecycle. The successful candidate will bring a proactive, solutions‑focused approach, alongside a high degree of flexibility and the ability to operate effectively within a complex, regulated environment.
What You Will Be Doing
We are now seeking a Lead Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Engineer to join our team at our Gateshead site. This is a key role within the organisation, offering the opportunity to take ownership of ILS delivery for major Naval programmes and to play a central part in ensuring contractual and customer requirements are met.
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for developing, managing, and delivering ILS content across the programme lifecycle. The successful candidate will bring a proactive, solutions‑focused approach, alongside a high degree of flexibility and the ability to operate effectively within a complex, regulated environment.
What You Will Be Doing
- Lead and manage the ILS engineering team, including task allocation, performance management, mentoring, and developing capability within the ILS discipline. Review customer ILS requirements and provide guidance to the sales and estimating teams during bid and proposal phases, ensuring accurate costing and achievable commitments. Act as the primary Reliability, Maintainability and Supportability focal point within the engineering organisation, providing expert oversight and coaching to the wider ILS team.
- Develop and maintain the overall ILS strategy, ensuring ILS activities are effectively planned, resourced, prioritised and delivered by the ILS engineering team.
- Oversee the creation, verification and configuration control of system reliability analysis data and documentation, including: FMECA, MTBF/MTTR assessments, RBD/FTA, Spare Parts & Consumables analysis, and Life Cycle Cost estimations.
- Manage and quality‑assure the team’s NATO Codification activities, ensuring compliance with contract and regulatory requirements.
- Degree or HND/HNC qualified with relevant practical experience (Naval / Marine background desirable).
- Experience of systems engineering processes, product development & through life support life-cycles.
- Sound knowledge of ILS standards such as Def Stan 00-600, ASD S3000L, JSP 886, Def Con 117, with an understanding of the customer environment, structure and processes.
- Experience of working with technical publications, including ASD S1000D.
- Experience of NATO Codification requirements and Spares Modelling.
- Experience using ReliaSoft XFMEA and BlockSim or similar reliability modelling software.
- Strong interpersonal and highly developed verbal and written communication skills for interacting with internal and external stakeholders.
- You will be flexible and able to adapt to rapidly changing requirements and priorities.
- You must be willing to travel occasionally within the UK and possibly overseas.
You are able to
- adhere to company rules and procedures and execute plans with commitment and determination
- An exciting and important position working for the world-leading supplier of maritime solutions
- Be part of a diverse team spread across several countries, embracing collaboration and cultural diversity.
- Competitive pay and benefits, including attractive insurance policies and pension schemes.
- We offer hybrid working arrangement.
Gateshead
Interested in knowing more? Contact
Craig Clarke, Engineering Manager
Kongsberg Maritime is a technology pioneer, enabling a more sustainable future for our oceans. Our zero-emission integrated technologies advance the maritime industry and solve our customers' toughest problems. With unmatched competence, domain knowledge, innovation, and market reach, we are the trusted maritime partner. Headquartered in Kongsberg, Norway, the company has manufacturing, sales and service facilities in 35 countries.
Our Propulsion and Handling division delivers world class products for propulsion, handling systems and waterjet for all marine industry sectors including merchant, offshore and naval. Our products enhance operational efficiency and deliver safe, secure, reliable and sustainable products to our valued customers.
Innovate for a better world with us. Protechting People and Planet drives every solution.