Supportability Engineer

About the team

The Supportability Engineering department consists of 65 domain experts and is responsible for the definition, development and realization of ILS (Integrated Logistics Support) for our radars, electro-optical systems and combat management systems. The team consists of the disciplines ILS Engineering, Obsolescence Management, Customer Documentation, Customer Training and ILS Management.

The Engineering team consists of the following 3 disciplines:

ILS Engineer/Supportability Engineering (Logistics Engineers) who plays a key role in defining maintainability and influencing the design for a maintainable system. Provisioning Engineers, who together with the ILS engineer translate this concept to customer logistics data. And Project Lifecycle Engineers, who support our programs from an Integrated Logistics point of view during the entire lifecycle of our systems.

To strengthen our Engineering team, we are looking for a: ILS Engineer

About the job

As an ILS Engineer you play a key role in defining maintenance and service logistics support programs for the entire lifecycle of the systems that are developed at Thales Naval in Hengelo. Your contributions encompass the effective support of new and existing systems, from influencing the system design in its initial state, through sustaining supportability characteristics during the In-Service phase, until the eventual system decommissioning.

You will collaborate with product development and project teams where our equipment is being developed. Your activities consist of:

• The analysis and development of cost-efficient and effective maintenance solutions by means of several support analyses (LSA) in order to achieve the maximum availability of the customers’ assets;
• The determination of repair and maintenance requirements, identification of maintenance significant items and proposition of required maintenance activities and resources;
• Supporting the project manager in delivering the developed solution in both the bid and execution phase and in tailoring it to the end user specifications. To do so, you will also connect to customers, prime contractors and subcontractors on the proposed support concepts.
• Writing (part of) the proposal texts and performing cost calculations for the offered solution. To realize this, you master several statistical and mathematical tools.

About you

• A graduate or finished Bachelor or Master degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering;
• Interested in system engineering and supportability engineering principles and analysis with a wide variety of complex technical products;
• Knowledge and experience with PLM (product lifecycle management) tooling such as Windchill or Teamcenter and creating BOM’s (Bill of Materials);
• Preferably knowledge of developments in maintenance and service logistics (e.g. corrective, preventive and condition-based maintenance, Integrated Logistics Support)
• Strong communicative skills with a high degree of initiative, creativity, pragmatism and persuasiveness;
• You like working in a new and challenging environment and contributing to the further development of our team.
• Fluent in English, German is a plus.

What's in it for you

As an ILS Engineer you can specialize in the same area of expertise, or follow a growth path to other service engineering functions at Thales; broaden yourself in the area where your interests are.

• A challenging job in a great team within our high-tech, innovative work environment. Includes the freedom for initiative and good ideas.
• Room for personal and professional growth within our organization, for example in regards to technical, commercial or international skills.
• Valuable international collaboration with coworkers from 68 different countries around the globe.
• A comfortable work space in a modern environment, with a focus on flexibility and the right work life balance.
• You can usually work where and whenever you want. Within Thales, we aim for a 60/40 balance, where you work from home at least two days a week, when your role allows this.
• A good salary, fitting travel allowance, and the ability to personalize your employment conditions: for instance, you can trade PTO for internet costs, our bicycle plan, company fitness and relocation costs.
• 40 days off per year (PTO). Yes, really.