ILS Senior Engineer

Posting date:	19 March 2026
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	18 April 2026
Location:	Pentrebach, CF48 4LA
Company:	General Dynamics Lands Systems UK
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	502

Summary

Description

General Dynamics Land Systems is on the look-out for a full-time Senior ILS Engineer to join our Engineering Team, based in Merthyr Tydfil. The successful and inclusive candidate will earn a favourable salary of £45,600 to £57,000 based on experience and potential. This is an ideal role for someone who has a proactive and positive mindset and a keen desire to grow professionally. Joining an established team, the successful candidate will have extensive knowledge in the LSA disciplines of Logistic Data Management and Logistic Support Analysis. The role involves leading and resolving issues to achieve challenging deadlines, within a continuous improvement discipline to improve the ability to deliver under pressure. The candidate will be required to work across geographical and cultural divides to draw together a comprehensive support solution for the vehicle programme. If you were already working in this position, this is what you would have been working on this week:

• Application specialist for the EAGLE Suite of applications
• Provide a qualitative service to Support Engineering to ensure that LSAR/CSBD/IETP deliveries are met in support of GDLS-UK SV Program requirements
• Producing ILS and Supportability documentation in line with the contractual requirements of the programme
• Support technical publications discipline to produce IETPs in line with project demands and deadlines
• Manipulation of data to produce various reports and managerial aids.
• Day to day support and management for the LSAR and client software.
• LSAR Subject Matter Expert to the SV Program.
• Carry out Maintenance Task Analysis as required.
• Planning, directing, controlling and monitoring LSAR activities in support of the SV program.
• Ensuring that the LSA data deliveries import, and exports are in the correct format for inclusion within the LSAR and for delivery to the Customer.
• Configuration Management of the LSAR deliveries.
• Day to day support and management for the Initial Provisioning database and client software.

To apply for this role, you will require the following:

• A thorough working knowledge of the EAGLE LSAR Database.
• Thorough understanding and working knowledge of DEF STAN 00-600, S1000D, S2000M and SGML creation and management.
• A good understanding of current MoD (Tri-Service) maintenance strategies.
• Ability to work independently on own initiative as well as within the team environment.
• Thorough working knowledge of modern IT working practices.
• Excellent communications, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Experience of tailoring working practices / processes to satisfy contractual requirements.
• Prepare written technical reports.
• Hold or be capable of holding security clearance up to the level of SECRET.
• Knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL).
• Familiarity with current British Army tracked and wheeled vehicles.
• Familiar with relevant Defence Standards, JSP886, Military Standards and EC Directives.
• Ability to work under pressure in a complex and rapidly changing environment.
• Flexible working habits.

Our Company Benefits: We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering highly competitive benefits:

• A flexible benefits scheme - allowing you to adapt your benefits to suit yours and your family’s needs
• A personalised career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company
• Professional training and development courses, both internal and external - allowing you to reach your full potential
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognised and rewarded, which includes compressed hours, reduced hours and job share
• A Company sports and social club, offering events at discounted prices – giving you the opportunity to meet and socialise with your fellow colleagues outside the workplace

About General Dynamics UK General Dynamics Land Systems is a global leader in providing products and support across the full spectrum of combat vehicles. Our global team has more than 6,000 employees working towards creating a diverse product portfolio delivering best-in-class capability to Armed Forces communities worldwide. In the UK, we employee more than 750 people and are leading the way in Armoured Fighting Vehicles and sustainment services. Our vision is documented and embedded into our culture, so all employees understand the Company’s direction and their role in achieving it. We are currently delivering the AJAX programme, providing 589 Armoured Fighting Vehicles in six variants to the British Army and have also developed and delivered 400 Foxhound vehicles - a highly-protected and mobile 4x4 platform with high-deployment availability.We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace – inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high performance teamAs part of our commitment to inclusion and diversity we welcome in particular applications from women, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and ethnic minority groups. We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.

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