Logistics Engineering Team Lead

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Detail information about job Logistics Engineering Team Lead. Terms and conditions vacancy

Introduction
At Saab, we constantly look ahead and push boundaries for what is considered technically possible. We collaborate with colleagues around the world who all share our challenge - to make the world a safer place.

What you will be a part of
Saab Australia develops advanced defence and security systems for domestic and international markets. Our intuitive real-time command and control; command support; security and surveillance; and mixed reality applications are designed to adapt to today’s rapidly changing defence and security challenges. Over thirty years, the company has established a reputation as Australia’s leading capability systems integrator. We develop technology that pushes boundaries and breaks conventions to keep people and society safe.

Offering a fresh, vibrant place to work, Saab backs its commitment to offering a healthy work-life balance with a great working culture, generous benefits, flexible working hours, and an active Social Club.

Your role
Maritime has established a Combat Systems Engineering Group (CSEG) whose primary responsibility is the achievement of common Combat System solutions, including support system solutions. Within CSEG a team of logistics engineers provide services for undertaking logistics engineering and obsolescence analysis activities in support of acquisition projects and sustainment tasks within Maritime and the other Saab Australia business areas. This role is responsible for leading the CSEG’s Logistic Engineering team.

Key responsibilities of the Logistics Engineering Team Lead role will include, but will not be limited to:

• Liaising with Project Managers to define and plan project needs for Logistics Engineering effort
• Allocating Logistics Engineering resources and manage impact of changes to project schedules on the allocated Logistics Engineering effort.
• Being responsible for the development of performance goals and training needs for allocated staff and monitoring their achievement.
• Undertaking logistics engineering for acquisition and sustainment projects, as follows:
  • Reliability, maintainability and availability analysis;
  • Failure mode, effects and criticality analysis;
  • Level of repair analysis;
  • Maintenance task analysis;
  • Reliability centred maintenance analysis;
  • Spares analysis; and
  • PHS&T analysis.
• Liaising with the OEMs to identify, analyse and recommend corrective actions for equipment obsolescence problems, including development of costed corrective actions plans.
• Undertaking life cycle cost analysis for acquisition and sustainment projects.
• Reviewing supplier and OEM generated ILS plans, logistic support data, technical manuals and other ILS documentation as required.

Your skills and experience

• Tertiary qualifications in Logistics Engineering, Electronics/Electrical Engineering or equivalent on the job experience.
• Experience in Defence industry and its logistics practices and standards.
• Sound experience in logistics and reliability and maintainability (R&M) engineering.
• COTS based logistics experience.
• Experience in the application of relevant military and commercial logistics standards.
• Experience in LSA and R&M analysis tools.
• Experience in preparing ILS inputs to tenders.
• Sound understanding of the development and the inter-relation between the various ILS elements.
• Understanding of System Engineering principles
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to confidently and assertively lead a team of ILS professionals

Applications
Click ‘Apply for this job’ to submit your application by Wednesday 1 August 2018. Please contact Josh Deane for a copy of the full position description.



To work at Saab you must comply with Defence Industry security requirements (i.e. you will be an Australian citizen and able to meet eligibility requirements).

Saab Australia is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to apply.

Saab Australia is a proud supporter of the Veterans’ Employment Program and welcomes the interest of ex-service members, veterans and their families.



About Saab
Saab is a global defence and security company operating in the fields of air, land and naval defence, civil security and commercial aeronautics. We number 15,500 employees and have operations on all continents. Technologically we are leaders in many areas, and one-fifth of our earnings are spent on research and development.

Saab is also a company with opportunities. A company where we see diversity as an asset and where you have both considerable responsibility and good opportunities for advancing in your career. But also a company that respects each person’s needs for a rewarding life beyond work.