ILS Analyst

We’ve determined which skillsets are most beneficial for this role. These skills are listed first below as the Must Haves and Nice to Haves our hiring team highly prefers. Below that you’ll find the standard job description for this opportunity.

Important Notes:

• Very niche skillset

Must Haves:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant ILS experience.  Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related ILS experience.  In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related ILS experience.
• Must have strong Integrated logistics background. (This is not shipping logistics or supply chain)
• Strong analytical skills
• Research skills a must
• Professional communication

Nice to Haves:

• Prior work experience in Integrated Logistics Support, electronics/radio maintenance, reliability engineering
• Knowledge of reliability-centered maintenance tasks – spare part analysis/forecasting, provisioning, MAC/MTA, LORA, ILSP
• Experience and/or certifications in Lean Six-Sigma continuous improvement
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Professional communication skills – comfortable with preparing written reports and occasionally presenting to customer groups
• Knowledge of or experience with business intelligence and analytics software such as Microsoft Power BI
• Skilled in inter-departmental collaboration to solve novel problems
• Adept at analyzing processes or challenges and strategizing to develop effective solutions
• Proven success working in collaborative environment

Job Description:

As an Integrated Logistics Support Analyst (ILS Analyst) you will leverage and develop your skills to deliver, oversee, and present lifecycle maintenance solutions for external and internal customers. The qualified candidate will become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on the maintainability and maintenance support on products. ILS Analysts regularly use data-driven models to develop custom spares lists, hardware provisioning, perform hardware maintainability analysis, perform Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA), Level of Repair Analysis (LORA), and develop overall Integrated Logistics Support Plans (ILSP), and other reports in accordance with customer requirements.
The Integrated Logistics Support Department is dedicated to delivering customer-focused maintainability data and plans with accuracy and flawless execution. In the position you and your colleagues will utilize customer feedback and input from inter-departmental partners to assess customer needs for current and future customer support needs. To provide efficient and effective customer service, ILS Analysts collaborate with internal business partners in product management, engineering, and publications to develop customer maintenance data. For example, ILS Analysts partner with publication writers to assist in developing Intermediate Maintenance Manuals.
The preferred candidate is an independent worker with strong collaboration skills. The most successful ILS Analysts have mechanical aptitude, extremely detail oriented, and enjoy working with data.
Essential Functions:

• Deliver ILS data and contractually required reports per program or customer requirements
• Manage projects or processes with general supervision.
• Communicate with contacts inside and outside of own department to explain and interpret ILS processes, practices, and procedures.
• Recommend enhancements to systems and processes.
• Work to achieve operational targets for specific programs and projects with moderate impact on departmental results.
• Ability to pass a background check and to obtain a US Secret level clearance.

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant ILS experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related ILS experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related ILS experience.

About Altimeter Solutions

Altimeter Solutions, LLC is a technical consulting firm that specializes in providing clients the highest quality analytical and technical consultative services possible. Altimeter's mission is to provide clients with proven professional solutions and services that represent the uppermost levels of industry technical competencies and value.