Principal Supportability Engineer

Principal Supportability Engineer (Level 6) Location: Bristol (predominantly onsite, approximately 90% of the time) Duration: 6 Months (Inside IR35) Rate: £87.50 per hour Umbrella We seek an engineer with recent high-integrity or safety-critical industry experience (defence, aerospace, or similar), or eligible for UK security clearance. An opportunity for an experienced Principal Supportability Engineer to support a major defence aerospace programme. The role focuses on developing and optimising support solutions throughout the system lifecycle, ensuring operational readiness, resilience, and long-term supportability within a military air environment. Key Responsibilities Conduct supportability and Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) analysis to influence system design and in-service support strategies. Develop and maintain support solutions that meet operational and frontline user requirements. Analyse supportability evidence to identify opportunities to improve resilience, agility, an...