Senior Integrated Product Support (IPS) EngineerDefence Sustainment, Supportability & Lifecycle Engineering
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (Tuesday-Thursday in Office)
Salary: AUD $130,000-$150,000 + 10% Annual Bonus
Lead How Defence Capability Is Supported Throughout Its Lifecycle
World Fuel Government Solutions is seeking an experienced Senior Integrated Product Support (IPS) Engineer to lead supportability, maintenance, reliability, provisioning, and sustainment engineering activities across complex Defence programs.
This role is responsible for defining how Defence systems are maintained, supported, repaired, and sustained throughout their operational life.
You will develop and lead the delivery of key IPS and ILS analyses and deliverables, including maintenance concepts, Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA), Logistic Support Analysis (LSA), Reliability, Availability & Maintainability (RAM) activities, Level of Repair Analysis (LORA), provisioning strategies, technical publications, and lifecycle support solutions.
This Is Not a Traditional Systems Engineering Role
This is not a requirements management, architecture, software engineering, MBSE, verification, or integration-focused role.
Candidates whose backgrounds are primarily focused on:
- Software Engineering
- IT Systems Engineering
- Enterprise Architecture
- MBSE-only environments
- Verification & Validation
- Requirements Management without sustainment responsibility
- General Asset Management without IPS/ILS experience
are unlikely to be a fit.
Who Will Be Successful
This role is best suited to an experienced Defence IPS/ILS practitioner who has personally developed and delivered supportability analyses and engineering outputs supporting acquisition and sustainment programs.
Strong candidates can demonstrate hands-on experience in several of the following:
- Integrated Product Support (IPS)
- Integrated Logistics Support (ILS)
- Logistic Support Analysis (LSA)
- Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA)
- Level of Repair Analysis (LORA)
- Reliability & Maintainability (R&M)
- Reliability, Availability & Maintainability (RAM)
- Supportability Requirements Development
- Provisioning and Sparing Analysis
- Technical Publications
- Defence Sustainment Deliverables
- Lifecycle Support Planning
- Fleet Sustainment
Key ResponsibilitiesLead IPS & Supportability Engineering Activities
- Lead IPS activities across Defence programs
- Define maintenance concepts and sustainment strategies
- Develop supportability frameworks and lifecycle support solutions
- Influence how Defence capability is sustained throughout its operational life
- Lead Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA)
- Establish maintenance levels and servicing requirements
- Define support requirements throughout the asset lifecycle
- Develop maintenance strategies aligned to operational usage profiles
- Develop Reliability & Maintainability plans
- Conduct and support RAM activities
- Support LSA and supportability assessments
- Evaluate failure modes and maintenance requirements
- Recommend improvements to reliability and supportability performance
- Develop Parts Provisioning Lists
- Conduct sparing and provisioning analysis
- Support sustainment forecasting and lifecycle planning
- Define long-term support requirements
- Develop IPS and ILS deliverables
- Produce maintenance documentation and technical publications
- Support ASDEFCON-aligned acquisition and sustainment programs
- Ensure contractual deliverables are completed to customer requirements
- Work directly with Defence customers and senior stakeholders
- Lead discussions involving competing technical, operational, and sustainment priorities
- Influence customer outcomes through technical credibility and stakeholder engagement
- Provide mentoring and technical leadership to junior engineers
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline
- Australian Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain a Defence Security Clearance
- Minimum 7 years relevant experience, ideally 10+ years
- Strong understanding of complex mechanical systems and lifecycle support
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Highly Desired Experience
- Australian Defence acquisition or sustainment programs
- ASDEFCON environments
- Development of LSA, MTA, LORA, RAM, and provisioning deliverables
- Defence support contracts
- Defence technical publications
- Customer-facing Defence engineering programs
Relevant Industries
We welcome applications from professionals with experience in:
- Defence
- Aerospace
- Aviation
- Rail
- Marine
- Transport
- Oil & Gas
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Mining
- Heavy Industry
Why Join World Fuel Government Solutions?
Unlike larger Defence primes, our engineers enjoy:
- Significant ownership and accountability
- Direct influence on engineering decisions
- Close customer engagement
- Exposure across acquisition and sustainment programs
- Broad technical and commercial experience
- Accelerated career growth
- Strong support for professional development
- A collaborative engineering culture
Your work will directly influence how Defence capability is maintained, supported, and sustained for years to come.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems, Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- Australian citizen able to obtain and maintain a Defence Security Clearance
- 7+ years relevant engineering experience
- Experience developing maintenance strategies, maintenance concepts, support plans, or sustainment programs
- Experience conducting Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA), supportability analysis or similar sustainment activities
- Strong understanding of reliability, maintainability, supportability, asset lifecycle management, maintenance planning, and sparing analysis
- Experience working with complex mechanical equipment and systems (rotating equipment, engines, vehicles, plant equipment, etc.)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including technical writing
- Experience with Defence sustainment programs, ASDEFCON, IPS/ILS, RAM activities, engineering change management, or technical publications
What We Do
Headquartered in Miami, Florida, World Kinect Corporation (NYSE: WKC) is a leading global energy management company, offering a broad suite of solutions across the energy product spectrum. In addition to our core energy and fuel offerings to customers in the transportation sector, we provide advisory services, sustainability and renewable energy solutions, as well as supply fulfillment for natural gas and power. We continue to focus on advancing the energy transition to lower carbon alternatives through expanding our portfolio of energy solutions and providing customers with greater access to sustainably sourced energy. For more information, visit https://corp.worldkinect.com.
