Description
Boeing Defence UK (BDUK) is seeking a Rotary Wing Level of Repair Analysis (LoRA) Specialist to join the Logistic Support Analysis (LSA) team.
Reporting to the Product Support Engineering Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for conducting comprehensive analyses to determine the most cost-effective and efficient repair strategies for various aircraft systems and components.
The role involves analysing maintenance options whilst taking into consideration multiple factors such as human resource, skill levels, available and approved repair facilities, complexity of repairs, material and spares support to provide the most optimal component recovery decision.
This role is critical in optimising maintenance processes, reducing downtime, and ensuring the reliability of our products.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct LoRA Studies:
- Conduct In-Service analysis of Rotary Wing components and systems to evaluate maintenance options.
- Make recommendations on the most appropriate maintenance strategy, whether it's to replace, repair, or discard an asset.
- Focus on identifying tangible gains in Operational Availability and reduction of through life cost.
- Data Analysis and Reporting:
- Exploit existing usage data and analytics tools to determine attrition rates and failure causes.
- Interpret In-Service data to trend maintenance norms, identifying the scope of recovery maintenance being achieved.
- Analyse vendor repair reports and fault investigation conclusions.
- Leverage Data from supply systems to understand inventory position, forecasting data, consumption rates and associated logistic delays.
- Collaboration:
- Work closely with engineering teams to understand product specifications and operational requirements.
- Collaborate with Reliability and Maintainability to share in-service data against component and system performance.
- Compliment Reliability Centred Maintenance system reviews to optimise the system availability and recoverability.
- Participate in reviews both internally and externally with the customer.
- Cost-Benefit Analysis:
- Evaluating the costs associated with each repair option, including personnel costs, materials, transportation, and facility usage.
- Provide feedback to supply chain and procurement for LoRA decisions.
- Regulatory Compliance:
- Maintain accurate records of LoRA studies, methodologies, and outcomes.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards such as AS1390A and regulations related to maintenance and repair practices.
- Feedback and Improvement:
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance integrated support processes.
- Support the development of tools and templates to improve the LoRA review process.
Requirements:
- Eligibility for UK SC Security Clearance
- Maintenance and Engineering Expertise: Strong professional background in aerospace maintenance and engineering, with proven experience in practical application
- Comprehensive understanding of LSA data and it’s interactions within an LSAR and interfacing functions.
- Capable of reviewing and interpreting Engineering Drawings and associated BoM’s
- Data centric analytical capability, able to capture, manipulate and analyse multi-source datasets to produce tangible analytical outcomes.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and annual incentive plans
- Continuous learning
- Success as defined by you
- An inclusive culture
- Excellent Adoption and Parental leave options
- 23 days plus UK public holidays and a Winter Break between Christmas and New Year
- Pension Plan with up to 10% employer contribution
- Company paid BUPA Medical Plan
- Short Term Sickness: 100% pay for the first 26 weeks
- Long Term Sickness: 66.67% of annual salary from 27th week
- 6x annual salary life insurance
- Learning Together Programme to support your on-going personal and career development
- Access to Boeing’s Well Being Programs, tool and incentives