Trainee Logistics and Cost Estimation Engineer

Indra Park Air work with customers all over the globe to make air travel safer. For over 50 years we’ve been one of the leading producers of VHF and UHF radios, providing the vital link between the ground and the air for passenger, freight and military aircraft.

The reasons behind our success are simple and won’t change. First, we work harder for the customer than the rest. We take time to truly know their needs and create the right product for them. We train them how to use it, we won’t let our equipment be deployed until every detail is right, and then we provide the best care and service for all our products.

At Indra Park Air we stay the best by looking to the future - to new requirements and new possibilities. A radio remains a radio, but we never stop thinking about how we can improve it, and how it can offer more to our customers. It’s no wonder that we are one of only 2% of companies worldwide to hold PLATINUM Level in Investors in People Accreditation.

At Indra Park Air, our values guide everything we do, from developing industry-leading technology to supporting our customers around the world.

Innovation - Our capacity for innovation, cutting-edge solutions, and specialised team of professionals enable us to drive a safer, more connected future through technology.

Trust - We work with strength, commitment, and reliability, delivering quality solutions to build trust with customers, employees, partners, investors, and society.

Connection - We harness the power of collaboration, connect ideas and solutions, and adapt to our customers' needs, supporting them on the path to a better future.

Foresight - We anticipate future needs to make the world safer and more connected, transforming our experience and knowledge into solutions for a better tomorrow.

As a Trainee Logistics and Cost Estimation Engineer you will work within a bid team to develop logistic support proposals and build up costs for all appropriate quotations and proposals. This is an exciting opportunity to take your first steps towards a career at Indra Park Air, with full training provided.

What you will do:

As a Trainee Logistics Engineer, you will:

• Support bid teams in developing effective support solutions for customer proposals.
• Support the production of logistics support documentation and maintenance support proposals.
• Generate costing spreadsheets for logistics support services.
• Conduct Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) analysis using specialist modelling software.
• Support the maintenance of reliability databases, test equipment lists, and third-party support information.

As a Trainee Cost Estimator, you will:

• Prepare accurate cost estimates for engineering activities, materials, and project delivery.
• Develop cost models based on customer requirements and engineering designs.
• Gather and evaluate supplier quotations, considering factors such as exchange rates, warranty provisions, validity periods, packaging, and shipping costs.
• Work closely with Engineering and Programme Management teams to determine project resource and non-recurring costs.
• Present cost proposals for review and approval.

Requirements

· HNC/HND, degree in a relevant technical discipline, or strong A-Levels in Science and Maths

· Basic knowledge or interest in communication systems and electronics

· Commercial acumen

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships

· Self-motivated, adaptable, and able to manage own workload with minimal supervision

· Customer orientated, hands-on approach and a proactive, can-do attitude

· Good general IT skills.

· Effective team player able to collaborate across departments and with external stakeholders.

Security Clearance:

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. Please note that in the event that BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of security. Please see the link below for further details regarding the requirements for BPSS clearance:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels

Benefits

• Flexitime and core hours - 37.5 hrs a week, core hrs between 0930-1500
• Enhanced Holiday - 25 days plus bank holidays
• Enhanced Pension Scheme - up to 8% company contribution
• Life Assurance
• Liberty Days - you can request up to 3 days of your annual leave ‘on the day’
• Buying and Selling Holidays
• Long service and retirement awards
• Private healthcare
• Flu vaccinations
• Cycle to work scheme
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Training
• Continuous Learning
• Employee Assistance Programme and Wellbeing Services

Indra Park Air is an equal employment opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, origin, disability or other characteristics protected by law.