FUSA_ILS Manager at Frequentis in Columbia, MD

Job Introduction

Frequentis USA Inc. is dedicated to creating a safer world. With over 75 years of experience, Frequentis understands controllers in safety critical situations encounter new challenges daily. Our mission is to develop and market highly reliable, optimized, custom-tailored, and user centric communication and information systems for mission critical solutions. As an industry leader in voice communication data information systems, we create a safer world through integration, digitalization, and automation while maintaining world class safety standards. We proudly serve many U.S. government agencies including the FAA, DoD, and NASA. Safety as our number one priority pushes us to constantly learn about the ever-changing needs in safety critical environments to deliver innovative solutions.

Key Tasks

DMSMS & Obsolescence Management

? Lead proactive DMSMS monitoring for hardware, software, and COTS components

? Perform ongoing lifecycle status assessments with OEMs and suppliers, including EOL/EOS, roadmap reviews, and technology refresh risk identification

? Develop and maintain DMSMS mitigation strategies, including last‑time buys (LTBs), form‑fit‑function replacements, redesign recommendations, and spares optimization

? Perform failure trend analysis and contribute to Failure Summary & Analysis Reports (FSARs)

? Assess spares holdings, repair strategies, and replenishment plans to meet contractual availability and sustainability requirements

? Support development of sustainment roadmaps aligned with program life expectancy and customer operational needs

? Ensure logistics data integrity across reports, briefings, and contractual deliverables

Supply Chain Monitoring & Risk Assessment

? Monitor supplier health, availability trends, and lead times to identify current and emerging supply chain risks.

? Coordinate with procurement and suppliers to forecast material availability, production constraints, and support commitments

? Evaluate impacts of supply disruptions on contractual availability, spares sufficiency, and operational readiness

? Support strategic sourcing decisions and long-term supplier engagement

Customer-Facing Logistics Leadership

? Serve as the primary logistics representative to the customer for DMSMS, sustainment, and supply chain matters

? Participate in customer meetings, technical interchange meetings, and working groups as the ILS/DMSMS Subject Matter Expert

? Clearly communicate logistics risks, mitigation plans, and support impacts to non-logistics stakeholders

? Contribute to audits, reviews, and customer inquiries related to logistics, sustainment, and asset supportability

? Build trusted relationships by providing accurate, timely, and traceable logistics data in support of customer decisions

Key Qualifications

? Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related discipline (or equivalent relevant experience)

? 10+ years of experience in Integrated Logistics Support, Life Cycle Support, DMSMS, or sustainment of mission‑critical systems

? Demonstrated experience managing DMSMS and supply chain risk for complex, high‑availability systems

? Strong customer-facing skills with experience presenting to government or high‑reliability customers

? Proven ability to translate technical and supply chain data into clear, actionable outcomes

? Meticulous attention to detail and data accuracy

? Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); experience producing formal reports and briefings

? Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the company’s success

? Critical thinker and problem-solving skills

? Good organizational and time management skills with the ability to work concurrently on multiple tasks and projects

? Ability to work independently and communicate progress/problems to appropriate personnel effectively

? Experience supporting FAA, DoD, or other regulated government systems

? Hands on experience with SAP and MS Access databases is highly beneficial

Our Values

Frequentis USA is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Around 2,100 employees are committed to creating a safer world with their innovative strength and technology orientation. Our culture is based on a working environment characterized by fairness and trust, mutual respect and appreciation. As an international company, we value this diversity and recruit regardless of age, gender, origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religion. We value fair and good working conditions, an optimum work-life-balance and offer all our employees equal development opportunities. In doing so, we focus on long-term working relationships in order to keep the valuable know-how of our employees stable.