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Your Impact:
Would you like to help lead a team developing the next generation radar for the Typhoon?
This vacancy is for a Project Engineering Lead (PEL) to lead and coordinate the engineering effort on the Antenna Power Supply and Control (APSC) within the MK 2 radar system. The ASPC Project Engineering Lead will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of the APSC unit with the functionality required by the programme along with the required DVT evidence from the supplier along with the certification of the Software and Firmware.
The PEL will take full responsibility for all technical aspects and cost and schedule performance for the subcontract. The role requires strong leadership and team management skills, a good technical understanding of military product development and lifecycle management, good technical problem-solving skills, and good project management skills including estimating, cost control, people and skill allocation, and work planning / scheduling.
The successful candidate will be an excellent technical leader and ideally have experience in Line Replaceable Item development and system integration of high-performance radar system.
What you'll bring:
Provide leadership for the APSC work required for Mk2 Step 2 development, encompassing both technical and business aspects. Liaise with all levels of the business as necessary to ensure clear vision and management of the APSC. Act as figurehead and represent the progress on the Sub contracted LRI and delivery of the LRI and Verification evidence along with compliance statements
Ensure any technical query from suppliers are answered in a timely manner to ensure build and test meet deliveries to Leonardo.
Ensure qualification activities carried out by the supplier align with the certification requirements of the system at Leonardo
Manage compliance of the design solution against the overall customer requirement.
Provide expert business oversight and guidance on all job and team management aspects pertinent to the area and role, including but not limited to estimation and bids, maintaining a forward load prediction, skill-mix analysis and raising of vacancies / team development as required, job and work-package management including job execution to cost, design to unit production cost, and risk management.
Provide vision and direction for the group and ensure effective liaison with other business structures such as IPT management, and Engineering.
Work with Chief Engineers to resolve technical or programme conflicts.
Evaluate, mitigate and manage engineering risks and identify any opportunities
Coach and mentor other engineers as appropriate
Promote a culture of best practise, knowledge sharing and exploitation within the Typhoon Processor team.
What you’ll bring:
It is anticipated that the successful candidate will have a first degree or higher qualification in Electronics or a related discipline. The following skills and experience are required:
Strong team leadership skills preferably evidenced by a good track record of successful team management in a challenging business environment
Strong technical management skills and experience including strategy, management of design and development, risk management, design for manufacturing, design margin estimation and management, and problem solving.
Strong skills and experience in the business aspects of product development, including estimating, bid preparation, work planning and scheduling, cost control, DTUPC, and supplier liaison and management.
Good understanding and experience of the design of high-performance military products for series production.
Good understanding of Lifecycle Management. Good working knowledge (& experience) of work-package delivery – preferably across the full engineering lifecycle.
Typically meets the requirement for registration as a chartered engineer and be an active member of a relevant professional body.
Experience of Hardware design and Power Supplies would be beneficial
Security Clearance
This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting
Why join us
At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.
Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.
For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.
Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.
At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.
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Primary Location:
GB - Edinburgh
Contract Type:
Permanent
Hybrid Working:
Hybrid
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