Job Description:
Your Impact

• Providing the Integrated Project Team (IPT) with clear expectations of the engineering outcomes, ensuring that they operate consistently within the Policies, Procedures and Governance framework within Leonardo.
• The PEL will support, and coordinate specialist engineering teams within the IPT focused on Data Enablement within a Digital Thread and other Enabling capabilities for FCAS/GCAP as required.
• You may be required to engage with international partners for the delivery of enabling capabilities across the international domain.

Specific responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Work closely with the GCAP Enablers Core Management Team to resolve technical or programme conflicts and ensure that any design rationale is documented.
• Working closely with the Project Manager & Product Owner producing effective, efficient and realistic plans to deliver the solution (risks/opportunities are identified, estimates are validated, stakeholders buy in).
• Functional Line Management for allocated engineering staff.
• Ensuring effective alignment of the Company's Lifecycle Management, including Design & Gate Reviews and Processes with the Enablers Agile Framework.
• Provide Engineering Management leadership to an Agile multi-disciplinary, IPT across the project lifecycle to deliver the plans on time, in budget and to quality standards (lifecycle reviews are held, reporting mechanisms are in place, high level of motivation maintained within the team, consistent high level of performance achieved).
• Ensure the engineering team delivers the "best value" solution compliant with the customer's technical and budgetary requirements, contractually and is consistent with the business strategy.
• Reviewing the current engineering positions on projects and adapting plans as required to mitigate risks to either cost, schedule or performance budgets.
• Prepare and communicate engineering status reports for management and each of their assigned projects.
• Coordinate engineering input into bids as part of the wider business winning process.
• Ensure re-use and modularity across Enabling solutions between FCAS/GCAP and wider Leonardo UK business.
• Manage and communicate issues to GCAP Enablers Core Management Team.
• Work closely and effectively with all stakeholders.
• Deliver to agreed performance targets.
• Support the teams working in an Agile manner.

What you'll bring;

• Have excellent communication skills with all levels of hierarchy and across cultures.
• Have ability to influence and inspire trust in others.
• Be able to work effectively even in the presence of uncertainty.
• Be a proactive problem solver that seeks win-win solutions.
• Have significant engineering management experience on a large, complex programme.
• Have a breadth of engineering experience and a good understanding of engineering functions, projects and processes.
• Demonstrative experience with defining and building a Digital Thread and Data driven digital environment.
• Demonstrative experience in Data Engineering.

It would be nice if you had:

• Proven technical expertise and management on Defence programmes and full knowledge and experience of other related disciplines.
• Understanding of financial management and impacts on programmes.
• Experience in a "customer facing" role.
• Experience of interaction with senior external personnel on significant engineering matters often requiring coordination between organisations.
• Have experience of all lifecycle phases i.e. Development, Manufacture and Support.
• Demonstrative experience in managing projects that modernise a company's technology, processes, and services to improve efficiency and innovation.

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 - Luton - Cap. Green 300

Contract Type:
Permanent

Hybrid Working:
Hybrid