Chief Engineer – In-Service Systems Design Authority | Hybrid

Leonardo S.p.A.; Basildon; On-site; GBP 78,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Generous pension scheme

Learning & development

Job summary

Leonardo UK seeks a Chief Engineer - Support to provide System Design Authority for in-service products within the Sensors sector. You will lead design changes, safety analyses, and lifecycle maintenance while coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to sustain operational capability.

The role requires extensive experience in post-design support, configuration control, and obsolescence management, with a focus on delivering safe, compliant, and high-value defense systems.

Qualifications

• Strong background in the support, sustainment, modification or certification of complex products throughout their operational lifecycle.
• Experience of product support, service engineering or post-design support activities.
• Experience of engineering change management and configuration control of in-service products.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical baseline of in-service products, ensuring design integrity throughout the life cycle.
• Chair design reviews on Products, Systems and Services to ensure soundness and compliance.
• Provide technical support to customer reviews, service investigations and deployments.
• Lead technical assessments related to obsolescence, supplier changes and technology refresh.
• Lead investigations into field failures and non-conformances with corrective actions.
• Maintain product safety justification and manage hazards across lifecycle.

Skills

Design Authority

System Design

Configuration control

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Safety cases

Obsolescence management

Technical leadership

Job description

Leonardo UK seeks a Chief Engineer - Support to provide System Design Authority for in-service products within the Sensors sector. You will lead design changes, safety analyses, and lifecycle maintenance while coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to sustain operational capability.

The role requires extensive experience in post-design support, configuration control, and obsolescence management, with a focus on delivering safe, compliant, and high-value defense systems.