Chief Systems Engineer & Design Authority — Hybrid

Leonardo S.p.A.; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Bonus scheme

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

4,000+ online courses

Job summary

Leonardo UK seeks a Chief Systems Engineer and Design Authority to lead the delivery and continuous improvement of support solutions for our Surveillance Radar capability. You will drive engineering excellence, collaborating with customers and stakeholders across the UK and internationally.

Initially six months embedded with the product line group to develop into the role, providing technical leadership, mentoring, and rapid problem resolution for mission-critical equipment.

Qualifications

• Engineering background with development, production and support experience.
• Understanding of design certification and customer acceptance.
• Experience with release of equipment, installations/upgrades in relation to product, company and customer requirements.
• Knowledge of engineering lifecycle and business processes.

Responsibilities

• Review technical queries and sign off on closures.
• Apply continuous improvement to support processes.
• Oversee obsolescence and consequences of related actions.
• Coordinate technical responses for repair activities at customer MRO facilities and Edinburgh.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to team members.

Skills

Systems engineering leadership

Multi-stakeholder coordination

Change control impact

Defense-based support

Design certification

Education

Chartered Engineer (ECUK)

Job description

Leonardo UK seeks a Chief Systems Engineer and Design Authority to lead the delivery and continuous improvement of support solutions for our Surveillance Radar capability. You will drive engineering excellence, collaborating with customers and stakeholders across the UK and internationally.

Initially six months embedded with the product line group to develop into the role, providing technical leadership, mentoring, and rapid problem resolution for mission-critical equipment.