Configuration Engineer

Leonardo; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time to Recharge: up to 12 flexi-days/

Pension scheme with up to 15% employer

Mental health support

Bonus scheme

Free access to 4,000+ online courses

Referral programme

Flexible benefits up to £500/year

Hybrid working

Job summary

Leonardo in Edinburgh is seeking a Configuration Engineer to join the RATs Design Integrity team. You will learn and apply configuration management across the full product lifecycle, with a focus on documentation control and hardware change processes, while working on hybrid basis from our Edinburgh site.

The role involves collaboration with engineers to implement best practice, manage change, and support TRBs and CRBs, with security screening requirements and potential for growth within defence

Qualifications

• Ideally experience in a Configuration Engineering.
• Experience in a manufacturing engineering background.
• Good technical knowledge.
• Thorough literacy and numeracy skills.
• Good attention to detail.
• Experience of working with compliance procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide Configuration Management support and advise on best practice.
• Coordinate documentation approvals and manage updates.
• Record, distribute and control documentation from internal/external parties.
• Process Problem Reports and Change Requests from initiation to disposition.
• Oversee Trials Modifications and capture trial results.
• Collate Change Impact assessments from TRBs.
• Support Change Initiator and TRB and route changes via Fast-Track.
• Prepare and chair the Configuration Review Board (CRB).
• Arrange POE changes and decide Change Classification.
• Implement planning and coordination into design and physical products.

Skills

Configuration Engineering

Manufacturing engineering

Technical knowledge

Literacy and numeracy

Attention to detail

Compliance procedures

Job description

Your Impact

What if you could support talented engineers by helping them make informed, high‑quality design decisions on important defence programmes?

Job Description

Our Radar and Advanced Targeting (RATs) Design Integrity function are seeking a Configuration Engineer to join their Configuration team. Our Configuration specialists play an integral role in insuring that configuration is embedded into the engineering life cycles of all our products ensuring that all products meet the relevant governance, regulations and legislation. As a Configuration Engineer, you will learn and develop Configuration skills and knowledge for use in the full product lifecycle: from requirements analysis; through design, procurement and manufacturing; to delivery to the customer and onwards into in‑service support.

Please note that this role in working on a hybrid basis from our Edinburgh site.

Your Duties Will Include

Working closely with supportive, talented and innovative engineers from a range of disciplines, providing them with Configuration Management support and advising them on Configuration best practice. You will be trained to operate in the Configuration Engineer role which will include both Documentation and Hardware.

Documentation

• Review and verify documentation is suitable for progressing based on the set guidelines.
• Manage the approval process of new documentation, as well as overseeing the processing of updates to existing documentation.
• Record, distribute and control the documentation received from internal/external parties.

Hardware

• Managing the processing of Problem Reports and Change Requests from initiation to final disposition.
• Overseeing Trials Modifications to support Problem Report investigations and ensuring results of trials are captured.
• Collating the Change Impact assessments from the Technical Review Boards (TRB).
• Supporting the Change Initiator and Technical Review Board (TRB) through consultation and determining if fast track criteria is met and route Change using the Fast-Track workflow.
• Preparing agenda, calling and chairing the CRB (Configuration Review Boards).
• Arranging the Point of Embodiment (POE) changes for implementation and deciding the Change Classification based on a set criteria.
• Implement, Planning and Co-ordination into both the design and physical products.

What You’ll Bring

• Ideally experience in a Configuration Engineering.
• Experience in a manufacturing engineering background.
• Good technical knowledge.
• Thorough literacy and numeracy skills.
• Good attention to detail.
• Experience of working with compliance procedures.

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

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 UK operates a grade‑based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

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.

Primary Location: GB – Edinburgh

Contract Type: Permanent

Hybrid Working: Hybrid