ECRS Project Engineering Lead

Leonardo UK Ltd; Easter Howgate; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo UK Ltd is seeking a Project Engineering Lead to work on the Processor for the ECRS radar in Edinburgh. This role involves leading an engineering team, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring timely delivery of project milestones. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership, problem-solving, and people management skills, alongside relevant qualifications.

Benefits

Up to 12 flexi-days annual leave

Pension scheme with 15% employer contribution

Access to mental health support and financial advice

Bonus scheme for management level and below

Free access to online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn

Referral programme financial rewards

Flexible benefits package up to £500

Hybrid working options

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in a complex engineering environment.
• Experience in Radar or Communications preferred.
• Willingness to travel within the UK and overseas.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary engineering team for project delivery.
• Ensure Processor products are delivered on time and to cost.
• Develop innovative solutions for engineering challenges.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

People management

Schedule control

Budget control

Engineering lifecycle knowledge

Education

Degree in a relevant subject

Job description

Job Description:

Your Impact

Are you an experienced Engineer who wants to work with on the radar flying in the Typhoon?

You will be working at our Edinburgh site as the Project Engineering Lead (PEL) on the Processor for the ECRS Mk0 / Mk1 radar, which is operational in the Eurofighter Typhoon. You’ll be working within our Radar and Advanced Targeting (RATS) business area on a hybrid basis. You’ll be responsible for leading a multi-disciplinary engineering team delivering engineering innovation to the project, for product development and production support.You’ll collaborate with a wide variety of stakeholders across the business and work in close partnership with the Project Engineering Manager, Chief Engineer and Design Authorities to determine, develop, deliver and support the technical solution.

Key job responsibilities

• Ensuring that Processor products are delivered on time and to cost.
• Developing innovative solutions to a wide variety of engineering problems and challenges in conjunction with Engineering and Project teams, ensuring that the design rationale is fully documented.
• Agreeing and implementing, qualification and acceptance criteria and design certification with the Chief Engineer and Design Authorities.
• Producing effective, efficient and realistic plans to deliver solutions, working closely and effectively with all stakeholders.
• Guiding and mentoring engineering team to develop and grow their skills.
• Ensuring efficient application of the company's Lifecycle Management processes, including design and gate reviews.
• Delivering all engineering aspects of the monthly Project Performance Reviews.
• Supporting the management of suppliers and project make-or-buy decisions.
• Controlling project configuration and change management.

What you’ll bring

As a PEL, you will have proven leadership and decision-making skills in a highly complex and dynamic engineering environment at a senior level.

• A degree, or equivalent, in a relevant subject.
• Good problem-solving ability.
• Good schedule and budget control.
• People management and development skills within a large multi-skilled team.
• Knowledge of a typical Engineering lifecycle process and business processes.
• A willingness to travel within the UK and possibly overseas
• Ideally experience of working within the areas of Radar and/or Communications.
• Ideally experience working with system design/system architecture.

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 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