Engineering Manager

JR United Kingdom; Luton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as an Engineering Manager in a dynamic sector focused on Surveillance and Protection Technology. In this role, you will lead a talented multi-disciplinary engineering team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality projects while managing schedules and budgets effectively. You will collaborate closely with various stakeholders to develop and execute strategies that align with long-term business objectives. This position offers the chance to make a significant impact in a growing field, with opportunities for travel within the UK and potentially overseas. If you are a strong leader with excellent problem-solving skills, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to create clear engineering plans and control project budgets.
• Strong leadership and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams to deliver project goals.
• Ensure technical quality, schedule, and budget are maintained.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Leadership

Schedule and budget control

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Engineering or scientific Degree

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Client:

Leonardo

Location:

Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

2

Posted:

30.03.2025

Expiry Date:

14.05.2025

Job Description:

The opportunity:

Leonardo has an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Manager to join the Surveillance and Protection Technology (S&PT) Sector. With a growing portfolio, several opportunities have become available.

You will join the engineering team on a permanent basis to cover an exciting and growing Integrated Project Team. This role will lead and manage a multi-disciplinary engineering team to deliver the project. The Engineering Manager will provide the engineering leadership and management in collaboration with the Chief Engineer and Senior Engineering Manager, to identify, develop, deliver, and support the technical solution.

What you’ll do as an Engineering Manager:

As an Engineering Manager in S&PT, you will be responsible for development, maintenance, and enhancements of a product line.

This includes, but is not limited to, owning, developing, and executing the strategy required to enable the Product to meet the Sector long-term Business Plan in line with the Product Maturity & Capability Roadmap, Production Needs, and Support requirements.

Typical day-to-day tasks include:

• Leading the Engineering aspects of the Project, ensuring technical quality, schedule, and budget.
• Management of cross-site, multi-disciplined engineering teams, ensuring that roles within the teams are clearly defined.
• Create a positive working relationship with customers and partners to deliver project capability.
• Establish and maintain good lines of communication internally across the Engineering IPT, with the IPT lead, Project Manager, and functional heads.
• Work closely with the Systems Design Authority ensuring they are fully informed on technical progress, technical risk, and any mitigation strategies.
• Ensuring the design solution meets the end-user requirement, is reliable, fully documented, and works within its designated environment.
• Ensure the design solution is compatible with the business area route map.
• Control project configuration and change management to ensure design reuse is maximized.
• Support the management of Suppliers and project Make or Buy decisions.
• Candidate concept solutions are captured, including the results of any trade-off studies and end-user engagement.
• Line Management.
• Travel within the UK.

What we need from you:

You really must have:

• Ability to produce clear, concise engineering plans.
• Good problem-solving ability.
• Good schedule and budget control.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Commercially aware.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders across multiple sites.
• Strong leadership competency but also can demonstrate team-working skills.
• Knowledge of engineering lifecycle and business process.
• Willingness to travel within the UK and possibly overseas.

It would be nice if you had:

• The military domain.
• Requirements elicitation and defining software products.
• Development and certification of airborne equipment.
• New Product Introduction.
• Engineering or scientific Degree qualification (or equivalent).