Engineering Manager

Leonardo; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo is looking for an Engineering Manager to provide leadership and management within the Integrated Mission Solutions sector. This role involves overseeing engineering projects, managing teams, and ensuring technical quality while maintaining effective communication across various stakeholders. The opportunity includes a mix of hybrid working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Flexible working: Hybrid options and flexible hours.

Private healthcare and dental schemes.

Pension with up to 10% employer contribution.

25 days plus bank holidays, with options to buy/sell leave.

Employee Assistance Programme for mental health support.

Discounted gym memberships.

Access to over 4,000 online courses via Coursera.

Referral incentive rewards.

Bonus scheme available at management level.

Qualifications

• Experience across the full development lifecycle.
• Knowledge of requirements elicitation and software product qualification.
• Willingness to travel within the UK and possibly overseas.

Responsibilities

• Leading all engineering aspects of the product/project.
• Managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams and ensuring roles are clearly defined.
• Creating positive working relationships with customers and partners.

Skills

Problem-solving

Leadership

Communication

Education

Engineering or scientific degree (or equivalent)

Job description

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Are you looking to take your next step in Engineering Management?

Due to an increasing workload, we have an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Manager within the Integrated Mission Solutions (IMS) sector of the EW line of business. The Engineering Manager will provide engineering leadership and management to a team of Systems and Software engineers, collaborating with the Chief Engineer and Senior Engineering Manager to identify, develop, deliver, and support technical solutions. The Engineering Manager is also responsible for developing their engineering team, providing mentoring, coaching, setting objectives, and appraising performance.

This opportunity offers a mix of office and hybrid working arrangements.

As an Engineering Manager in IMS, you will be responsible for:

• Leading all engineering aspects of the product/project, ensuring technical quality, schedule, and budget are maintained, and aligning solutions with the sector’s long-term business plan.
• Managing cross-site, multi-disciplinary engineering teams, ensuring roles are clearly defined.
• Creating positive working relationships with customers and partners to deliver product/project capabilities.
• Establishing and maintaining effective communication with the Engineering IPT, IPT lead, Project Manager, and Heads of function.
• Providing your team with clear expectations of engineering goals, ensuring adherence to company policies and procedures.
• Working closely with the Systems Design Authority to keep them informed on technical progress, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Ensuring the design solution meets end-user requirements, is reliable, fully documented, and functions within its environment.
• Controlling project configuration and change management to maximize design reuse.
• Supporting supplier management and make-or-buy decisions.
• Capturing candidate concept solutions, including trade-off studies and end-user engagement.
• Delivering engineering projects effectively.
• Producing clear, concise engineering plans.
• Demonstrating good problem-solving skills.
• Communicating effectively with stakeholders across multiple sites.
• Exhibiting strong leadership and team-working skills.
• Managing complex situations with sound judgment.
• Maintaining commercial and business awareness.
• Willingness to travel within the UK and possibly overseas.
• Holding an engineering or scientific degree (or equivalent).
• Experience across the full development lifecycle.
• Knowledge of requirements elicitation, and software product qualification.

Life at Leonardo

With a comprehensive benefits package, commitment to learning and development, and flexible working hours focused on employee and customer needs, a career with Leonardo offers numerous opportunities.

• Flexible working: Hybrid options and flexible hours. Part-time opportunities available upon request.
• Company-funded benefits: Private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle allowances (£500 annually).
• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, with options to buy/sell leave and accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year.
• Pension: Award-winning scheme with up to 10% employer contribution.
• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme offering free mental health support, financial wellbeing support, and diversity & inclusion networks (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers).
• Lifestyle: Discounted gym memberships, cycle-to-work scheme.
• Training: Free access to over 4,000 online courses via Coursera.
• Referral incentive: Rewards for successful referrals.
• Bonus scheme: Available for employees at management level and below.