Lead Project Engineer (Engineering Continuous Improvement)

Lockheed Martin; Ampthill; Híbrido; GBP 80.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Lockheed Martin Corporation is seeking a Lead Project Engineer in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, to bridge traditional engineering management with Digital Engineering methodologies. You will synchronize MBSE models, Digital Twin data and physical assets, providing a single source of truth across the lifecycle.

The role requires on-site presence Mondays and Tuesdays with a hybrid arrangement for the rest of the week.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline.
• Proven experience as a Project Engineer in a complex engineering environment, preferably defence.
• Strong knowledge of MBSE principles, processes, and standards.
• Experience managing PLM or integrated digital environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage multi-disciplinary digital data sets.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.

Responsabilidades

• Digital Governance: Lead governance of tools within a Digital Engineering environment and ensure models/data are rigorously managed.
• Digital Thread Orchestration: Maintain data continuity between requirements, design, manufacturing and sustainment.
• Model-Based Change Control: Manage change processes including impact analysis on MBSE models and Digital Twin simulations.
• Data Integrity & Auditing: Verify conformance to digital architecture and ensure ‘as-designed’, ‘as-built’, and ‘as-maintained’ states are synchronized.
• Lifecycle Integration: Automate configuration status accounting and integrate into the digital ecosystem.
• Process Innovation: Drive improvements for Digital Twin environments and automated data integration platforms.
• Learning and applying new technologies related to Digital Thread and MBSE tools.

Conocimientos

MBSE principles

Digital Twin

Digital Engineering

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Educación

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Herramientas

PLM systems

MBSE tools

Data integration platforms

Descripción del empleo

About The Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Lead Project Engineer to join our Ampthill, Bedfordshire team. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the integrity of complex engineering projects by bridging traditional engineering Management with modern Digital Engineering methodologies. You will play a critical role in ensuring that MBSE models, Digital Twin data, and physical assets remain synchronized, providing a single, authoritative source of truth across the entire product lifecycle. The role will require a mandatory presence on-site of Monday's and Tuesday's each week, with the rest of the week working to a more hybrid model.

Responsibilities

• Digital Governance: Lead governance of tools within a Digital Engineering environment, ensuring that digital models and data are managed with the same rigor as physical components.
• Digital Thread Orchestration: Establish and maintain the Digital Thread, ensuring seamless data continuity between requirements (MBSE), design (CAD/PLM), manufacturing, and sustainment.
• Model-Based Change Control: Manage complex change control processes that include the impact analysis of changes on MBSE models and Digital Twin simulations.
• Data Integrity & Auditing: Conduct audits to verify conformance not only to physical requirements but to the digital architecture, ensuring the "as-designed," "as-built," and "as-maintained" states are digitally synchronised.
• Lifecycle Integration: Collaborate with Configuration Engineers and Systems Engineers to ensure that configuration status accounting is automated and integrated into the broader digital ecosystem.
• Process Innovation: Drive the development and continuous improvement of processes specifically tailored for Digital Twin environments and automated data integration platforms.
• Learning and applying new technologies related to Digital Thread (e.g., MBSE tools, data integration platforms).

Required Skills, Qualifications And Experience

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering or related discipline.
• Proven experience as a Project Engineer in a complex engineering environment, preferably within the defence industry.
• Strong knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles, processes, and standards.
• Experience managing Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) or integrated digital environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage complexity of multi-disciplinary digital data sets.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to quality.

Desired Skills

• Direct experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and methodologies.
• Digital Thread – experience in implementing or managing data continuity across different engineering domains.
• Digital Twin knowledge – understanding pf how data feeds into and maintains Digital Twin accuracy
• Familiarity with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems.
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., MEIT).