Lead Project Engineer – Hybrid (Defence Electronics)

Leonardo; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

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Job summary

Leonardo is seeking a Project Engineering Lead to drive the integrated engineering plan across key combat air programmes. The role requires onsite commitment with hybrid flexibility, based in Bristol or Luton, within a high-profile defence electronics environment.

You will lead a team to deliver engineering solutions on time and to budget, owning resourcing and interfacing with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of technical programmes.
• Ability to build strong working relationships across multiple sites.
• Experience with lifecycle management and risk management.
• Ability to produce clear, concise engineering documentation.
• Self-motivation with problem solving in complex projects.
• Proactive attitude with continuous improvement and efficiency focus.
• Effective planning and schedule management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and report on the integrated engineering plan with KPIs, milestones and dependencies.
• Lead the engineering team with clearly defined roles and objectives.
• Deliver engineering solutions on time, to cost, quality and process.
• Own engineering estimation and resourcing for delivery, including customer tasks.
• Manage interfaces between engineering and other functions within the IPT.
• Develop relationships with internal stakeholders, customers and suppliers.
• Collaborate with design authority and SMEs to resolve technical issues and provide metrics to the customer.
• Coordinate with safety, security and design integrity authorities to meet requirements.
• Manage technical risks and opportunities and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure design maturity reviews and enabling maturity are tracked and delivered.
• Oversee configuration, quality and change management processes.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder comms

Lifecycle management

Risk management

Engineering docs

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Planning

Scheduling

Job description

Leonardo is seeking a Project Engineering Lead to drive the integrated engineering plan across key combat air programmes. The role requires onsite commitment with hybrid flexibility, based in Bristol or Luton, within a high-profile defence electronics environment.

You will lead a team to deliver engineering solutions on time and to budget, owning resourcing and interfacing with internal and external stakeholders.