Lead Systems Engineer

leonardo company; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

Leonardo has a fantastic opportunity for a Lead System Engineer. Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 7,000 are based in the UK.

As a Lead Systems Engineer you will work closely with the Project Engineering Manager to complete the design and delivery of the engineering solution for one of Leonardo's key strategic projects. You will ensure that our delivery is compliant with user needs, aligned with Leonardo strategy and delivers the high quality, highly capable and effective solutions for which we are known.

WHAT YOU’LL GET

• Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life through flexible hours and part time options.
• Custom working: The role may be a mixture of home based and onsite.
• Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to make choices appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle, health and wellbeing options best suited to their individual lifestyle goals.
• Network groups: To support our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion, we have a range of network groups for colleagues:
  • Carers (employees caring for family or friends)
  • Enable (supporting people with disabilities)
  • Equalise (development of a gender balanced workforce)
  • Pride (promoting equality for all LGBTQ+ individuals)
  • Ethnicity Inclusion (developing a more ethnically based workforce)
  • Wellbeing (promoting & supporting employee wellbeing)
• Training: Free access to Coursera which provides more than 4,000 online courses.
• Continuous Learning: You will be supported in your ongoing professional development through training and mentoring.
• Investors in People: We are proud recipients of the Investors in People Silver Award.
• Employee Assistance Programme: Providing free and confidential mental health support.
• Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays and 12 flexi days.

To find out about all of our Company benefits please visit: Company Benefits.

Key Responsibility Areas

• Responsible for technical coordination and delivery of the engineering solution.
• Managing issues with the design, negotiating across the team, suppliers and where appropriate, the customer.
• Design Integrity of the overall solution, supported by functional domain experts.
• Presentation of design reviews for the overall technical solution to stakeholders.
• Creating, Reviewing and approval of all top level solution documentation.
• Responsible for coordinating the delivery of the Systems work package to time, cost and quality on the basis of a baselined plan.
• Responsible for risk management for the Systems work package.

You must be eligible for full security clearance. For more information and guidance please visit: UK Security Vetting.

Skills, Qualifications & Knowledge Required

You should have:

• Experience in Systems Engineering.
• Experience in the Management of multi-discipline engineering teams.
• Demonstrable competence in conducting and supporting design reviews of complex solutions.
• Demonstrable ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders on complex technical issues.
• Familiarity with the concept of design certification including its importance in managing personal and corporate liability.

It would be nice if you had:

• Experience of design governance and design integrity processes.
• On-site working as required by the current task, typically between 2-3 days a week and as required.

Primary Location: GB - Basildon

Contract Type: Hybrid Working