Project Engineering Lead: Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Leonardo UK Ltd; Easter Howgate; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Training & courses

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Leonardo UK Ltd is seeking a Project Engineering Lead (PEL) to head a multi‑disciplinary team in Edinburgh or Newcastle, maturing PCB/PCA designs for the ECRS Mk2 programme. You will drive manufacturing maturity, supplier collaboration and industrialisation to meet production readiness targets.

The role requires leadership experience in engineering or manufacturing, strong supplier and stakeholder management, and a track record in quality improvement and manufacturing processes.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Engineering, Manufacturing, Electronics, Physics or equivalent technical discipline.
• Experience of leading engineering teams or complex manufacturing, industrialization, NPI or supply chain work packages.
• Experience working with suppliers to improve quality, delivery and manufacturing capability.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, quality systems and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Ability to identify root causes and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Experience leading supplier reviews, audits or performance improvement activities.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to provide structure, focus and momentum within a challenging delivery environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the ECRS Mk2 Supply Chain Improvement Team, providing direction, prioritisation and governance across supplier improvement, manufacturing maturity and industrialisation activities.
• Establish and deliver a strategy for improving supplier quality, yield, throughput, lead time and production readiness.
• Act as the primary engineering interface between Leonardo, strategic suppliers and internal stakeholders advising of improvements to design to aid manufacturing quality, schedule & cost
• Drive root cause investigations and robust corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead regular supplier performance reviews focused on yield, quality, capacity and schedule adherence.
• Conduct supplier assessments, technical reviews and manufacturing readiness evaluations.
• Provide engineering leadership for manufacturing non-conformities and quality issues.
• Work closely with Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality and Programme teams.
• Drive Design for Manufacture (DfM), Design for Assembly (DfA) and industrialisation best practice.
• Provide regular updates to the Project Engineering Manager, Chief Engineer, Programme Leadership Team and Head of Programmes.

Skills

Team leadership

Supplier quality

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder management

Communication

Decision making

Delivery focus

Continuous improvement

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Leonardo UK Ltd is seeking a Project Engineering Lead (PEL) to head a multi‑disciplinary team in Edinburgh or Newcastle, maturing PCB/PCA designs for the ECRS Mk2 programme. You will drive manufacturing maturity, supplier collaboration and industrialisation to meet production readiness targets.

The role requires leadership experience in engineering or manufacturing, strong supplier and stakeholder management, and a track record in quality improvement and manufacturing processes.