Senior Supportability Engineer

Leonardo; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo is seeking a Senior Supportability Engineer to join their Basildon team. This role involves engaging with key stakeholders to develop and manage supportability solutions for next-generation combat aircraft. The ideal candidate will leverage their engineering expertise throughout the entire program lifecycle. Enjoy a diverse work environment with opportunities for hybrid working, professional development, and a robust benefits package.

Benefits

Company funded flexible benefits

25 days plus bank holidays

Award-winning pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to over 4000 online courses

Discounted Gym membership

Qualifications

• Understanding of Supportability Engineering principles and standards.
• Experience in gathering and analyzing data.
• Ability to derive and manage requirements efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Engage with stakeholders to establish supportability needs.
• Develop through-life support solutions and compliance evidence.
• Conduct analysis on service data for improvements.

Skills

Problem Solving

Collaboration

Communication Skills

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Degree in Engineering

Job description

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Senior Supportability Engineer, Basildon

Client: Leonardo

Location: Basildon, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 085515d124c2

Job Views: 4

Posted: 29.06.2025

Expiry Date: 13.08.2025

Job Description:

The Opportunity

At Leonardo, we have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Supportability Engineer to join our team within the Customer Support and Service Solutions (CS3) line of business. The team you will be joining forms part of a multi-discipline engineering team responsible for the Through-Life Services (TLS), which will shape the service and product solution for Tempest, the next-generation combat aircraft.

TLS consists of everything needed to keep the systems operating effectively throughout life. This project aims to develop a capable, cost-effective, and sustainable solution, by seeking to influence the early design of the equipment, as well as provide the through-life solution framework. This includes all of the Integrated Logistics Support (ILS), solution management, continuous improvement, equipment upgrades, spares, repairs, training, supportability, failure prediction, equipment health status monitoring, support solution architecture, knowledge and information management.

Supportability Engineers are involved at all stages of a GCAP/FCAS programme, from Bid, to Development, to Production then Customer Support and eventually disposal. We draw engineers from many different disciplines in addition to Supportability, such as Electronic and Systems Engineering. We are looking for someone who enjoys working at the conceptual phase, transitioning to the Design and Development phase of the programme.

We will give you the environment to develop your existing technical skills, helping us to deliver world-leading Through Life Support Service. We are a diverse mix of Engineers and Technical Specialists who bring together a wealth of experience and expertise to collaborate, innovate, and deliver world-class solutions.

What you will do as a Senior Supportability Engineer

1. Engage with key stakeholders for the TLS element of the programme, in order to establish and mature any supportability related needs, including their impact on the programme and the solution(s)
2. Establish, capture, and maintain supportability related requirements for the TLS services, including those that will impact suppliers, partners, and internal product, repair, and service development teams
3. Develop the concept and design for the through-life support solution, taking input from the product design teams, as well as the other functional subject matter experts (including systems, obsolescence, and data)
4. Produce evidence to demonstrate compliance with supportability related requirements using a variety of analytical techniques and procedures to perform RM&T analysis on integrated systems.
5. Work with the support solution modelling team to evaluate both product and service designs from a supportability perspective, performing trade-off studies and feeding results back in
6. Conduct analysis of historic in-service data from similar platforms to identify areas for future improvement, as well as to inform projections and forecasts, presenting key findings and recommendations to relevant stakeholders
7. Provide experience in support of customer and user engagement and producing product roadmaps, supportability plans, processes, and formal documentation as required
8. Network across other Leonardo lines of business and actively identify opportunities for sharing/adopting best practices (in terms of processes, tools, or ways of working)
9. Participate in continuous improvement activities
10. Escalate emerging issues and levels of risk and help define opportunities and risk mitigation options
11. Mentor, coach, and develop more junior members of the team in order to develop overall capability

We would like to hear from you if you have a combination of the following:

1. An understanding of Supportability Engineering principles and standards and how they should be applied across the engineering lifecycle
2. Experience of gathering, analysing, and drawing insights from data from a variety of sources and formats
3. Experience of working with different stakeholders to elicit and trade-off competing needs to ensure that the optimum solution is created for through-life requirements
4. Experience of deriving and managing requirements, including use of associated toolsets
5. Experience of support solution or through-life cost modelling
6. Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders from a wide range of organisations, disciplines, backgrounds, and levels of seniority
7. Self-motivated with an aptitude for problem solving and driving difficult issues to conclusion
8. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience of creating formal documentation and presentations
9. Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with an ability to influence and adapt according to changing demands

Intrinsic Factors:

1. This role could be based on any of our UK sites, with the ability to use Custom (Hybrid) working to balance on and off-site working
2. As CS3 is a geographically dispersed line of business, the role is likely to include travel within the UK, and potentially abroad, to support team and customer meetings. In some cases, you will also be expected to stay overnight as part of this travel

Security Clearance:

Required

Life at Leonardo

With a company-funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.

• Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part-time opportunities, please talk to us
• Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
• Pension: Award-winning pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution)
• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support, and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)
• Lifestyle: Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
• Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera
• Referral Incentive: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member
• Bonus: Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below