Training Equipment Manager

Leonardo UK Ltd; Yeovil; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defense company in Yeovil seeks a Training Equipment Manager to oversee projects vital to the delivery of training products. The role includes team leadership, technical oversight, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have an engineering degree or extensive relevant experience. This position offers hybrid work, competitive benefits including a pension scheme and flexible working hours, alongside opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Generous leave with up to 12 flexible days

Pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution

Free access to mental health support

Bonus scheme for employees

Access to online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning

Annual flexible benefits budget

Hybrid working options

Qualifications

• Educated to HND or Degree level in an engineering discipline or extensive system engineering experience.
• Understanding of the system engineering ‘V-model’ and iterative software testing lifecycles.
• General knowledge of helicopter training operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a team of up to 10 for project delivery.
• Lead technical delivery through the engineering project lifecycle.
• Provide technical oversight and manage supplier relationships.

Skills

Team management

Stakeholder relationship building

Understanding of system engineering

Knowledge of helicopter training

Education

HND or Degree in engineering discipline

Tools

ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148

Job description

Job Description

Reporting to the Simulation Learning and Support Services Manager (SL&SS [UK]), this role is responsible for the engineering project lifecycle of SL&SS products (Equipment, Media, SW and Applications) in order to assure the delivery of high quality Training products, in accordance with Customer (or Internal) specification, requirements and regulatory standards.

Your Impact

We have an exciting opportunity for a Training Equipment Manager, based at Leonardo Helicopters.

In this role, you will be responsible within SL&SS - as part of a matrix organisation - for the leadership and management of a team of up to 10; ensuring requirement management, test and acceptance, data and hardware are fully integrated to deliver a technically compliant product.

You will work closely in conjunction with the nominated Integrated Project Team (IPT) Lead, Customers, Suppliers and internal business functions.

The role will also provide SL&SS input to Training bids and proposals including system requirements definition and technical proposal documentation.

For the awareness of internal applicants: this is a JFF level 7 position.

What you will do as the Training Equipment Manager

Team Management

• Manage, train and develop your management team to meet the business needs.
• Highlight risks and opportunities to the department and wider IPT as required.

Project Delivery

You will lead the technical delivery of Training and Support Equipment products through the engineering project lifecycle to achieve the required contract, programme and technical milestones, to include oversight of the wider SL&SS team for:

• System Requirements elicitation, decomposition and capture
• Hardware specification, installation and test
• Verification and Validation of System Requirements
• Timely and accurate data deliveries to support training equipment suppliers in accordance with project schedule

Provision of Technical Oversight of Supplier design, manufacture, integration, test and delivery, including:

• Development of Workshare and Statements of Work for collaborative projects
• Provision of Technical Data to support Supplier workshare activities

You will liaise closely with the Integrated Project Teams to ensure a mutual understanding of technical risks, issues and relevant mitigations.

You will liaise as necessary with other LHD departments to ensure that SQEP are available to support development and testing.

Technical support to Training Equipment bids and proposals

You will provide technical support to the Training Bids and Proposals team in support of bid work involving Training Equipment. This may include:

• Support to equipment architecture scoping
• Creation of Statements of Work for sub-vendor pricing
• Authoring of indicative schedules and resource allocation estimation

This role may require you to travel (national/international) in support of business requirements.

What you will bring

Essential

• Educated to HND or Degree level in an engineering discipline; alternatively extensive system engineering experience or experience of military aviation and aircrew instruction.
• Understanding of the system engineering ‘V-model’ and iterative software and testing lifecycles; (unit, module and system testing, regression testing, etc.);
• Experience in operating within industry standard design practices and quality assurance processes;
• General knowledge of helicopter training and operations – both military and civil.
• Ability to build, develop and maintain relationships with key project stakeholders based upon trust to ensure that the Projects objectives are met
• Strong team management skills, including task delegation, performance monitoring, and fostering collaboration to achieve project goals.

Desirable

• Experience of Software (SW) and Hardware (HW) testing at system, integration and acceptance testing levels;
• Working knowledge of ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148; Systems and software engineering - Life cycle processes — Requirements engineering;
• Qualification and/or suitable level of Project Management experience, preferably in delivering complex Equipment and Software within the Aerospace industry.
• Knowledge of Civil Simulator Certification standards (ICAO, EASA, RAeS, FAA);
• Awareness of the UK MAA Simulator Approval for Use process (RA2375);
• Understanding of the principles underpinning the UK Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT) Training Design process;
• Familiarity with the UK MOD’s Acquisition System Guidance (ASG);
• Full UK Driving Licence;

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

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Primary Location

GB - Yeovil - Lysander Rd

Contract Type

Permanent

Hybrid Working

Hybrid