Project Engineering Lead

Salary £60,000 to £84,995

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Are you looking for an exciting and challenging opportunity to lead a skilled team in a time of significant growth in an AESA Radar sector, based in our Edinburgh site?

Leonardo is a global leader in defence electronics and delivers mission critical systems for situational awareness, electronic warfare and surveillance across land, sea and air.  The Radar and Advanced Targeting line of business, based in Edinburgh, is uniquely positioned as one of the world's top manufacturers of radars, lasers and infrared countermeasure systems.

As a Project Engineering Lead (PEL) in the Radar and Advanced Targeting sector you will manage a multi-disciplined team tasked with the ongoing sustainment and improvement of AESA Radar Products. You will work closely with the Project Engineering Manager (PEM), Chief Engineer (CE) and Project Manager (PM) to provide leadership and delivery with this sector.  You will report directly into the PEM for AESA Airborne Product Sustainment.

• It is anticipated that the successful candidate will have a first degree or higher qualification in Electronics or a related discipline. The following skills and experience are required:

• Proven experience of leading a team of multi-disciplined engineers and supporting functions across multiple projects and disciplines to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery to time and schedule.

• Strategic Planning and resourcing to meet business demands.

• Maintaining and continuously improving products and processes in conjunction with key stakeholders within the Business Area

• Manage the technical interface with subcontracted products.

• Engineering focal point for the AESA Radar Product Integrated Project Teams throughout the product lifecycle.

• Strong leadership competency whilst demonstrating team working skills.

• Knowledge of a typical Engineering lifecycle process and business processes

• A willingness to travel within the UK, and possibly overseas

• Familiarity with electronic systems design and operation

• Familiarity of Software, Hardware, Firmware and integration

• Delivery of accurate estimations in support of further orders

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

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