Customer and Stakeholder Engagement

• Building and maintaining effective working relationships with:
  • UK and international defence customers.
  • Platform and weapon system integrators.
  • Defence prime contractors.
  • Internal Leonardo Precision Guidance engineering teams.
  • Programme management, business development, and support functions.

Business and Product Improvement

• Providing customer insight to influence future Precision Guidance product development.
• Supporting business capture activities through technical demonstrations and customer engagement where required.
• Feeding lessons learned from customer activities into Leonardo's engineering and support processes.
• Supporting wider ISP Line of Business objectives as reasonably required.

What You'll Bring

Essential

• Degree, HNC/HND, or equivalent experience in Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting the integration, verification, and testing of complex defence or aerospace systems.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and the system lifecycle.
• Experience working directly with customers and technical stakeholders.
• Ability to analyze technical problems and communicate solutions effectively.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively within the UK and internationally.
• Ability to obtain and maintain appropriate UK security clearance.

Highly Desirable

• Experience of guided weapons, seekers, electro-optical systems, or precision guidance technologies.
• Experience supporting weapons integration programmes.
• Familiarity with verification, validation, and qualification processes.
• Experience supporting live trials, customer demonstrations, or operational evaluation activities.
• Experience of safety management and risk assessments, including where associated with laser, outdoor working, machinery, airborne equipment.
• Experience in managing data collection, manipulation, and analysis as part of facilitating successful tests and trials.
• Knowledge of military platforms and weapon system architectures.
• Experience working with international defence customers.

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.

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

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• 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.

Where this vacancy is being recruited across more than one grade, the successful candidate will be appointed to a specific assessed grade, and the applicable salary range will be that associated with the grade of appointment.

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

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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