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Project Engineering Lead
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Project Engineering Lead
Project Engineering Lead – Tornado Nose Radar/Captor Hardware Technical Support
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000
Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range reflects the approved grade band for this role or a narrower hiring range, benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are governed to maintain internal equity.
About the Role
Leonardo is seeking a Project Engineering Lead (PEL) within its Customer Support and Service Solutions (CS3) business. This role is based within the Fast Jet Sector – Tornado Nose Radar/Captor Hardware Technical Support team.
In this position, you will:
- Lead and manage day-to-day engineering delivery for Tornado Nose Radar (TNR) and key aspects of Typhoon support.
- Provide technical leadership across design modifications, production, test equipment, and training for Captor-M and Tornado systems.
- Oversee technical queries and defect investigations, contributing to the development of in-service support solutions to ensure sustained availability for end-users.
The role requires onsite work four days per week at our Edinburgh site (Monday to Thursday), with the remaining day being fully flexible to include hybrid work from home on Fridays.
Key Responsibilities
- Co-ordinate and manage technical support work packages, with regular reporting on progress and project health.
- Lead and oversee the TNR support team, ensuring timely and effective delivery against project demands.
- Drive Leonardo UK-led TNR support activities across all Tornado-related programmes.
- Contribute to and support Integrated Project Team (IPT) meetings, ensuring project objectives are met.
- Direct delivery commitments to both internal and external customers/partners, fostering strong working relationships.
- Mentor, manage, and develop team members, enhancing performance and technical capability.
- Allocate engineering tasks effectively, ensuring resources are optimised for project delivery needs.
- Provide technical input, solutions, and estimates for bids and proposal activities.
- Ensure project compliance, aligning with company policies, lifecycle processes, and contractual requirements through thorough reviews.
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What You’ll Bring
Essential:
- A solid engineering background with experience in defence or government contracts.
- Strong leadership skills, with experience in managing and motivating multi-disciplined teams.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, enabling you to engage with and influence both junior and senior stakeholders internally and externally.
- Strong literacy and numeracy skills.
Desirable:
- Understanding of military aircraft technical support, at ML1–ML4 maintenance facilities.
- Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
Note: This is not an exhaustive list; Leonardo values attitude, enthusiasm, and willingness to contribute.
Security Clearance Requirements
This role is subject to UK Government security checks:
- All candidates must undertake Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) screening.
- Additional National Security Vetting (NSV) may be required, including eligibility checks for Security Clearance (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV).
Further details are available here: Leonardo Security & Vetting Guidance.
Why Join Leonardo?
At Leonardo, our people have access to a comprehensive benefits package, ensuring your well-being, career growth, and work-life balance are prioritised:
- Time to Recharge
- Generous leave entitlement.
- Up to 12 accrued flexi-days per year.
- Secure Your Future
- Award-winning company pension scheme, contributing up to 15%.
- Your Wellbeing Matters
- Free mental health support and financial wellbeing advice.
- Employee-led inclusion networks covering:
- Enable (disability-friendly),
- Pride (LGBTQ+),
- Equalise (gender and ethnicity),
- Armed Forces, Carers, and general Wellbeing networks.
- Rewarding Performance
- Bonus scheme open to all employees at management level and below.
- Never Stop Learning
- Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
- Refer-a-friend programme with financial rewards.
- Tailored Perks
- Up to £500 annual spend on flexible benefits:
- Private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech/lifestyle discounts, gym memberships, and more.
- Up to £500 annual spend on flexible benefits:
- Flexible Working
- Flexible hours with hybrid working options (current policy does not facilitate part-time roles but we’re happy to discuss).
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A Future of Innovation, Diversity, and Impact
Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security, employing 53,000 people worldwide, including 8,500+ across 9 UK sites.
Here, your work makes a difference:
- You’ll be part of cutting-edge technological solutions.
- Shape the future of defence and aerospace with a team dedicated to innovation and advanced safety technologies.
- We are committed to an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace that values diversity and creativity as drivers of success.
If you require accessibility support during recruitment, please inform us—we’ll ensure the process is accommodating.
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Location: GB - Edinburgh Contract Type: Permanent Employee Work Arrangement: Hybrid
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