Job Description

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Your impact
Leonardo has a fantastic opportunity for a Project Engineering Lead on a permanent basis at our modern and purpose-built Luton (Capability Green) site. The Project Engineering Lead will need to be a talented and experienced Engineering Leader, familiar with working on complex electronic (ideally RF, Digital and analogue based) Test Solutions. The Project Engineering Lead will have hands-on experience of leading multi-discipline engineering projects across the engineering lifecycle, managing a diverse range of stakeholder needs and requirements to achieve the desired outcome.
This Project Engineering Lead role is within Combat Air business group, and will be supporting the production test solution capability enhancement of the Test Solutions of the following products:

• Praetorian DASS

• At LRI and SRI levels

This specific role will be supporting the following:
1. Support to the Engineering Management of Test Solutions capability upgrades, the functional qualification of the updates, progressing to certification of the Test Solution enhancements.
2. Be the people leader for the Test Solutions team within the Combat Air business area. Create a second paragraph to describe what the candidate will do in the role; you can use also use bullet points to list responsibilities.
What you'll bring

• Management of multi-disciplined Engineering teams, ensuring that roles within the teams are clearly defined

• Establish and maintain good lines of communication across the Engineering IPT and upwards to the IPT lead

• Ensuring effective implementation of the company's Life-cycle design reviews

• Management of the Engineering technical quality, schedule and budget

• Support the management of Suppliers and project Make or Buy decisions as required

• Managing upward reporting and management of Customer expectations in line with agreed solution

• Control project configuration and change management particularly regarding design baselines and production build standards

• Identifying technical risks and mitigation strategies e.g. with test solutions or obsolescence

• Ensure that the design rationale is documented where change is required

• Input to Material Review Boards and Failure Review Boards

• Concession management - ensuring effective closure plans are in place and enacted

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:
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.
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.
Be part of something bigger - apply now!
Primary Location: GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300
Contract Type: Permanent
Hybrid Working: Hybrid

Skills Required