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Project Engineering Lead - Satellite Communications, Southampton
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Client:
Leonardo
Location:
Southampton, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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EU work permit required:
Yes
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Job Reference:
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Job Views:
51
Posted:
24.06.2025
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Job Description:
The Opportunity
Leonardo has a fantastic opportunity for a Project Engineering Lead on a permanent basis for delivery of a Beyond Line of Sight Satellite Communications Subsystem. The Project Engineering Lead will need to be a talented and experienced Engineering Leader, familiar with working on complex electronic (ideally RF-based) sensor systems.
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 the Comms & Force Protection (C&FP) business group, and will focus on providing team management, technical direction and leadership in conjunction with the Project Engineering Manager and Project Chief Engineer.
What you will get
* Continuous Learning: Whether it’s engineering lifecycle processes, leadership, or personal development, you’ll be supported in your ongoing professional development though training and mentoring.
* Teamwork: You will work alongside like-minded professional engineers in a highly collaborative environment.
* Connections: You will be joining an expansive team of around 7,000 people at six major sites across the UK.
What you will do
* 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 Project Engineering Manager
* Management of the engineering project plan.
* Management, tracking and reporting against project milestones.
* Ensuring effective implementation of the company's Life-cycle design reviews, including preparation and presentation of design review material.
* Upward reporting and management of Customer expectations in line with agreed solution
* Supplier and subcontractor engagement; support to Make or Buy decisions as required
* Control project configuration and change management particularly with regard to design baselines and production build standards.
* Identifying technical risks and mitigation strategies e.g. with test solutions or obsolescence
* Input to Material Review Boards and Failure Review Boards
* Concession management – ensuring effective closure plans are in place and enacted
What we are looking for
You really must have:
* Good technical understanding of antennas and RF based sensor systems, ideally within the Satcomms domain
* Good problem solving ability
* Good schedule and budget control
* Good written and verbal communication skills
* Commercially aware
* Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
* Strong leadership competency but also can demonstrate team working skills
* Knowledge of engineering life-cycle and business process.
* Degree qualification or equivalent
It would be nice if you had:
* Experience of working in the defence electronics sector, ideally with airborne sensor systems.
* Experience of working with UK MOD (e.g. RAF, DSTL, DE&S)
* An understanding of the deployment of airborne military platforms, systems and operation within the enterprise environment.
* An understanding of radar-guided surface-to-air missile systems, and other radar-based threats.
* Chartered Engineer status, or a member of a professional engineering institution.
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