Job Description:
Your Impact
Reporting into the Head of Engineering Projects (HoEP), Typhoon Radar and collaborating closely with the Chief Engineer and Programme Manager, you will lead the engineering delivery for the Typhoon MSCAN Radar product area, ensuring that all engineering activities are planned, resourced, executed and delivered to schedule, within budgeted cost and following process for effective life cycle management and quality.
The Typhoon MSCAN Radar is the primary sensor for the Eurofighter Typhoon platform is a critical element of UK, partner and customer nations air superiority capability. Continuous development of this formidable product is key to supporting existing operations and to increasing the capabilities of the Eurofighter platform for decades to come.
This role is a unique opportunity to be a key part of delivering world-class capability in an increasingly important product domain. This role is a significant lead role within the Typhoon Radar sector, part of the RATS (Radar and Advanced Targeting) line of business in Edinburgh.
1. Product development milestones and deliverables
2. Deliverables required to support product certification as defined by the Chief Engineer
3. Product lifecycle management reviews and deliverables
4. Business winning requirements including bids and proposals
5. Technology development
6. Continuous improvement/cost reduction
7. You will be the line manager for the PELs (Project Engineering Leads) within the product area
8. You will be accountable for all Engineering execution through the engineering team
9. You will be responsible for ensuring that the IBM engineering labour demand is accurate and identifies future needs
10. You will be accountable for Engineering metadata, milestone data and forward load data in SAP
11. You will be responsible for internal project reporting to Programme Manager and HoEP
12. You will be responsible for ensuring the engineering team are encouraged and look for efficiency and effectiveness opportunities to improve and reward performance
13. You will be responsible for managing engineering priorities and conflicts within the product area
14. You will be accountable for life cycle management process being followed appropriately for the product area
15. You will accountable for Engineering risks across MSCAN Development projects being assessed, understood and effective mitigation plans being in place
16. You will be accountable for workplace and product safety processes being followed across all activities and product deliverables
17. You will be accountable for ensuring that work products and designs meet quality and performance standards as agreed with the Chief Engineer.
What you'll bring
18. Extensive demonstrated experience managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams
19. Demonstrated experience in managing engineering teams across a wide range of product life cycle stages (requirements, concepts, design, qualification & support)
20. Broad knowledge and experience of Engineering product development process including safety and product verification
21. Demonstrated experience and personal effectiveness in collaborating with other business functions.
22. Demonstrated experience and excellence in people-management and team-leadership.
23. Understanding and demonstrated experience of formal problem-solving techniques
24. Demonstrated experience and personal effectiveness in working with external customers
25. Proven ability to adapt to changing circumstances and requirements
26. Either a first-degree STEM qualification or equivalent as recognised by professional accreditation scheme
27. Domain knowledge in radar systems.
28. Experience of working effectively with UK and international partners
29. Knowledge of working with Secret classified data
30. Experience as an independent reviewer or assessor for Design Reviews
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.
31. Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
32. Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
33. 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).
34. Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
35. Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
36. Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
37. Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
38. 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.
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