Project Engineering Lead - Satellite Communications

Project Engineering Lead - Satellite Communications

Project Engineering Lead - Satellite Communications

Apply locations: GB - Southampton, GB - Bristol - Coldharbour Lane

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted 30+ Days Ago

Job requisition id: R

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 through 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.

Primary Location: GB - Southampton

Additional Locations: GB - Bristol - Coldharbour Lane

Contract Type: Full time

Hybrid Working: Hybrid