Lead Systems Engineer

Job Description:

Your Impact

Leonardo Future Combat Air (FCA) are looking for open minded, collaborative Digital Engineering Integration Product Owner with a breadth of experience to help deliver and integrate the Digital Engineering / Digital Thread Enabling Capabilities required to support the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) Design and Development phase.

GCAP is an international collaboration between the UK, Japan and Italy developing a 6th generation Future Combat Air platform that will enter service in the mid 2030’s. In the UK, this platform is known as Tempest and will replace the Royal Air Force Typhoon fleet.

Leonardo UK (LEUK) plays a leading role in the development and delivery of airborne sensors and communications capabilities for GCAP. Fundamental to delivering these capabilities is the provision of the right tools, capability and facilities. GCAP is an International and collaborative programme, and the Operating Framework make it essential that a Single Source of Truth (SSoT) is developed for the products.

• Be the Product Development Lead for the Digital Engineering Integration team that will help modernise and optimise LEUK’s approach to end-to-end product development approach on GCAP.
• Be accountable for delivering the Digital Engineering Integration Programme Backlog, leading specialist scrum teams comprised of:
  Product Owner, providing direction and prioritising team activities;
  Scrum Master, responsible for empowering the Scrum team and seeking to remove impediments from the team, improving productivity and acting as an Agile coach to ensure the scrum process is effective;
  Development Team members who complete the work on the Programme backlog.
• Work closely with the Enablers Chief Systems Engineer to lead the definition of future-state Digital Engineering Capabilities – including Digital Environment / Digital Thread definition, PLM / ALM modernisation, Model Based Engineering adoption and connected Digital Engineering Ecosystems.
• Own the Digital Engineering Capability Product Roadmap which includes identify Digital Engineering Capabilities and demonstrating measurable value.
• Accountable for deliverables and outputs such as User Needs Specification, Digital Engineering Roadmaps etc.
• Be responsible for liaising with GCAP Industry Partners to ensure the needs of the Programme are understood and actioned.
• Apply problem definition to identify inefficiencies, capability gaps, and opportunities for Digital Engineering Capabilities.
• Translate strategic objectives from the GCAP Digital Engineering Strategy into actionable transformation roadmaps and technology implementation plans.
• Manage stakeholder expectations, facilitate executive level discussions on Digital Engineering Capabilities, and drive alignment across GCAP Industry Partners through to LED UK cross-functional teams.
• Work closely with the internal Future Factory and Engineering Function to shape and deliver complex Digital Engineering Capabilities such as the Digital Engineering Environment, Digital Thread and Advanced Product Lifecycle Management technologies to accelerate innovation and drive measurable programme outcomes.
• Ensuring alignment between LEUK business requirements and GCAP Programme requirements on Digital Engineering / Digital Thread.

Support the Digital Engineering Integration – Project Engineering Lead to produce effective, efficient and realistic plans to deliver Digital Engineering Integration Capabilities, identifying risk and opportunities, ensuring estimates are validated in accordance with LED UK governance practises.

• Excellent communication skills with all levels of hierarchy and across cultures.
• Ability to influence and inspire trust in others.
• Be able to lead stakeholder engagement and facilitate technical discussions.
• Adept at navigating cross-functional environments, translating business requirements into scalable enabling solutions that drive operational efficiency and innovation.
• A Strong background in mechanical, electrical, or systems engineering, with a solid grasp of multidisciplinary principles and system-level thinking.
• The ability to work effectively even in the…