Digital Engineering Integration Systems Engineer

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Leonardo Future Combat Air (FCA) is looking for an open‑minded, collaborative Digital Engineering Integration Systems Engineer 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‑2030s. 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 makes it essential that a Single Source of Truth (SSoT) is developed for the products.

• Work closely with the Digital Engineering Product Owner and wider stakeholders, to agree the User Needs/Use Cases for Digital Engineering Capabilities in line with the Digital Engineering Strategy for the GCAP Programme.
• Decompose User Needs into Digital Engineering Enabling Capabilities as appropriate.
• Ensure alignment with the overall GCAP and internal Leonardo Digital Engineering Capability Roadmaps to achieve an integrated, end‑to‑end Product Development.
• Work with internal business stakeholders such as the Future Factory and Engineering Function to create a target state vision for the Digital Engineering Environment and Digital Thread for GCAP – including Digital Thread definition, PLM/ALM Modernisation, Model‑Based Engineering, and connected engineering ecosystems.
• Represent Leonardo as a subject matter expert, providing support to industry engagement across GCAP on the wider Digital Engineering topics, including liaising with partners to discuss and influence future ways of working on GCAP and planning a Digital Engineering transformation solution across Leonardo.
• Plan proof‑of‑concept and proof‑of‑value demonstrations to provide confidence that the new Digital Engineering services meet the time and cost goals for the GCAP Programme.
• Undertake the required level of planning, requirements and deployment management to ensure Digital Engineering Capability insertions are fully integrated and aligned to the GCAP Programme.
• Work closely with the Digital Engineering Enabler teams to support project implementation and delivery of Digital Engineering services and capabilities into GCAP using a systematic approach.
• Trial and demonstrate the benefit of Digital Engineering Capabilities by testing them to meet the current and evolving Programme requirements, and provide feedback on improving the usability and quality of Digital Engineering Environments/Digital Threads for the GCAP Programme.

You really must have

• Excellent communication skills with all levels of hierarchy and across cultures.
• Ability to influence and inspire trust in others.
• Effective work under uncertainty.
• A proactive problem‑solver that seeks win‑win solutions.
• A breadth of engineering experience and a good understanding of engineering functions, projects and processes.
• Familiarity with latest Digital Engineering Technologies, Methods and Trends.
• A strong passion for continuous learning and growth in Digital Engineering.
• Experience building and executing models using engineering tools related to Systems Modelling, PLM, CAD/CAE, Simulation or Requirements Management.
• Ability to work in a collaborative and team‑based environment.

It would be nice if you had

• Proven technical expertise and management on Defence programmes and full knowledge and experience of other related disciplines.
• Knowledge and experience of Digital Engineering/Digital Threads and Digital Twins.
• Understanding of financial management and impacts on programmes.
• Experience in a “customer facing” role.
• Experience interacting with senior external…