Chief Project Engineer

Your Impact

A Chief Project Engineer is required to join the Comms and Force Protection business group, covering Naval Systems.

A Chief Project Engineer is required to join the Comms and Force Protection business group, covering Naval Systems.

Within the Naval Systems IPT, the projects are diverse and exciting. There is a portfolio of work from core products that have been in service for many years, requiring support alongside forward looking developments, technology demonstrators and research projects. With customer intimacy and close collaboration with other organisations across the industry, we work to achieve a market leading position in products primarily relating to RF, Comms and Networking based domains.

The opportunity to be involved as a System Design Authority represents a chance to be at the heart of a range of technologies and exciting projects across the full engineering lifecycle.

In this role, you will support the current Sector Chief Engineer who is the technical leader for the current product range and future product developments. These projects will push the boundaries of innovation, technology, and the ingenuity of our engineering community to provide the required level of performance and capability of our various customers.

• Be able to achieve Systems Design Authority (SDA) status (to deputise for and succeed the current SDA) as delegated by the business as the Company Technical Signatory for the required products.
• Represent, supported by Subject Matter Experts, the company when engaging with customers to define the technical solution
• Ensure independent product assurance through Design Reviews and ensuring company procedures are adhered to
• Be responsible for delivered product design, compliance, safety and integrity.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplined project team in close partnership with key stakeholders.

• Prestige:
  Working on cutting edge technology.
• Influence:
  You will be using your knowledge and experience to support your Sector Chief Engineer in leading the technical solution across the division.
• Team Work:
  You will work alongside like-minded professional engineers in a highly collaborative environment.
• Personal Development:
  You will be supported in your continuous professional development through training and mentoring
• Connections: you will be joining a team of around 7,000 people at six major sites across the UK.
• Legacy:
  We are proud of our rich heritage, reaching back in excess of 100 years. Today we are providing the latest advances in defence electronic systems and you can be a part of the next 100 year legacy.
• Benefits Package:
  Flexible working hours, Modern open plan working environment, 25 Days Holiday a year + bank holidays + up to 8 additional Flexi Days, Competitive Salary, Free car parking, discounts at high street food and retail outlets, and much more.

• Own the technical solution for all phases of the solution development by representing Leonardo with external stakeholders and representing the Line of Business with internal stakeholders to ensure all elements of Product development are considered as part of the integrated solution
• As part of the product integrity delivery team keep up to date on related processes and requirements
• Work closely with development teams and supply chain to ensure that the overall solution meets the End Users need by understanding their Concept of Use and Operation
• Ensure the products are compliant with any performance, legislative and contractual requirements, with a strategy for completing a traceable evidence set in place
• Support the assembly of evidence and stakeholder agreement to the approval of Design Integrity certification.
• Ensure robust quality, performance, cost and time trade-offs are undertaken and then to establish the technical solution coherent with the agreed budgets and timescales
• Chair design reviews on Products, Systems and Services to ensure they are technically sound and compliant with the Company’s approach to lifecycle management
• Provide technical direction, control, evaluation and recommendations with respect to risks and opportunities
• Ensu…