Test Solutions Team Leader

The opportunity:

 Are you interested in developing test equipment for some of the most cutting-edge defence and aerospace projects in the UK? If you like the sound of developing test equipment for projects such as the Eurofighter Typhoon jet, then Leonardo would like to hear from you.

We are looking for experienced Lead Test Equipment Engineers to join our well-established test engineering community at our Edinburgh based site as well as in our brand new Newcastle office. You will help us continue our industry leading contribution to projects in our Radar, Advanced Targeting and Surveillance teams.

For more information on Leonardo's world first radar testing breakthrough have a look here : https://uk.leonardo.com/en/news-and-stories-detail/-/detail/world-first-radar-test-breakthrough

If you would like to read about our contribution to the Eurofighter - have a look here: https://uk.leonardo.com/en/innovation/typhoon

To find out more about one of our Surveillance projects, Seaspray, have a look here - https://uk.leonardo.com/en/news-and-stories-detail/-/detail/seaspray-surveilling-the-seas

What you’ll do as a Lead Test Equipment Engineer:

• Own the creation and delivery of the technical solution within a defined work package area, ensuring that it meets all stakeholder requirements
• Establish and mature stakeholder needs, associating/attributing priority, interest, influence and trading-off needs to determine optimum capability to solve stakeholders’ problems
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure architecture alignment with other elements of the programme.
• Ensure the application of appropriate tools / techniques for test equipment design by the team, providing advice in own area of expertise
• Resolve emerging issues by proposing and driving through solutions, escalating more complex risks and supporting definition of opportunities and risk mitigation options
• Foster relationships and networks within and outside the line of business, actively seeking out opportunities and promoting a culture for adoption of best practice
• Develop, coach, mentor, teach, and upskill other engineers in the wider application of engineering.

We would like to hear from you if you have a combination of the following:

• Demonstrated experience of driving technical solution development within a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience in capturing and analysing stakeholder needs to help guide the development of solutions capable of meeting the needs of future operational environments
• Industry experience in the full design lifecycle
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with an ability to influence and adapt according to changing demands. 
• Experience of working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders from a wide range of organisations, disciplines, backgrounds and levels of seniority, including managing relationships with customers and/or suppliers. 
• Ability to maintain engineering best practice, including looking externally to sources such as academia or other industries
• Demonstrated ability to coach and develop others
• Self-motivated with an aptitude for problem solving and driving difficult issues to conclusion

Security Clearance

You must be eligible for full security clearance.  For more information and guidance please visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels