Job Description Your Impact Are you an experienced engineering leader looking to make a real impact? We are seeking a Chief Engineer and Design Authority to join our Customer Support and Service Solutions (CS3) team, leading the delivery and continuous improvement of support solutions for our Surveillance Radar capability. As a technical leader, you will drive engineering excellence, and work closely with customers and stakeholders across the UK and internationally. Combining engineering expertise with strategic leadership, you'll play a key role in ensuring mission-critical equipment remains operational and effective. Please note the role offers an initial 6 months embedded in the product line group, working with the Design Authorities to support your development into the role. What you’ll do as a Chief Systems Engineer and Design Authority; Review Technical Query raised by customers, instigate Problem Investigations and Defect Investigations, provide the necessary response and sign off on the closure of the activities. Review existing processes and procedures associated with support and customer repairs with the aim to apply continuous improvement. Oversee internal and external obsolescence and the consequences of recommended action. Participate in Obsolescence Review Boards for the products. Review and manage the impact of change control on equipment and services provided. Support changes to DDP on behalf of the equipment Design Authority because of change. Co-ordinate the technical responses for repair activities progressing through customer MRO facilities and the Edinburgh production facility. Conduct product incident reporting and management in accordance with company process. Provide technical leadership for others in the team including mentoring and support in development. What you’ll bring; Good Engineering background with significant experience in development, production and support activities. Appreciation of how systems fit within the broader capability enterprise, for example as a component of a system-of-systems solution and wider dependencies such as personnel and infrastructure. Knowledge in providing release of equipment, installations/upgrades in relation to product, company and customer requirements. Experience in certification and release of military equipment. Understanding of gaining design certification and customer acceptance. Ideally a Chartered Engineer with the ECUK. Knowledge of general engineering lifecycle and business process. Coordinate multi-stakeholder analysis into reports and presentations for delivery to customers
Chief Engineer in Midlothian employer: Leonardo UK Ltd
Leonardo UK Ltd is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration among multidisciplinary teams. With a strong emphasis on employee growth and development, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects in aerospace while enjoying the flexibility of hybrid working arrangements. The company values data integrity and encourages a high level of abstraction in software design, making it a rewarding environment for those passionate about digital engineering.
