The role will involve extensive people engagement at the Basildon site with flexible working arrangements available that align with the project's charter and IPTs needs.
Influence the development, structure, and quality of engineering artefacts across the FC/ASW programme, ensuring coherence, consistency and technical integrity
Act as the focal point for systems engineering governance, supporting Lifecycle Management (LCM), activities ensuring compliance with solid SE practices
Provide expert coaching to ensure engineers fully understand the problem space, stakeholder needs, and system constraints across early and later lifecycle stages
Ensure the appropriate level of concept development, modelling & simulation and architectural techniques to inform solution options and technical decisions
Influence whole life design considerations relating to Safety, Security, Manufacture, Test, Supportability, Through Life Support in line with company processes
Identify trends across the Business Area, capturing and sharing lessons learned to improve the quality and efficiency of future work
Collaborate with your peers in similar roles across the team/UK to promote a culture of continual learning and improvement, acting as a change agent for systems engineering
Identify trends, recurring challenges, and systemic inefficiencies across the area of focus, turning them into actionable improvements
Act as a change agent, helping the organisation strengthen its Systems Engineering capability and adopt more connected, scalable engineering practices
Requirements
We are looking for a systems thinker with:
Experience applying Systems Engineering governance and LCM process
A track record of delivering highquality engineering artefacts within Integrated Project Teams
Experience in eliciting stakeholder expectations
Experience in creating and defining architectures
Experience in managing and collaborating with internal/external stakeholders
Proven leadership and decision-making skills in a high complexity, dynamic environment at a senior level
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, proven ability to build trust and respect at different levels (An effective influencer)
Motivation, tenacity and determination, with a desire to deliver beneficial outcomes
Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering tools and methodologies
Experience working on largescale Systems Integration programmes, managing cost, schedule and quality implications
Domain experience any of the following specialisms: RF, Electronic Warfare, Electro-Optics, Air/Land/Sea sub-system Platform Integration, Sensor Fusion, AI/Machine Learning
Practitioner level ability using Model Driven Engineering tool e.g. Cameo Systems Modeler, Matlab, Simulink, DOORS (classic)
This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.
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Salary Range:
Chief Engineer £75k - £91k
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Benefits
Vision insuranceFlexible schedule
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Job Description:
Leonardo has an exciting opportunity within the Integrated Sensing and Protection (ISP) business for a Chief Systems Engineer operating within the Precision Guidance business area at our site in Basildon. Our work is exciting, challenging, and complex. With a diverse portfolio of technologies and projects at different stages of maturity, Precision Guidance requires strong Systems Engineering discipline to ensure we are doing the right activities at the right time. Your role is to help the programme navigate this complexity and deliver high quality, integrated solutions.
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