Lead Manufacturing Engineering Specialist

Overview

In this role you will shape the future of manufacturing for Leonardo’s GCAP programme, driving robust engineering solutions across the lifecycle. You’ll work within a cross‑functional team to enable world‑class production and explore innovative processes and equipment. Expect exposure to multiple sites with some home‑based work, contributing to design reviews, manufacturing readiness, and factory of the future initiatives. The role offers high impact, strategic influence and opportunities to mentor others.

Pay / Benefits

• generous leave up to 12 flexi-days
• employer pension up to 15%
• mental health support
• bonus scheme for performance
• free access to 4,000+ online courses
• flexible benefits including private healthcare and discounts

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist input to project teams to ensure technically sound solutions meeting stakeholder requirements
• Lead Manufacturing Engineering sections of Manufacturing Maturity Reviews and governance through Lifecycle Management; contribute to manufacturing plans and readiness reviews
• Track external developments and disruptive technologies for exploitation and knowledge sharing within the project team
• Advance innovative manufacturing and testing processes for EW domain by studying requirements, materials, and equipment, and engaging with vendors/suppliers
• Ensure robust manufacturing/test decision information through product/process reporting and trend analysis
• Design methods to assure product/process quality, validate/verify process capabilities, and establish standards
• Foster a culture of manufacturing efficiency with infrastructure, cybersecurity, security requirements, capacity analysis, simulations, and equipment layout planning
• Collaborate with engineering to develop manufacturing/test requirements for future designs and influence early concepts
• Advise on improving policies and processes within operations and promote best practice sharing and knowledge exploitation
• Mentor and develop junior team members to build overall capability
• Provide domain experience to support customer engagement and product roadmaps
• Maintain product and company reputation by complying with government regulations

Key requirements

• In-depth understanding of manufacturing and test processes and principles
• Ability to influence with data and analysis to support reasoning
• Understanding of the operational framework and business processes
• Experience across multiple phases of the Product Life Cycle and related processes
• Experience peer reviewing work within product teams and implementing actions
• Ability to communicate concepts in non-technical terms; strong systems thinking
• Ability to manage relationships with customers and suppliers
• Experience in capability or process development and implementing changes to working practices

• analytical thinking
• influencing and negotiation
• clear communication
• manufacturing and test processes
• Manufacturing Readiness Level reviews
• Lifecycle Management

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