Luton, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Full Time
3 hours ago
H1B Sponsor
Key skills
AgileLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration
About this role
Role Overview
Act as the point of contact for all things Systems Engineering to the Sector Chief Engineer, Head of Systems Engineering and Head of Engineering Projects.
Be a coach in the art of systems engineering.
Provide expertise and guidance to ensure our engineers define the problem completely.
Ensure programmes capture the views and needs of all our stakeholders, covering the full lifecycle and different stakeholder types.
Ensure the right concepting, modelling and simulation techniques are used to identify and mitigate emergent properties.
Champion Design for Excellence (DfX) concepts for Systems Engineering.
Provide expertise and guidance on System Architecting and System Synthesis concepts.
Promote and provide guidance and expertise on “System of Systems Engineering”.
Act as the focal point for systems engineering governance, supporting Lifecycle Management (LCM) activities.
Champion innovative approaches and modern techniques across the full lifecycle.
Hold quarterly threat and mitigation reviews across the sector.
Represent Leonardo within Systems Engineering bodies and groups of interest.
Identify trends across your sector, capturing and sharing lessons learned to improve the quality and efficiency of future work.
Provide the right metrics to capture improvements and opportunities.
Own and drive a sector 6 month improvement plan aligned with the needs of the LoB and Systems Engineering improvement plan.
Work with the Systems People & Capability Lead and project stakeholders to optimise the skills and capability profile across the sector.
Enable and optimise collaboration across engineering disciplines.
Deliver an agile approach to systems engineering, building a culture of experimentation and failing fast.
Understand what lies beyond our black boxes, promoting how digital technologies can be used to improve our systems approach.
Champion Human Factors Integration approaches.
Collaborate with your peers in similar roles across the UK to promote a culture of continual learning and improvement.
Identify and develop your own Systems Engineering specialism, becoming a recognised expert across the EW LoB / Electronics division.
Requirements
Experience in applying governance and guidance on Systems Engineering LCM process.
Experience in eliciting stakeholder expectations.
Experience in creating and defining architectures.
Experience in managing and collaborating with 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.
Experience of integration, with an understanding of the resultant issues, cost and schedule implications, and potential mitigations.
Tenacity and determination, with a desire to deliver outputs and results.
Benefits
Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity.
Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options.