Principal Capability Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Luton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

Capability Engineer – Future Combat Air (FCA)/GCAP

The Capability team in Future Combat Air (FCA)/GCAP department at Leonardo UK work at the forefront of technologies and concepts that underpin 6th Gen combat air capabilities for Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) as well as other national and international initiatives.

We are looking for a driven individual to provide technical and strategic support to Multifunction Processing (MFP) and Digital Backbone (DBB) areas that enable functional, software and hardware capabilities for situational awareness and non-kinetic effecting, primarily within Team Tempest portfolio to start with.

Reporting to Head of Capability - MFP/DBB, you will help to ensure convergence and coherence between the FCA and wider Leonardo GCAP capability proposal and the customer capability demands. You will liaise with Programme and Engineering delivery teams across FCA and Leonardo UK Lines of Business (LoB) to ensure customer desirements and input form part of the delivery programmes.

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Ensure capability techno-strategic input into FCAS-AP and FCAS-TI programme delivery
• Support MFP/DBB technology and engineering delivery road-map development
• Support GCAP Operational Analysis in the context of MFP/DBB capabilities
• Ownership of the ISANKE MFP Capability Demand Signal, liaising between FCA Capability team and Engineering functions, and other LoBs, to maintain, iterate and update the document.
• Lead and manage the organisation, facilitation and lessons/actions/data capture for MFP/DBB in MAP Technology Reviews, TEMPEST Quarterly and Programme Technology Reviews, ensuring maximum stakeholder engagement and participation.
• Lead and manage the set-up, organisation, facilitation and lessons/actions/data capture for the cross-LoB FAST forum.
• Work with Head of FCAS Technologies and Head of Operational Capability to inform MFP/DBB technical requirements capture
• Collaborate across FCA and all other LoBs to ensure pro-active interaction and information sharing between all LoB FCAS capability stakeholders (CTOs, CMs and CEs).
• Provide Capability Team input to appropriate FCAS-AP WP2 MFP/DBB and TT TDP WP4.1 MFP/DBB strands and facilitate provision of appropriate Capability support to the FCA Engineering Team
• Support horizon scouting for disruptive technologies, applied research ideation and exploratory exploitation of MFP/DBB technical concepts and problem/solution space
• Support GCAP international development activities in the MFP/DBB area

Skills, Qualifications & Knowledge Required

Degree educated, or equivalent, with career experience in Engineering R&D, and a demonstrated experience of building effective relationships with relevant project stakeholders across Government and Industry Partners. Experience in early Technology Development stages of a Programme lifecycle would be beneficial. Knowledge of and experience with situational awareness and non-kinetic effecting concepts, tools and methodologies within the Combat Air domain is highly desirable but not essential. Equally important is the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to develop the best solutions possible.

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Life at Leonardo

With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.

• Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us
• Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
• Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution - please note that from April 2024 this amount will increase to up to 15% employer contribution.)
• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)
• Lifestyle: Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
• Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera
• Referral Incentive: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member
• Bonus: Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below