Project Engineering Lead

Leonardo

Project Engineering Lead managing multi-disciplined engineering teams for Future Seeker programmes at Leonardo UK. Responsible for engineering delivery and coordination of project bids and reports.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeBasildon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £59,000 - £75,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing multi-disciplined engineering teams and delivering engineering outputs within time, cost, and performance budgets. Proficient in engineering lifecycles, design reviews, and coordinating engineering inputs for bids, with a focus on career development for team members.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Project ManagementMulti-Disciplined Team LeadershipEngineering Lifecycle ManagementLow Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Program ManagementDefence or Aerospace Industry Experience

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Hard Skills

Engineering Design ReviewsHardware Electronics DevelopmentFirmware DevelopmentMechanical Product DevelopmentEngineering Status Reporting

Soft Skills

CommunicationTeam DevelopmentCollaboration

Industry Keywords

Defence IndustryAerospace IndustryEngineering ProcessesBusiness Winning Process

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Project Engineering Leads manage multi-disciplined engineering team across multiple projects.
They are responsible for delivery of the overall engineering output against time, cost and performance budgets.
They drive design maturity and lead engineering design reviews.
Project Engineering Leads prepare and communicate monthly engineering status reports for each of their assigned projects into their line manager.
They are responsible for the coordination of engineering input into bids as part of the business winning process.
They line manage a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, playing an active role in their career development.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Educated to a degree level in an engineering-related subject (essential)
Previous experience of managing and/or leading multi-disciplined engineering teams (essential)
Previous experience of managing and/or leading low Technology Readiness Level (TRL) research programmes (essential)
Strong understanding and proven track record of engineering lifecycles and processes (essential)
Experience of working on the development of hardware electronics, firmware and mechanical based products (desirable)
Experience of collaborating with external partners on development activities (desirable)
Experience of working within the defence or aerospace industry (desirable)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
Flexible hours with hybrid working options.