JOB DESCRIPTION

At Leonardo, we are looking for a Head of Electronics Engineering to join our team based across Edinburgh and Newcastle. Leonardo is a global leader in defence electronics and delivers mission critical systems for situational awareness, electronic warfare and surveillance across land, sea and air. The Radar and Advanced Targeting line of business, based in Edinburgh, is uniquely positioned as one of the world’s top manufacturers of radars, lasers and infra-red countermeasure systems.
As the Head of Electronics Engineering, you will lead the Electronics Engineering team for the Radar & Advanced Targeting and CS3 (Edinburgh) businesses. The Electronics Engineering team spans a range of sub-disciplines such as Firmware, RF, digital, general and more. You will report to directly to the VP of Electronics Engineering UK and VP Engineering (RATS).
This role provides you with the opportunity to work with, develop and nurture some of the most highly talented engineers in our industry. You will be involved with world-class technology and products at the cutting edge of our industry across a broad product base. You will have the opportunity to influence the technology and design methodology for the Electronics Engineering function. You will have experience of innovative solutions and ideas into our next generation products. You will also be responsible for helping to shape the technology processes and tools we use.

SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

Essential requirements to be successful:

• Broad understanding of electronics in a number of areas
• Proven leadership skills in a high complexity, dynamic environment at a senior level
• Ability to influence the engineering team and interface with other senior functional and sector engineering leads
• Broad experience of a number of the lifecycle phases combined with a strong technical background in one or more Electronics sub-discipline (e.g. RF/Microwave, Digital, Firmware etc.)
• Experience of assessing appropriate Project Gate deliverables, chairing Peer Reviews and participating in Design Reviews
• Proven people management and development skills within a large multi skilled team
• Proven delivery of technology development and insertion into product
• Extensive knowledge of design and development processes across the product lifecycle
• Demonstrated performance in delivery of assigned objectives

Desirable:

• Deep knowledge of one or more electronics sub disciplines
• Experience in the use and deployment of electronics/systems tools and simulators
• Practical experience of chairing sub-system stage reviews or independent technical assessor at design review level
• Demonstrated experience in the definition, estimation and control of work packages using design review processes, milestones and KPIs
• Experience with customer/supplier negotiations
• Experience of taking electronic designs into a production environment and an appreciation of ‘Design for X’
• Business or Technical Mentoring experience
• Experience in implementing process improvement initiatives
• Chartered status

Please refer the Job description for details