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About the Role
As Head of Engineering Capability (Process, Tools & Governance), you'll shape the future of engineering by advancing processes, tools, data, and governance to create a high-performing engineering environment. You will drive engineering transformation across the Electronics function, strengthening performance, improving collaboration, and embedding continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Chair the Engineering Process Council and lead on the development of engineering processes and standards.
- Simplify and modernise engineering ways of working to improve efficiency, compliance and delivery outcomes.
- Embed systems engineering, lifecycle management and design integrity principles across the engineering framework.
- Support engineering audits and ensure compliance with regulatory, customer and business requirements.
- Monitor process effectiveness and KPI performance, reporting insights to engineering leadership and governance forums.
- Develop and implement a data-driven governance framework for engineering capability and performance.
- Create dashboards, analytics and reporting to provide actionable insights and support decision-making.
- Lead governance forums focused on process compliance, engineering quality and continuous improvement.
- Identify opportunities to enhance engineering performance through data and measurable outcomes.
- Drive the development of an integrated engineering ecosystem connecting processes, tools and data.
- Partner with Digital Engineering, IT and data teams to improve automation, traceability and real-time visibility.
- Ensure engineering tools support process objectives and are adopted consistently across the business.
- Contribute to engineering tool strategy and cross-functional digital transformation initiatives.
- Lead the adoption of new tools, processes and governance practices across engineering teams.
- Build capability through coaching, training and stakeholder engagement.
- Partner with engineering leaders to identify and deliver improvement opportunities.
- Champion a culture of standardisation, innovation and continuous improvement.
- Act as the key interface between Design Integrity, Engineering, Quality, Digital Engineering and Programme teams.
- Align improvement initiatives with business priorities and strategic objectives.
- Build good relationships with senior leaders, SMEs and process owners to drive lasting change.
- Communicate and embed engineering improvements across the organisation, ensuring consistent adoption and engagement.
Requirements
- Experience in engineering management, digital engineering tools, product lifecycle management (PLM), process improvement and organisational change.
- Excellent technical background with experience in engineering transformation and modern practices.
- Skilled in monitoring and analysing KPIs to measure productivity and drive improvements using data-driven insights.
- Experience integrating engineering tools, digital workflows, and data systems.
- Familiar with Lean, Six Sigma and other methodologies and techniques associated with improvements, waste reduction and process optimisation.
- Experience of project management, engineering management and lifecycle processes such as waterfall, Agile and hybrid applications, inc. tailoring and scaling.
- Minimum of 10 years in engineering management, focusing on governance and process improvement.
- Experience of resourcing, loading and forward load calculations and analysis.
- Understand IBP and ODP process and inputs.
- Proven experience in process improvement, governance, and leadership roles.
- Ability to lead productive meetings and discussions.
- This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS).
- An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV).
Skills
- Engineering management
- Digital engineering tools
- Product lifecycle management (PLM)
- Process improvement
- Organisational change
- Engineering transformation
- KPI analysis
- Data-driven insights
- Engineering tool integration
- Digital workflows
- Data systems integration
- Lean
- Six Sigma
- Project management
- Waterfall
- Agile
- Hybrid applications
- Resourcing
- Loading
- Forward load calculations
- IBP process
- ODP process
- Process improvement
- Governance
- Leadership
- Meeting facilitation
Location
- GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300
- GB - Basildon
- GB - Bristol - Coldharbour Lane
- GB - Lincoln
- GB - London
- GB - Luton - Cap. Green L350
- GB - Southampton
Work Type
- Permanent
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Minimum of 10 years in engineering management
Education Level
- Degree level education or equivalent experience
- Related professional qualifications are beneficial
Salary/Compensations
- £85,000 - £100,000
Benefits
- Generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
- 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.
- Bonus scheme eligibility for employees at management level and below.
- Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
- Financial reward through referral programme.
- 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.
About the Company
- Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security.
- Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK.
- Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.
Equal Opportunity
- At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace.
- We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers.
- If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.