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At Leonardo, we have an exciting new opportunity for Supportability Engineers to join us at our Edinburgh office on part time hours.

Whether you have extensive industry experience, just starting your career in aerospace or looking to return to the industry this could be the opportunity for you and we are keen to hear from you!

Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 7,000 are UK-based. The Radar and Advanced Targeting line of business is uniquely positioned as one of the world’s top manufacturers of radars, lasers and infrared countermeasure systems.

The Supportability department has a unique position within our business as it is involved in the full lifecycle of a programme, from Bid, Development, Production then Customer Support and eventually disposal. We draw engineers from many different disciplines such as Electrical and Electronic, Mechanical, and System Engineering to enhance the Supportability department.

You will be joining one of our multi discipline engineering teams responsible for the delivery of any of our world-class systems across its lifecycle such as:

We expect our people to create strong working relationships with cross-department colleagues in Systems, Electronics, Mechanical, Software, Test Equipment, Quality and Industrial to identify problems on complex systems before they reach Production or the Customer.

As a department, we have a strong focus on continuous improvement of our procedures and processes but also of our department itself and want anyone who joins to be part of that journey. This might include using your engineering talent to grow and develop the Supportability community and skill base through the mentoring, coaching and development of more junior members of the team or contributing to best practices to help drive out the cost and reputational consequence of failure.

We can also help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop, grow and progress in your career!

We are recruiting for a number of roles from a variety of backgrounds and skillsets. Based upon your skills and knowledge we will look to find the best fit for you within the Supportability department.

Typical work you might be involved in within an Integrated Project Team delivering Supportability Engineering work packages covering:

Custom and flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life through flexible hours and a mixture of home based and onsite working

Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to make choices appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle, health and wellbeing options best suited to their individual lifestyle goals.

Network groups: Part of our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion

Training: Free access to Coursera that provides more than 4,000 online courses

Continuous Learning: Supported in your ongoing professional development though training and mentoring

Investors in People: We are proud recipients of Investors in People Awards

Employee Assistance Programme: Providing free and confidential mental health support

Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays and 12 flexi days (pro-rata)

To find out about all of our Company benefits please visit: https://uk.leonardocompany.com/en/people-careers/life-at-leonardo/company-benefits

You will have a degree in a relevant engineering or science discipline. You will have worked in industry, defence or have other relevant experience.

We are particularly interested in receiving your application if you have experience in any of the following areas:

Experience with the following tools and packages would be beneficial: MS Office packages; PTC Windchill; IBM DOORS; Matlab/Simulink; Power BI; JIRA and Python

You must be eligible for full security clearance. For information and guidance, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels