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Senior Supportability Engineer, Newcastle upon Tyne

Client: Leonardo

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 56d52030a218

Job Views: 5

Posted: 18.07.2025

Expiry Date: 01.09.2025

Job Description:

The Opportunity

At Leonardo, we have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Supportability Engineer to join our team within the Customer Support and Service Solutions (CS3) line of business. The team you will be joining forms part of a multi-discipline engineering team responsible for the Through-Life Services (TLS), which will shape the service and product solution for Tempest, the next-generation combat aircraft.

TLS consists of everything needed to keep the systems operating effectively throughout life. This project aims to develop a capable, cost-effective, and sustainable solution by influencing the early design of the equipment and providing the through-life solution framework. This includes all of the Integrated Logistics Support (ILS), solution management, continuous improvement, equipment upgrades, spares, repairs, training, supportability, failure prediction, equipment health status monitoring, support solution architecture, knowledge, and information management.

Supportability Engineers are involved at all stages of a GCAP/FCAS programme, from Bid, to Development, to Production, then Customer Support, and eventually disposal. We draw engineers from many different disciplines, including Electronic and Systems Engineering. We are looking for someone who enjoys working at the conceptual phase, transitioning to the Design and Development phase of the programme.

We will give you the environment to develop your existing technical skills, helping us to deliver world-leading Through Life Support Service. We are a diverse mix of Engineers and Technical Specialists who bring together a wealth of experience and expertise to collaborate, innovate, and deliver world-class solutions.

What you will do as a Senior Supportability Engineer

• Engage with key stakeholders for the TLS element of the programme, to establish and mature supportability needs, including their impact on the programme and solutions.
• Establish, capture, and maintain supportability-related requirements for TLS services, impacting suppliers, partners, and internal teams.
• Develop the concept and design for the through-life support solution, incorporating input from product design teams and other subject matter experts.
• Produce evidence demonstrating compliance with supportability requirements using analytical techniques and RM&T analysis on integrated systems.
• Work with the support solution modelling team to evaluate product and service designs from a supportability perspective, performing trade-off studies.
• Analyze historic in-service data to identify areas for improvement and inform projections, presenting findings to stakeholders.
• Support customer and user engagement, producing product roadmaps, supportability plans, and formal documentation.
• Network across other Leonardo lines of business to share and adopt best practices.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities and escalate risks and issues.
• Mentor and develop junior team members to enhance overall capability.

Candidate Profile:

• Understanding of Supportability Engineering principles and standards.
• Experience analyzing data from diverse sources.
• Stakeholder engagement and trade-off analysis experience.
• Requirements management experience, including toolset usage.
• Support solution or through-life cost modeling experience.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Additional Information:

• This role can be based at any UK site with hybrid working options.
• Travel within the UK and abroad may be required, including overnight stays.

Security Clearance: Required

Life at Leonardo

Leonardo offers a comprehensive benefits package, learning and development opportunities, and flexible working hours. Benefits include private healthcare, dental schemes, pension scheme, wellbeing support, discounts, online courses, referral incentives, and bonuses.