About the role
Job Description
Are you passionate about turning complex customer needs into cutting-edge Electronic Warfare solutions? We're looking for a Systems Design Authority (SDA) (Delivery) to lead the technical delivery of EW Payload capabilities, shaping solutions that make a real impact for our customers and operational users.
In this influential role within Leonardo's Electronic Warfare (EW) Sector, you'll work closely with customers, engineering teams, and senior stakeholders to define, deliver, and assure technical solutions from concept through to implementation.
This is an opportunity to shape both the delivery of today's EW Payload solutions and the development of tomorrow's capabilities, combining technical leadership, customer engagement, and strategic influence in a highly visible role.
This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, with a combination of on-site presence at our Luton office and UK and international travel.
Key Responsibilities as the EW Payloads SDA (Delivery)
Own the technical solution for EW Payload programmes, ensuring customer requirements are translated into effective, compliant, and deliverable solutions.
Work with customers to develop Concepts of Operation (CONOPS) and Concepts of Use (CONUSE), translating operational needs into clear system requirements in partnership with engineering teams.
Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary engineering teams, guiding key decisions and trade-offs across performance, cost, schedule, quality, and risk to establish a compliant technical solution.
Lead the identification, assessment, and management of technical risks and opportunities, ensuring informed and balanced decision-making.
Partner with the EW Payloads Development SDA and key stakeholders to shape future product strategy and capability roadmaps.
Review bids and proposals, providing independent technical assessment to ensure solutions align with strategic objectives, product strategy, and customer needs.
Coach and mentor engineers, fostering a collaborative culture that delivers high-quality, cost-effective solutions.
You Really Must Have
Significant technical leadership experience, underpinned by a strong systems eng…
