Job Description:
Your impact
Leonardo are looking to employ a Support Engineer at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire as part of the Customer Support and Service Solutions (CS3) line of business. This job involves being part of the wider Leonardo engineering team, the work will be varied and will involve working with a large number of internal and external stakeholders, but the primary focus will be working as a multi-skilled Field Service Representative (FSR) providing direct support to the UK Typhoon Force based at RAFs Coningsby and Lossiemouth, including supporting Typhoon Force when their assets are deployed. RAF Coningsby will your contractual location, but temporary working in the UK and overseas will be required to support Leonardo’s wider business needs.
Examples of how you will support the CS3 line of business will include:
Being a Captor Radar and Praetorian DASS focal point for UK MoD and industry customers
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Assisting customers with technical and logistic issues across multiple regulatory environments
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Understanding and managing operational priorities
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Ensuring, whenever possible, assets are kept ‘on wing’
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Working to reduce the number of No Fault Founds (NFFs)
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Supporting trials and development work
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Supporting the Typhoon Part 145 on and off-aircraft environments
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Supporting the Typhoon Part M environment
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Supporting Leonardo back office functions
Building and maintaining good working relationships with:
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The UK MoD
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BAE Systems
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Internal stakeholders
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Other companies/agencies as required
Maintaining individual and team currency by ensuring the following are up-to-date:
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Mandatory training
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Authorisations
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Deployability readiness (vaccinations, passports, visas, etc)
Supporting wider Leonardo UK business interests as reasonably required, in line with the Engineering Job Family Framework (JFF) and relevant Engineering Competency Framework.
Supporting non-UK Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft and/or customers in the UK and overseas
Willingness to develop knowledge and expertise in other systems if/when support contract evolves, i.e. in addition to Radar and DASS
Specialist Captor Radar and Praetorian DASS training will be provided
What you’ll bring
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A full UK driving licence (Category B)
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The ability to work shifts (typically a week of day shift followed by week of back shift)
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Experience working with aircraft and/or in an aircraft maintenance environment
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The ability to occasionally work away from RAF Coningsby, including overseas
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A level of fitness/health that would enable passing company pre-overseas travel medical checks
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A willingness to be vaccinated to facilitate overseas travel in accordance with MoD requirements; whilst not always required as examples vaccinations could include: Tick Borne Encephalitis (TBE), Polio, Tetanus, Diphtheria, Tuberculosis (TB), Hepatitis (Hep) A, Hep B, Typhoid, and Yellow Fever
It is highly desirable that you have:
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Experience working within an airworthiness environment
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Experience of Captor Radar
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Experience of Praetorian DASS
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Eurofighter Typhoon on-aircraft experience
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Experience of Radar
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Experience of Electronic Warfare
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HNC in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or equivalent
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Experience working at offsite locations, i.e. remote from back office/main site support
These are not exhaustive lists, the most important skills are often good attitude and willingness to learn.
Security Clearance
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) apply, this includes meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting
Why join us
At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work-life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.
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Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
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Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
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Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
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Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
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Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
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Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
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Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
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Flexible working: Because this role involves shift working at a customer site options for flexible / hybrid working are limited.
For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.
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.
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.
Be part of something bigger - apply now!
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Seniority:
Primary Location:
GB - RAF Coningsby
Additional Locations:
Contract Type:
Permanent
Hybrid Working:
Onsite
