PLM Technical Lead

Location: GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300, GB - Edinburgh, GB - Southampton, GB - Basildon - Home Based, GB - Basildon, GB - Luton - Cap. Green L350

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Job Description:

Your Impact

Leonardo is pushing the technical boundaries associated with advanced tactical sensing, data fusion, communications, machine learning and defensive aids systems, and we need you to play a fundamental role in the business’s transformation to enable the Digital Engineering Landscape.

Join us as a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Technical Leader within our Configuration Management Core business area and lead a team that will coordinate the integration of operational requirements from across the Leonardo Electronics engineering functions into the company PLM tool.  You will operate as technical leader for Engineering operations activities and have responsibility for assuring the capability delivery against the stakeholder requirements. Within this role, you shall give clear direction to the project on the configuration and data management process and tools requirements to integrate software, modelling and hardware within the PDM system. 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Define and develop a comprehensive technical roadmap for configuration and date management tooling aligned with the Digital Engineering Strategy.
• Ensure capability alignment across wider ongoing related initiatives across IT and Engineering.
• Be accountable for the business acceptance of technical capability delivered against defined acceptance criteria. (Incorporating customer, business, legislative and contractual requirements.)
• Provide technical leadership to resolve technical, project and programme conflicts.
• Coordinate technical activities across all project work streams providing technical guidance to ensure cohesion across planned design, capability and enhancement work streams to meet business requirements. 
• Engage and influence business stakeholders to ensure that specific business requirements are correctly captured and agree acceptance criteria for developed solutions.
• Assist in the establishment and development of the core PLM technical capability and capacity required to run an enterprise-wide service

What you’ll bring:

• HNC, equivalent or higher in Engineering or Equivalent Discipline.
• Experience in leading PLM transformation programs.
• Hands on experience in deploying an industry standard PLM tool
  ( e.g. Siemens Teamcenter, PTC Windchill, Dassault 3DXperience.)
• A good understanding of Configuration Management in accordance with DEF STAN 05-57.
• Technical Team Management – ITSM operations experience would be valuable.
• Full understanding of the PLM lifecycle and Tool definition to meet specific requirements
• Understand and capture end to end business requirements across multiple PLM domains.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment in order to meet project deadlines and constraints – time, cost, evolving requirements and acceptance criterion

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a 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) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). 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, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• 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).
• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

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.

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