Lead Manufacturing Engineering Specialist

Leonardo • Southampton, England • Posted July 09, 2026

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Your Impact

We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Manufacturing Engineering Specialist Lead to join us at Leonardo in Southampton. You will be part of the Integrated Sensing and Protection (ISP) line of business, which is a leader in delivering defence electronics, mission critical systems for situational awareness, electronic warfare, communications and surveillance across the land, air and sea domains.

In this role as a Lead Manufacturing Engineering Specialist, you will have the opportunity to provide leadership and vision in the realm New Product Introduction (NPI). You will act as the focal point to support with the Airborne Communications Team part of ISP focused on identifying the manufacturing requirements and planning NPI operational activities for products across the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).

In this role you will play a pivotal role in our manufacturing operations team supporting the business to develop...