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Job Description
Your impact
Are you a Systems Engineer who loves contributing to the UKs Defence Industry and making impactful change? We are recruiting for a number of Systems Engineering roles up to Principal level from a variety of backgrounds and skillsets, working on real engineering problems, designing and developing solutions that sit at the heart of our products. We have vacancies at both our Southampton and Basildon sites.
Our Systems Engineers span across range of activities that help pull together all the necessary engineering and technology strands into a high-performance system. As a Systems Engineer, you will bridge the gap between the theoretically possible and the practically implementable.
Typical work you might be involved in
Contribute to an early concept study investigating the application of new technology on future platforms
Engage with stakeholders to define requirements for a new system
Design and integrate new functionality into an existing sub-system in Simulink
Collaborate with other engineers to design and prototype a detailed model of a system to understand observed simulated performance
Design and prototype algorithms in Matlab, taking into account limitations and constraints of the target hardware
Investigate the cause of anomalies observed during integration or evaluation activities, using real trials data
Activities covering all aspects of the Systems “V” diagram, including concepts, field trials and deployment
Developing cutting edge SW to counter threats to the platform from projectiles and drones autonomously
Mentoring and Coaching of other Engineers
Projects and area’s we work in range for applications within Naval, Land and Air. Technology includes
Communications and Force Protection
Countering the rapidly evolving threat of drones posed to the UK and our allies
Working with the Prime Systems Integrator designing the future of Platform Protection Systems
Communications and messaging systems
Development of future seeker demonstrators and production systems
Seeker concepting and early life development
Electronic Warfare and Vetronics
Sensors and effectors integration including Radars, Cyber, Electro-Optic, ESM, Jammers, Directed Energy and Ballistic
Precision Guidance working on Seeker and tracking algorithms
EO/IR systems
What You’ll Bring
Proven experience as a Systems Engineer within a working environment or advanced academic research experience is a must. Ideally, you will have a science-based Honours degree or equivalent experience.
We are not expecting you to have deep theoretical knowledge of radar, electro-optics or infrared systems, what we are looking for are Systems Engineers with applied engineering experience that we can build upon through training, team working and mentoring.
Domain specialisms include;
Digital signal processing
RF systems
Electro-optic systems
Computer vision image processing (e.g. segmentation, clustering)
Multi-sensor data fusion and tracking
Real time data simulation/generation
Data analysis using AI or Machine Learning
Operational Experience in Electronic Intelligence or Electronic Warfare
We are particularly interested in speaking to you if you have experience in any of the following areas;
Problem definition
Systems Architecture
Synthetic Environments
Performance Modelling
Verification and Validation
System of Systems
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 for the future, 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.
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About the Company
Leonardo is a global security company that realises multi-domain technological capabilities in AD&S.
With over 53,000 employees worldwide, the company has a significant industrial presence in Italy, the UK, Poland, and the US. It also has a commercial presence in 150 countries through subsidiaries, joint ventures and investments. A key player in major international strategic programmes, it is a technological and industrial partner of governments, defence administrations, institutions and companies.
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