Job Description
Your Impact: Are you looking to advance your career and work on technology that will shape the future of Defence? Does working on developing the next generation of fast jet technology sound like a challenge of interest? If you have skills in systems engineering and five years UK residency, we are looking for engineers to join us at Leonardo in Luton in a predominantly office and laboratory‑based role.
Responsibilities
- Development of Requirements and Test Plans
- Control of Parts and Documentation, including change management
- Collaboration with multi‑functional teams on system and sub‑system development for Tempest and the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP)
- Work with suppliers, integrators, and users across the UK
- Engage with stakeholders and define requirements for a new system
- Conduct cost and functional performance trade‑offs and evaluation of proposed solutions
- Model a system to understand observed simulated performance
- Develop capability within limitations and constraints of the target hardware
- Design and conduct testing and trials to prove equipment function and performance
- Opportunity to lead technical activities and initiatives
- Mentor and coach other engineers
- Create and deliver reports and proposals to customers and industry partners
- Support knowledge sharing and exploitation of good practice
Qualifications
- Science‑based Honours degree or equivalent experience
- Desire to gain electronic warfare domain knowledge
- Knowledge of the systems engineering lifecycle in the following areas:
- Problem definition
- Requirements engineering, including the use of IBM DOORS
- Systems Architecture
- Synthetic Environments
- Systems Modelling and Analysis
- Integration, Verification and Validation
- Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- Desirable experience with related specialisms such as safety, security, airworthiness or reliability
- Domain‑specialist knowledge in areas such as:
- Digital signal processing
- RF systems
- Multi‑sensor data fusion and tracking
- Real‑time data simulation/generation
- Military Electronic systems
- Data analysis using AI or Machine Learning
- Operational experience in Electronic Intelligence or Electronic Warfare
- Security Clearance: This role is subject to pre‑employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), and further National Security Vetting (NSV). Meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) is required.
- Five years UK Residency and hold a UK Passport
Security & Background Checks
For more information and guidance, please visit https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting.
Salary
Principal Engineer: £55,000 to £68,000. The salary range reflects the approved grade band for this role.
Location & Employment Details
- Primary Location: GB – Luton – Cap. Green 300
- Additional Locations: GB – Bristol – Coldharbour Lane
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Hybrid Working: Onsite (with hybrid working options)
- Position is a full‑time, permanent role; part‑time opportunities can be discussed.
Benefits
- Generous leave with up to 12 additional flexi‑days each year
- Award‑winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution
- 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)
- Eligible for bonus scheme at management level and below
- Free access to over 4,000 online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning
- Referral programme rewards
- Flexible benefits up to £500 annually for private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more
- Flexible working hours with hybrid options
For a full list of our company benefits, please visit our website.
