Job Description

Hybrid requirements: This role has flexible working patterns.
At Leonardo, we have a fantastic new opportunity for Systems Engineers to join us in Newcastle.
Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 7,000 are UK-based. The Radar and Advanced Targeting line of business is uniquely positioned as one of the world's top manufacturers of radars, lasers and infrared countermeasure systems.
Are you a systems-thinker?
Does solving complex problems interest you?
Would you thrive in a collaborative environment?
Do you want to apply your skills to a complex problem domain?
Then we want to speak to you!
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.
We are recruiting for various positions, but wherever you go, you will work on real engineering problems, designing and developing solutions that sit at the heart of our products. Your work may be exploited into:
The radar for the Typhoon fighter jet
The radar for the SAAB Gripen fighter
Our family of Surveillance AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radars
An IRCM (Infra-Red Counter Measures) system
Our laser target designator or laser ranging systems
Systems Engineers span a range of activities that help pull together all the necessary engineering and technology stands into a high-performance system. As a Systems Engineer, you will bridge the gap between the theoretically possible and the practically implementable.
You may be involved in:
Applied research: Early research looking into exploiting new technologies or concepts
High-level design: Higher-level understanding of the impact of design decisions can have on performance
Low-level design: Detailed design, prototyping and optimisation of a solution using expertise within your technical domain.
Lab-based integration and testing: The design meeting reality and working to solve practical challenges
Supporting trials and integration on customer platforms:
Getting a unique opportunity to see our products in action, and developing an increased understanding of product use cases.
We are a supportive team of talented and innovative engineers who come from a diverse range of backgrounds, such as theoretical physics, quantum physics, nonlinear optics, applied mathematics and statistics, nuclear physics, astrophysics, signal processing, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, information fusion, and robotics and autonomy.
You will work with exceptional engineers, developing the skills and knowledge required to achieve your technical and professional goals.
Our working environment is fast-paced but relaxed, and we value the expertise of our engineers and work to ensure they have the autonomy and confidence to make decisions.
What you will do
We are recruiting for a number of roles from a variety of backgrounds and skillsets. Based upon your skills and foundation knowledge, we will assess where your knowledge and skills would best fit and discuss the options with you.
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
Dependent on experience, you may lead technical activities and initiatives, or you may mentor and coach other engineers.
What we are looking for
Ideally, you will have a science-based Honours degree or equivalent experience. You will have worked in industry, or will have advanced academic research experience. If you have a PhD, we encourage you to apply to our Research Scientists and Engineers vacancy.
We are particularly interested in speaking to you if you have experience in any of the following areas:
Systems Engineering specialisms, e.g.
o Problem definition
o Systems Architecture
o Synthetic Environments
o Performance Modelling
o Verification and Validation
o System of Systems
Domain specialisms, e.g.
o Digital signal processing
o RF systems
o Electro-optic systems
o Medical imaging systems, image processing, image / object classification / identification
o Computer vision image processing (e.g. segmentation, clustering)
o Multi-sensor data fusion and tracking
o Real time data simulation/generation
You must be eligible for full SC security clearance, and will require access to caveated information such as UK eyes only. For more information and guidance, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels
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Culture overview
Life at Leonardo
With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.
Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution)
Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us
Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, access to Mental Health support, Financial wellbeing support, network groups
Lifestyle: Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (500 annual allowance)
Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera
Referral Incentive: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member
Bonus: Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below
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Employee benefits
Bonus Scheme
Childcare Vouchers
Cycle To Work
Flexible Hours
Flexible Working
Free Parking
Learning Allowance
Life Insurance
Pension
Sabbatical Leave
Wellbeing Programme
Office vibe
CITY CENTRE
OPEN PLAN
SOCIAL EVENTS
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Leadership
Gareth Hetheridge
UK CIO
Tech overview
The ancestors of Leonardo in the UK, iconic - companies like Marconi, Ferranti and Westland - invented products, built expertise and developed the people that set the foundations for our company. Today, we remain as essential to the fabric of the country and the economy as we have been throughout the last century. Following decades of investment, we proudly stand as a jewel in the crown of British engineering, employing over 8,000 highly skilled people across the country. Our scientists and engineers deliver cutting-edge technologies, solutions and insights that underpin the worldleading capabilities of our Armed Forces and go on to be exported across the globe.
We are proud of our role in making Britain's advanced engineering sector one of the best in its class globally and of the tangible and substantial contribution we are making to the UK every day.
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Engineering principles
AGILE PROCESS
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
CODE REVIEWS
COLLECTIVE CODE OWNERSHIP
COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
CONTINUOUS DELIVERY
CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT
CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION
KNOWLEDGE SHARING
MENTORING
SCRUM
TEST DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
UNIT TESTING
Company tech stack
ITIL


MATLAB


Linux


C


Python


C++


C#


Ansible


Terraform


Git


Microsoft Azure


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.Net Core


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