Senior Systems Engineer

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Job Description:

Leonardo has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Systems Engineer. The role offers a blend of hybrid home and onsite working from any of our Bristol, Basildon, Luton or Southampton sites. The role is within the Integrated Sensing and Protection (ISP) business area. The role will entail dealing with multiple internal and external clients on a project by project basis to develop and deliver world class concept and system designs.



We are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join the engineering team to cover an exciting and growing large scale military and commercial satellite communications development project. This role will involve being part of an exciting programme, working to deliver key technologies for the future. Working within a multi-disciplined team, you will be responsible for developing requirements, Matlab modelling and contributing to the RF design analysis, integration and test phase. The role will include reviewing, assessing and providing technical guidance throughout the engineering design process.

WHAT YOU’LL GET

  • Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life through flexible hours and part time options
  • Custom working: The role may be a mixture of home based and onsite
  • Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to make choices appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle, health and wellbeing options best suited to their individual lifestyle goals.
  • Network groups : To support our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion, we have a range of network groups for colleagues :o Carers (employees caring for family or friends)o Enable (supporting people with disabilities)o Equalise (development of a gender balanced workforce)o Pride (promoting equality for all LGBTQ+ individuals)o Ethnicity Inclusion (developing a more ethnically based workforce)o Wellbeing (promoting & supporting employee wellbeing)
  • Training : Free access to Coursera which provides more than 4,000 online courses
  • Continuous Learning : You will be supported in your ongoing professional development through training and mentoring
  • Investors in People : We are proud recipients of the Investors in People Silver Award
  • Employee Assistance Programme : Providing free and confidential mental health support
  • Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays and 8 flexi days

    • To find out about all of our Company benefits : https://uk.leonardocompany.com/en/people-careers/life-at-leonardo/company-benefits

    Reporting to the Project Engineering Lead, the Senior Systems Engineer is responsible for:

  • Supporting early systems engineering analysis including requirement derivation.
  • Development of modelling codes (Matlab) for specific RF technical analysis.
  • Engagement in engineering technical meetings and suppliers.
  • Being a key team member contributing to the RF and system design as well as the test and integration activities.
  • Assessment of the design integrity of the design prior to formal design reviews.
  • Working across the full engineering lifecycle.
  • Managing all levels of requirements to enable design and development decisions.
  • Influencing requirements and design decisions
  • Reporting to key project stakeholders.
  • Actively supporting knowledge sharing and exploitation of best practice.
  • Producing effective, accurate and concise technical reports and analysis to support key technical decisions for the programme.
  • Establishing and maintaining good lines of communication across the Engineering IPT and upwards to the IPT lead and Engineering Leadership
  • Delivering to agreed performance targets
  • Supporting the teams working in an Agile manner.

    • You must be eligible for full security clearance. For more information and guidance please visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels

    You should have:

  • Understanding of RF communication systems.
  • Understanding and demonstrated experience in Satellite.
  • Experience in the design, integration and roll out of Military Satellite Communications Systems - covering space, control and ground segments.
  • Proficient in Matlab and/or other coding languages.
  • Ability to produce clear concise engineering documentation.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills.
  • Willingness to travel within the UK and possibly overseas.
  • Due to the nature of our work, you must be capable of achieving full SC security clearance
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    Location:
    Southampton
    Job Type:
    PartTime

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