Electronic RF Design Engineer

Job Description:

Do you want to help deliver equipment to protect the UK Armed Forces from IEDs?

Due to the growth of the business area, Leonardo have an opportunity for an Electronics Solution Lead to join our Communications and Force Protection Team.

Project work at Leonardo is based on both internally funded products and directly funded work with deliverables to key customers within short timescales. If successful, you will be joining a dedicated multi-disciplined Integrated Project Team with a full and stretching workload - with huge potential for personal growth and professional development.

The salary range for this role is £63,000 - £68,000 per year.

For internal applicants only, please note that this is a Job Family Framework level 6 (Engineering)

What you will do

Supporting our Electronic Counter Measures (ECM) programmes, you will support new designs undertaking the following activities.

• Development of subsystem engineering solutions and specifications
• Operating at a product system level, specify and define electronic COTS items such as Open VPX chassis, General Purpose Graphics Processing Units, High-Speed Network Interface Controllers and RF devices
• System Integration

You will be part of a team supporting our ECM system development. Starting at the beginning of the engineering lifecycle the Principal Electronics Engineer will develop subsystem solutions and specifications and work as part of the system integration team to realise those solutions.

This vacancy presents an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual to develop and grow their skills and knowledge within a thriving organisation. In this broad electronic engineering role, you will work across a range of projects throughout various stages of the product lifecycle from initial concept development through to early life production support and on to support of existing fielded designs.

What you really must have:

• Knowledge and experience of all stages of the engineering development lifecycle
• Experience of :-
  • Operating at the product system level
  • Specifying and defining COTS items
  • Working with subcontract suppliers
  • Specifying Open VPX backplane solutions (or similar standards)
  • System level integration

It would be nice if you had:

• Safety, Security and other legislative constraints
• Domain experience in Electronics Warfare and Electronics Countermeasures

You must be capable of achieving full SC security clearance and will require access to caveated information such as UK eyes only.

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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.

• Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us
• Company funded flexible benefits: We offer award-winning flexible benefits plan, having won the Best Flexible Working Policy Award, Best Flexible Benefits Strategy and Best Flexible Benefits Plan in 2023. These include; access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
• Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution)
• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, access to Mental Health support, Financial wellbeing support, network groups (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)
• Lifestyle: Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
• 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

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 based in the UK.

At Leonardo UK, we believe that a diverse and inclusive work environment unlocks our people’s full potential and drives innovation and creativity. We work hard to offer a welcoming, accessible and inclusive place to work for all of our people, creating a culture where everyone can thrive, feel safe and have a sense of belonging and connection.

This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo’s future. We can help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow, so why not join us

Primary Location:

GB - Basildon

Contract Type:

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid