Digital Engineers - All Levels (All UK sites)

Leonardo; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo is seeking talented Digital Engineers in Edinburgh to join their hardware engineering team. Successful candidates will work on developing cutting-edge radio frequency systems and will have the opportunity to work across a range of product lines while ensuring optimal performance. A solid foundation in digital design and an understanding of electronic principles is essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Qualifications: first or second degree (BSc, BEng, MEng, MSc, PhD) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering or related science.
• Experience in developing novel digital electronics and analysing system level requirements.
• Ability to solve complex challenges and experience with digital/DSP and firmware.

Responsibilities

• Designing high speed digital PCBs that utilise FPGA and microprocessor technologies.
• Supporting hardware lifecycle from analysis to acceptance testing and delivery.
• Develop new electronics through the full design lifecycle and integrate with existing systems.

Skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Digital design

Education

BSc in Electrical & Electronic Engineering

MEng in related science

Tools

Schematic capture

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Digital Engineers - All Levels (All UK sites), Edinburgh

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Client:

Leonardo

Location:

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Other

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Yes

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Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

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Job Description:

Job Description:

We are looking for talented, motivated Digital Engineers at every level to join our growing hardware engineering team within Leonardo, based in any of our 8 offices. As a Digital Engineer, you will play a critical role in the development, manufacture and testing of cutting-edge radio frequency systems within a range of product lines. With a focus on ensuring optimal performance and functionality, you will contribute to the advancement of our defence technology.

The ideal candidates will have an understanding of digital design, microwave techniques and electromagnetic theory. Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail are essential for success in these roles.

What you’ll do as a Digital Electronics Engineer:

As a Digital Electronics Engineer you will be responsible for:

Designing high speed digital PCBs that utilise the latest FPGA, microprocessor and high-speed interconnect technologies

Supporting throughout the full hardware lifecycle from requirements analysis; through design, and unit test; to integrating hardware with the target system; and lastly to acceptance test and delivery to customer

Fully documenting and recording your work products; keeping them under configuration management, and providing plans and progress reports

Work closely with Systems, Mechanical and Software Engineers to develop sub-system digital electronic architectures which extend our product range, capability and performance with minimal Size, Weight and Power (SWaP).

Develop new electronics through the full design lifecycle; from early concepting, technology maturation and prototyping; through to main product design, build test and to system integration; and lastly to acceptance test and delivery to the customer.

What we need from you:

Qualifications: first or second degree (BSc, BEng, MEng, MSc, PhD, EngD) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering (preferable) or related science (e.g. Physics)

Experience with analysing system level requirements documents and understanding their application to Hardware designs

The ability to break down and solve complex technical challenges, including the ability to visualise both the wider system context alongside the detailed digital architecture.

Experience in developing novel digital electronics, including digital / DSP, firmware, and mixed-signal.

Experience with schematic capture.

It would be great if you have:

Experience developing FPGA / firmware as well as hardware, as this would be extremely beneficial.

Design of high-speed serial communication links and knowledge of associated protocols and architectures