Electronic RF Design Engineer

leonardocompany; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Dental schemes

Flexible working

Job summary

Leonardo UK in Basildon is seeking an Electronics Solution Lead to join the Communications and Force Protection Team. You will develop subsystem solutions and specify COTS items, operating at a product system level.

The role offers hybrid working with a clear path for personal growth and development. Applicants should have experience across the engineering lifecycle and must be able to obtain UK security clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience across the engineering development lifecycle.
• Experience at the product system level and with COTS items.
• Experience working with subcontractors and system integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop subsystem solutions and specifications.
• Operate at the product system level and define COTS items.
• Support system integration and lifecycle activities.

Skills

Subsystem engineering

System-level engineering

COTS specification

Supplier management

Open VPX

Tools

Open VPX backplanes

VPX backplanes

Job description

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

• 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.

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.

For more information and guidance please visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels

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.

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.

Primary Location:

GB - Basildon

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid