EMC Engineering Lead for Defence Systems & Test Facility

Leonardo S.p.A.; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Continuous learning

Employee benefits

Job summary

Leonardo UK in Edinburgh is seeking a Lead EMC Engineer to lead a team of EMC experts and an UKAS-accredited test facility. You will drive development and qualification of next-generation radar and countermeasure systems, ensuring compliance from early development through to formal product qualification.

You will define EMC requirements, lead testing and peer reviews, and collaborate with customers and internal teams to grow capability while maintaining quality and standards alignment.

Qualifications

• EMC requirement definition and flow down.
• EMC design practices.
• EMC simulation, modelling and analysis.
• Technical support to an EMC Test Team.
• Test plan and test procedure generation and peer review.

Responsibilities

• A team responsible for early development lifecycle pre compliance through to formal product qualification EMC test.
• EMC engineering activities aligned to defence and aviation standards such as MIL-STD-461, DO-160 and EFA EMC Specification.
• EMC test that covers Radiated/Conducted Emissions and Susceptibility, Lightning, ESD, NEMP and Voltage Spike.
• Support and consultation to internal and external customers on EMC.
• Continuous improvement within the EMC Facility.
• Automation of current work practices and methods for efficiency.
• Definition of EMC Facility requirements, planning and delivery for future capability.

Skills

EMC engineering

Team leadership

EMC testing

Test planning

Customer liaison

Mentoring junior staff

Tools

EMC simulations tools

Data analysis tools

Job description

Leonardo UK in Edinburgh is seeking a Lead EMC Engineer to lead a team of EMC experts and an UKAS-accredited test facility. You will drive development and qualification of next-generation radar and countermeasure systems, ensuring compliance from early development through to formal product qualification.

You will define EMC requirements, lead testing and peer reviews, and collaborate with customers and internal teams to grow capability while maintaining quality and standards alignment.