Lead Electronics Engineer

Leonardo

Newcastle upon Tyne

Hybrid

GBP 70,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave

Up to 15% employer pension contribution

Free mental health support

Bonus scheme

Access to online courses

Flexible benefits package

Flexible working hours

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company in the UK is seeking a Lead Hardware Engineer. In this role, you'll oversee the engineering lifecycle of high-performance hardware for Surveillance RADAR systems. Candidates should have a degree in a STEM field, extensive circuit design experience, and the ability to work within hybrid environments. This position offers a competitive benefits package including flexible working options.

Qualifications

Proven circuit design experience.
Experience with high performance signal processing.
Understanding complex hardware designs.
Integrating in‑house designs with COTS modules (power, SBCs, RF interfaces).
Analysis of system level requirements and how they map to hardware designs.
Hands-on hardware, firmware & software integration for processor-based designs.
Debugging, testing and verification of new designs and commissioning.
Liaising with suppliers of key components and assemblies.

Responsibilities

Lead the engineering lifecycle in hardware projects.
Ensure team delivers to stakeholder requirements.
Resolve complex multidisciplinary issues.
Ensure the team delivers technically sound solutions meeting stakeholders.
Resolve complex multidisciplinary issues and drive solutions.
Foster innovation and knowledge sharing within the team.
Contribute to program-level hardware/product decisions.

Skills

Circuit design (schematic capture)

Mixed signal knowledge using ADC/DAC

Integrating in-house designs with COTS modules

Hands-on experience of Hardware, Firmware & Software Integration

Debugging, testing and verification of new designs

Ability to liaise with suppliers

Vendor/supplier liaison

Education

Higher education approved STEM qualification at degree level

Tools

Cadence

Altium

Job description

Leonardo, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Lead Hardware Engineer

Your Impact

Are you a highly experienced Hardware Engineer that would like to aid in the delivery of high-performance hardware that forms part of our Surveillance RADAR systems?

Job Description

In this role, you will experience the full engineering lifecycle within Leonardo assisting with requirement and architecture definition and maturation, the design of new novel PCB level electronics and work with the wider project team to support integration and qualification of product.

What You’ll Bring

Approving and owning work package plans associated with the allocation and deployment of team members and workload at with suitable milestones to enable effective Engineering and business reporting
Risk Analysis of Work Packages advising of risk and suggesting mitigation plans where required
Giving overall direction to the team advising on technical specialism, domain expertise, engineering process and tool use as required
Being responsible for ensuring the team deliver technically sound solutions meeting all stakeholder requirements
Resolving of complex multidisciplinary issues raised from within and outside of engineering
Resolving non-routine issues by making proposals and driving solutions through
Creating a culture to generate innovative ideas and solutions to local team and wider business problems
Promoting a culture of best practice sharing and knowledge exploitation both within a local team, wider business and across Engineering Units
Contributing to local team, engineering unit, and product decision-making at a programme level
Giving experienced guidance to the local team on through life cost of ownership requirements and issues

The Skills And Experience We Are Looking For

Higher education approved STEM qualification at degree level as a minimum or equivalent as recognised by professional accreditation schemes
Circuit design (schematic capture) layout and simulation practitioner experience.
Mixed signal knowledge using ADC/DAC, FPGA, SoC based design for high performance signal processing, communications and control.
Integrating in-house designs with COTS modules (power supplies, single board computers, RF interfaces)
Analysing system level requirements documents and understanding their application to Hardware designs
Hands on experience of Hardware, Firmware & Software Integration of Micro Processor Based designs onto hardware platforms is essential
Debugging, testing and verification of new designs and supporting their commissioning and integration into the target system
Ability to liaise with suppliers of key components and assemblies

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

Primary Location

GB - Edinburgh

Additional Locations

GB - Newcastle

Contract Type

Employee-Permanent

Hybrid Working

Hybrid

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time