MBSE Systems Engineer - All Levels

Leonardo UK Ltd; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo S.p.A. is seeking Systems Engineers to apply Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) across the full lifecycle for UK radar and electro-optical systems.

You will develop architectures, requirements, and integration strategies in multidisciplinary teams, with opportunities to lead work packages and mentor engineers. Roles span from MBSE skills development to senior leadership, supporting verification, validation, and digital engineering transformation within critical defence programmes.

Qualifications

• Experience applying Systems Engineering principles and Systems Thinking within a complex engineering environment.
• Experience across one or more Systems Engineering disciplines, including requirements engineering, system architecture development, integration, verification, or validation.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills.
• Desirable: SysML, UML, or related modelling standards.
• Experience with MBSE tools such as Cameo Systems Modeler, MagicDraw, Enterprise Architect, Rhapsody, Capella, or equivalent.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and mentoring engineers is advantageous for senior roles.

Responsibilities

• Use Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies, frameworks, and tools to support systems engineering activities.
• Develop and maintain system models, architectures, requirements, behaviours, interfaces, and analysis products.
• Support the design, integration, verification, validation, and acceptance of complex Radar and EO systems.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary and specialist engineering teams.
• Contribute to requirements definition, trade studies, design reviews, and engineering decision making.
• Support the continuous improvement of systems engineering processes, tools, and ways of working.
• Engage with customers and stakeholders to understand needs and communicate technical solutions.
• At senior levels, lead work packages, provide technical direction, mentor engineers, and support capability development across the business.

Skills

MBSE methods

Systems thinking

Analytical skills

SysML/UML

Leadership

Communication

Tools

Cameo Systems Modeler

MagicDraw

Enterprise Architect

Rhapsody

Capella

Job description

Job Description

Your Impact Join Leonardo's Radar and Electro Optical (EO) Systems Engineering community and help deliver some of the UK's most advanced sensing and surveillance capabilities. We are recruiting Systems Engineers with interests in Model Based Systems Engineering across multiple career levels, from engineers developing their MBSE skills through to experienced MBSE practitioners and technical leaders. Working across the full engineering lifecycle, you will apply systems engineering principles and systems thinking to define, analyse, integrate, verify and optimise complex systems that contribute directly to critical defence programmes. You will work within multidisciplinary teams, using MBSE approaches to improve understanding, communication and decision-making across complex technical challenges. Whether developing architectures, analysing requirements, supporting verification activities or enabling digital engineering transformation, you will help shape the future of Leonardo's Radar and EO capabilities. Alongside challenging technical work, you will have opportunities to develop your MBSE expertise, broaden your systems engineering knowledge, deepen your domain understanding, grow your leadership skills, and work towards professional registration and Chartership. Where this vacancy is being recruited across more than one grade, the successful candidate will be appointed to a specific assessed grade, and the applicable salary range will be that associated with the grade of appointment.

What you’ll do

• Use Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies, frameworks, and tools to support systems engineering activities.
• Develop and maintain system models, architectures, requirements, behaviours, interfaces, and analysis products.
• Support the design, integration, verification, validation, and acceptance of complex Radar and EO systems.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary and specialist engineering teams.
• Contribute to requirements definition, trade studies, design reviews, and engineering decision making.
• Support the continuous improvement of systems engineering processes, tools, and ways of working.
• Engage with customers and stakeholders to understand needs and communicate technical solutions.
• At senior levels, lead work packages, provide technical direction, mentor engineers, and support capability development across the business.

What you’ll bring

• We welcome applications from engineers with a range of experience and b backgrounds. You may have experience in some of the following areas:
• Essential Experience applying Systems Engineering principles and Systems Thinking within a complex engineering environment.
• Experience across one or more Systems Engineering disciplines, including requirements engineering, system architecture development, integration, verification, or validation.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills.
• Desirable Experience with SysML, UML, or related modelling standards.
• Experience with MBSE tools such as Cameo Systems Modeler, MagicDraw, Enterprise Architect, Rhapsody, Capella, or equivalent.
• Experience with applying MBSE frameworks such as MagicGrid Experience within Radar, EO, sensing, command and control, aerospace, defence, electronics, software-intensive systems, or other safety-critical or mission-critical sectors.
• Experience planning and delivering engineering work packages, with increasing levels of responsibility and technical leadership.
• For senior opportunities, experience leading multidisciplinary teams, mentoring engineers, influencing engineering strategy, and engaging with customers would be advantageous.

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.
• For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

Primary Location: GB - Edinburgh
Additional Locations: GB - Newcastle
Contract Type: Permanent
Hybrid Working: Hybrid International, multicultural, innovative, technological: this is Leonardo. The company’s passionate and talented team is strongly influenced by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) expertise, with a diverse range of experience that enables colleagues to share knowledge and know-how across the generations.