Principal Electronics Engineer (Power)

Leonardo; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Leonardo in Edinburgh as a Principal Hardware Engineer, focusing on cutting-edge Power Systems for defence technology. This role involves substantial project oversight and the design of advanced PSU systems. The company promotes a culture of continuous learning and offers generous benefits, ensuring you thrive both personally and professionally.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Gym memberships

Half days on Fridays

Award-winning pension scheme

Qualifications

• Previous experience in design, manufacture, test and integration of PSUs and Power Systems required.
• Knowledge in power supply design and electrical safety is crucial.
• Experience in measurement & instrumentation systems beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Primary role to lay groundwork for future Power Systems and manage multiple projects.
• Provide technical support and documentation including test reports and specifications.
• Review emerging technologies in Energy Storage and Conservation.

Skills

ACDC switched mode power supply design

DCDC switched mode power supply design

Control and interface circuitry

Fault diagnosis to component level

Electrical power systems

Education

HND in Engineering or Systems or related technical discipline

Tools

Mentor Graphics

Simetrix

LT Spice

Matlab

Microsoft Office

Visio

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24.06.2025

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Leonardo is a world-class defence technology company in the heart of Edinburgh. We create cutting edge Radars for the Eurofighter Typhoon, as well as Maritime and Airborne surveillance systems. We are also investors in innovation, undertaking all our own research to fuel our future products. We are recruiting talented, motivated engineers to join our growing team. We offer roles at all levels to match your skills and experience including Hardware Engineer, Senior Hardware Engineer, Principal Hardware Engineer and Lead Hardware Engineer.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Principal Hardware Engineer to join the PSU Core Delivery Team (CDT) Team in Edinburgh. The Team provides expert advice, guidance, design and governance throughout the full lifecycle of all projects on site for matters pertaining to Power.

What sort of work would I be involved in?

As an experienced PSU design engineer, your primary role is to lay the ground work for the future Power Systems we require in the near and far term. PSU topology analysis and associated new technologies in Energy Storage and Energy Conservation, including limiting the disturbances seen by the Generator, will be key to your and our success in the future.

The role includes the need to support adhoc and emerging power related tasks on the other Projects the PSU CDT is involved in. An overarching understanding of power techniques and the ability to step into a live issue is required.

The role also requires the ability for general oversight of several Projects, acting as a technical and managerial buffer between the Engineering, Project and PSU CDT Management Teams.

Life shouldn't be all work and no play. That's why we offer brilliant benefits like half days on Fridays, flexible hours, gym memberships, and many other incentives to make life great. Not to forget, our award-winning pension scheme.

Note, that due to the nature of the tasks involved, you will have to achieve full SC security clearance, and may need to satisfy further UK eyes only and ITAR conditions.

Key Responsibility Areas

You will report directly to a CDT Lead Engineer, covering the wide scope of PSU and System Topologies, Power System Analysis, Power System Design and partitioning of requirements into LRI , SRI and SSRI. A clear and methodical work ethic is necessary when ‘fire fighting’ tasks emerge.

You will be responsible for;

The primary role is to lay the ground work for the future Power Systems we require in the near and far term. PSU topology analysis and associated new technologies in Energy Storage and Energy Conservation, including limiting the disturbances seen by the Generator, will be key to your and our success in the future.

• Provide technical and managerial support to the Engineering, Project and PSU CDT Management Teams
• Support Power CDT for full range of Power System tests including prototyping, design verification and production support.
• Creation and review of documentation such as Outsource Procurement Specifications, Statement of Work, Circuit & System Simulations and associated White Papers, Test Reports, Test plans
• Work closely with other CDTs and the Design for EMC Team to create Earth & Grounding diagrams, EMC Plans and Design Stage Review material.
• Knowledge sharing with the other members of the PSU CDT.
• Provide design and domain knowledge support to Projects, CDTs, Suppliers, Workshare Partners and Customers.
• Review of System Requirements and partitioning into Power System Requirements. Sub-partitioning into SRI Requirements
• Provide support to other members of the CDT, including schematic capture, component selection and derating and simulation of power supply circuitry.
• PSU Topology Analysis
• Review of current and emerging Energy Storage materials
• Review of current and emerging Energy Conservation techniques.
• Review of how the Power System impacts the performance of the Generator

You will also play an active role in the on-going process improvement initiatives within the team and knowledge sharing of Power related topics across the wider business.

Is there room to grow?

We encourage our Engineers to find and follow their passion. We offer fantastic opportunities for learning, development and professional growth. Your career will be massively varied. Join us, and you will be constantly reinventing and developing your technical skillset from one project to the next. Learning on the job isn't just a benefit – it's a must.

Skills, Qualifications & Knowledge Required

In order to be considered for this role you will have previous experience in the design, manufacture, test, integration of PSUs and or Power Systems. Ideally you will possess a minimum of HND in Engineering or Systems or related technical discipline.

You will ideally have knowledge in the following areas;

• ACDC and or DCDC switched mode power supply design.
• Control and interface circuitry
• Experience with Mentor Graphics.You shall be familiar with a recognised Schematic and Simulation toolset.
• Experience with simulation software : Simetrix, LT Spice, Matlab
• Fault diagnosis to component level
• Electrical power systems.
• Electrical safety (RF safety is a ‘nice to have’).
• Measurement & Instrumentation systems.
• You should be familiar with Microsoft Office and Visio