Principal Systems Engineer - Free Space Optical Comms

Leonardo UK Ltd; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an innovative engineer to model airborne Free Space Optical Communication systems. This role offers the chance to collaborate with subcontractors and industry partners, develop and run simulations, and contribute to creating internationally recognized standards. With a focus on teamwork and communication, you'll play a vital role in achieving customer requirements and enhancing optical communication systems. This position promises exciting career progression and a competitive salary package within a leading technology company committed to employee wellbeing and professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Private healthcare

Dental schemes

Discounted Gym membership

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Free online courses via Coursera

Bonus Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Up to 45 days holiday

Qualifications

• Strong technical background in electronics, physics, or maths.
• Experience developing models to analyze performance.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain MATLAB models of airborne communication systems.
• Run simulations and discuss results with stakeholders.

Skills

Free Space Optical Communications techniques

Interpersonal skills

Modelling comms systems

Technical background in electronics engineering

Strong optics knowledge

Education

Degree in Electronics Engineering

Degree in Physics

Degree in Maths

Tools

MATLAB

SIMULINK

Job description

Job Description:

Leonardo has a fantastic opportunity for an engineer to work on the modelling of airborne Free Space Optical Communication systems.

The successful candidate will work with sub-contractors and industry partners to construct a model, devise and run experiments, and interpret the results.

This role is within the Comms & Force Protection (Air) business group and provides a fantastic opportunity for career progression within a leading technology company and an award-winning salary package.

What you will do:

• Build and maintain MATLAB models of optical based airborne communication systems. This will involve developing some blocks as well as integrating blocks from subcontractors and industry partners.
• Investigate new approaches to achieve the customer’s requirements.
• Run simulations to predict performance.
• Discuss the experiments and results internally and with external stakeholders including customers, external partners, and subcontractors.
• Work cooperatively with subcontractors and international partners to achieve a common solution.

Work as part of a team developing an Optical Communications bearer and provide input to a proposal to create an internationally recognised standard for Optical Communications.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

You really must have:

• Free Space Optical Communications techniques.
• Strong technical background in an electronics engineering, physics, or maths-based subject.
• Either knowledge of modelling comms systems or strong optics knowledge.
• Experience of developing models to analyse the performance of physical or information systems.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate ideas to varied audiences.

It would be nice if you had knowledge/experience of:

• Systems Engineering techniques.
• Software Engineering techniques.
• MATLAB/SIMULINK.
• Digital Modulation, Channel Coding, and other aspects of the physical layer of a wireless communication system.
• Optics and optical systems.

What we Offer:

A competitive salary based on your experience and skills and an award-winning benefits package that includes:

• Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part-time opportunities, please talk to us.
• Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance).
• Holidays: Up to 45 days holiday! 25 days, plus bank holidays, and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year. There is also an option to buy/sell leave.
• Pension: Award-winning pension scheme (up to 23% total contribution).
• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support, and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers).
• Lifestyle: Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme.
• Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera.
• Bonus Scheme.

For a full list of our Company benefits, please visit our website.

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 8,000 are based at 8 sites throughout the UK.

Primary Location: GB - Southampton

Additional Locations: GB - Basildon

Contract Type:

Hybrid Working: Hybrid