Principal Systems Engineer - Survivability & Avionics

Leonardo UK Ltd; Luton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 flexi-days leave

Pension up to 15%

Mental health support

Bonus scheme

Access to Coursera/LinkedIn Learning

Job summary

Leonardo UK Ltd in Luton is seeking a Principal/Senior Systems Engineer focused on survivability for next‑gen air platforms. You will lead survivability analyses, shape architectures, and collaborate with EW, sensors, and mission systems teams to deliver coherent, achievable requirements.

The role requires a science-based Honours degree, UK residency, and BPSS/NSV eligibility with five years of UK residency. Hybrid working with onsite presence is available.

Qualifications

• Science-based Honours degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience or desire to gain electronic warfare domain knowledge.
• Knowledge of the systems engineering lifecycle: problem definition, requirements, architecture, integration, testing, verification & validation.

Responsibilities

• Define survivability measures and performance requirements.
• Evaluate design trade-offs and ensure survivability is integrated in concept development.
• Lead survivability studies with cross-disciplinary teams across EW, sensors, mission systems, and platform design.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to systems engineering best practices.

Skills

Honours degree

Electronic warfare

Problem definition

Requirements engineering (IBM DOORS)

Systems Architecture

Integration, Test & Evaluation

Verification & Validation

Education

Honours degree

Tools

IBM DOORS

Job description

Leonardo UK Ltd in Luton is seeking a Principal/Senior Systems Engineer focused on survivability for next‑gen air platforms. You will lead survivability analyses, shape architectures, and collaborate with EW, sensors, and mission systems teams to deliver coherent, achievable requirements.

The role requires a science-based Honours degree, UK residency, and BPSS/NSV eligibility with five years of UK residency. Hybrid working with onsite presence is available.