Principal Test Solutions Engineer

Leonardo; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo UK is hiring a Principal Test Solutions Engineer in Luton to drive the design and delivery of RF, analogue and digital test solutions across the full product life cycle. The role involves capturing equipment and production test requirements, coordinating with suppliers, and ensuring tests meet schedule and budget.

You will lead test lifecycle reviews, identify risks, and work with internal teams and external vendors to implement robust test capabilities.

Qualifications

• Experience designing complex test solutions for full product life cycle.
• Understanding of electronic technologies from DC to RF.
• Experience with external suppliers and outsourcing complex work.
• Proficient in NI LabVIEW and TestStand.
• Degree qualified (or equivalent).
• Strong schedule planning and budget control.
• Excellent stakeholder communication.
• Leadership and collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of engineering life cycle and business processes.

Responsibilities

• Create and capture Test Equipment Requirements for RF, Digital and Analogue based test systems.
• Create and capture Production Test Requirements for main equipment, covering PCB and System Level testing.
• Support subcontracting complex test solutions to the supply chain.
• Coordinate relationships with LEUK and third-party suppliers to deliver solutions to schedule and budget.
• Ensure main product supplier technical queries are resolved promptly.
• Ensure effective implementation of Life-cycle design reviews.
• Identify technical risks and mitigation strategies.
• Maintain main equipment configuration baseline with third-party supplier information.
• Support integration and commissioning of delivered test solutions.
• Input to Material Review Boards and Failure Review Boards.
• Concession management with closure plans.
• Design for Test assessments on analogue, digital and RF products.

Skills

Test Solutions design

Electronic technologies

Systems/Software lifecycle

Supplier management

NI LabVIEW

TestStand

Degree holder

Planning & budgeting

Stakeholder comms

Leadership & teamwork

Engineering life cycle

Education

Engineering degree (or equivalent)

Tools

NI LabVIEW

TestStand

Job description

Job Description:

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

Salary: £53, 260 to £71,400

Your Impact:

Leonardo has a fantastic opportunity for a Principal Test Solutions Engineer to support the Engineering Management and development of Test Solutions.

What you will do:

• Create and capture Test Equipment Requirements for RF, Digital and Analogue based test systems
• Create and capture Production Test Requirements for main equipment, covering PCB and System Level testing
• Support subcontracting complex test solutions to the supply chain
• Support the relationships between LEUK and 3rd party suppliers to deliver test solutions to schedule and budget, working alongside other functions/teams
• Ensure the main product supplier technical queries are resolved in a timely manner
• Ensure effective implementation of the company's Life-cycle design reviews
• Identify technical risks and mitigation strategies e.g. with test solutions or obsolescence
• Maintain the main equipment configuration baseline with 3rd party supplier information
• Support the integration and commissioning of delivered test solutions
• Input to Material Review Boards and Failure Review Boards
• Concession management - ensuring effective closure plans are in place and enacted
• Perform Design for Test assessments on analogue, digital and RF products

What you'll bring

• Hands-on experience of designing complex Test Solutions for the full life cycle
• Good understanding of a range of electronic technologies from dc to light or a good understand of Systems/Software engineering lifecycle.
• Experience of working with external suppliers and outsourcing complex work packages.
• Experience of NI LabVIEW & TestStand.
• Degree qualified (or equivalent)
• Good schedule planning and budget control experience
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
• Strong leadership competency but also can demonstrate team working skills
• Knowledge of engineering life cycle and business process.

It would be nice if you had:

• Good understanding of digital/analogue/RF systems with ESM and ECM
• Experience of working in the defence electronics sector, ideally with airborne sensor systems.
• Chartered Engineer status, or a member of a professional engineering institution

Travel within the UK and Europe may be required for this role.

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

Primary Location:

GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid