Radar Health Systems Engineer

Leonardo; Newcastle; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time to recharge—up to 12 flexi-days

Pension up to 15% employer contrib

Mental health support

Bonus scheme for management

Access to Coursera/LinkedIn Learning

Refer a friend bonus

Flexible benefits up to £500

Hybrid working

Job summary

Leonardo in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior/Principal Systems Engineer to lead MBSE-focused development on the Typhoon radar subsystem. You will drive system architecture, requirements, and LRI interfaces, partnering with software, hardware, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver high‑reliability, testable solutions.

Key responsibilities include defining system functions, managing design packages, and guiding integration and verification activities across complex hardware, firmware, and

Qualifications

• Understanding of full-lifecycle Systems Engineering principles.
• Experience in design and capture of hardware, firmware and/or software interactions.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively to solve complex engineering challenges.
• Experience in working within an experienced multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Experience in writing and managing technical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Analyse Customer/ Purchaser requirements and identify System functions.
• Own technical delivery of work packages and incremental design features (BIST, power sequencing, state management, data management, security).
• Contribute to System Architecture and LRI interfaces using MBSE (Cameo).
• Author System, LRI, and LRI Subdomain requirements and tests.
• Lead cross-disciplinary collaboration for coherent system design across subsystems and stakeholders.
• Drive allocation of system functionality to Hardware, Firmware, and Software disciplines; support integration and testing.
• Mentor and coach engineers where appropriate.

Skills

Systems engineering lifecycle

HW/FW/SW design

Independent & collaborative work

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Requirements mgmt

Tools

Cameo MBSE

IBM DOORS

SysML

Job description

Job Description:

We are recruiting for a Senior/Principal Systems Engineer, to join our ECRS Mk2 project within the Typhoon sector. This is a technically challenging area of the business; addressing customer requirements for flexible, high performance systems capable of performing the role of primary sensor on some of the world’s most technically advanced combat aircraft. The team you will be joining is a diverse mix of Systems Engineers, Software Engineers, and Technical Specialists who bring together a wealth of experience and expertise to collaborate, innovate, and deliver cutting-edge solutions.

Your impact

We will be part of the team undertaking the requirements management, detailed design and functional development of the Radar, primarily focussed on system and data management aspects as well as design for reliability, maintainability and testability (RMT). Work packages are defined around a traditional V-model Systems Engineering framework and implemented using an incremental, domain driven development process. Dependent on your ambitions and skills, we will discuss how the responsibilities below can be tailored for you.

What you’ll do

• Analyse Customer/Purchaser requirements and identify System functions to satisfy these requirements.
• Own technical delivery of work packages and incremental design features in areas such as:
  • Built-in-test and failure management
  • Coordinated power-up and shutdown sequencing of a complex, distributed system
  • Operating state and power state management
  • Data Management (recording, distribution, retrieval, and erasure)
  • Security features
• Contribute to System Architecture and allocation of functions to Line Replaceable Items (LRIs) utilising Cameo to perform Model Based Systems Engineering.
• Author System, LRI, and LRI Subdomain requirements, and author tests to verify these requirements
• Identify and specify LRI and LRI Subdomain interfaces.
• Lead cross-disciplinary collaboration and coordination to ensure coherent system design across multiple subsystems and stakeholder groups
• Drive the allocation of system functionality to Hardware, Firmware, and Software disciplines, supporting implementation and integration activities.
• Support integration & test of specified functionality and contribute to defect resolution.

Dependent on experience, you may also:

• Provide technical direction for the design, as well as promotion of good-practice and general guidance to the wider Systems team.
• Take responsibility for project deliverables or large scale work packages.
• Mentor, coach and potentially line‑manage other engineers within the team.

What you’ll bring

Required Experience:

• Understanding of full‑lifecycle Systems Engineering principles
• Experience in the design and capture of complex hardware, firmware and/or software interactions
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively to solve complex engineering challenges where design complexity and uncertainty is present
• Ability to work within an experienced multidisciplinary engineering team
• Experience in writing and managing technical requirements

Desirable Experience:

• Experience, or a strong interest in, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) including:
  • Working in accordance with a defined architectural framework (preferably MagicGrid)
  • Use of the Systems Modelling Language (SysML)
• Experience of defining and managing requirements, maintaining traceability through System and Subsystem design activities using IBM DOORS
• Awareness of RMT engineering principles such as (built-in-test, fault identification and isolation, failure handling/fault tolerance)
• Experience in integration, test, and verification of complex engineering products
• A desire to evaluate and improve processes and tools
• Experience of working in an agile lifecycle
• Experience of working with configuration management tools
• Experience using the Atlassian tool sets (Confluence, Jira and Bitbucket)

For those with extensive experience, we would also be looking for:

• Demonstrable experience within, and the ability to contribute to shape complex areas of system design
• Demonstrable experience taking responsibility for outcomes and contributing to technical decisions

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:

Employee-Permanent

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid