Senior Equipment Engineer – High-Vacuum Systems

Leonardo; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Pension scheme

Mental health support

Coursera/LinkedIn Learning access

Refer a friend program

Flexible benefits up to £500/year

Hybrid working options

Job summary

Leonardo UK is seeking a Senior Equipment Engineer to join the onsite Equipment Engineering team in Southampton. The role involves maintaining, calibrating and repairing complex vacuum and semiconductor equipment, with a focus on uptime and hands-on problem solving.

You will lead maintenance tasks, support design and build of test solutions, and mentor less experienced teammates while ensuring health, safety and regulatory standards are met at all times.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in electronics engineering or related discipline.
• Strong technical knowledge in design, build, maintenance and operation of high vacuum systems.
• Knowledge of health and safety, COSHH and risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, calibrate and repair a range of electronic, semiconductor and high vacuum equipment across the Southampton facility.
• Hands-on lifecycle management of equipment with mentoring of junior engineers.
• Assist in design, development and build of bespoke test solutions; manage budgets and documentation.

Skills

Degree in Electronics

Engineering discipline

Professional engineering qualification

High vacuum systems experience

Health & safety knowledge

MS Office (Project, Word, Excel)

PLC or programming knowledge

Cryogenics knowledge (Desirable)

High‑pressure gases knowledge (Des)

PUWER & UKCA regulations knowledge (D)

AutoCAD knowledge (Des)

SAP systems knowledge (Des)

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

SAP

Job description

Leonardo UK is seeking a Senior Equipment Engineer to join the onsite Equipment Engineering team in Southampton. The role involves maintaining, calibrating and repairing complex vacuum and semiconductor equipment, with a focus on uptime and hands-on problem solving.

You will lead maintenance tasks, support design and build of test solutions, and mentor less experienced teammates while ensuring health, safety and regulatory standards are met at all times.