Solution Architect

Leonardo; Bristol; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Une entreprise de défense recherche un Solution Architect pour diriger et définir l'architecture dans le domaine C-UAS. Le rôle implique l'évaluation des solutions techniques et la collaboration avec les équipes d'ingénierie pour développer des systèmes et produits innovants. Le candidat idéal aura une expérience avérée dans le développement de systèmes complexes et sera capable de travailler efficacement dans un environnement multinational.

Qualifications

• Expérience significative dans le développement de produits/systèmes de capteurs et effecteurs.
• Expérience avec les systèmes électroniques militaires et leur interopérabilité est très souhaitable.
• Capacité à comprendre les besoins techniques/commerciaux et à les traduire en solutions techniques.

Responsibilities

• Maintenir une haute connaissance des développements autour de C-UAS.
• Proposer et évaluer des approches techniques alternatives.
• Développer l'architecture de solution pour une efficacité de coût optimale.

Skills

Problem Solving

Innovation

Technical Solution Translation

Influencing Others

Multinational Team Collaboration

Tools

Cameo

Rhapsody

System Architect

The Mathworks

Job description

Leonardo is seeking to enhance the leadership and strategic direction of its work within the C-UAS domain. As an area of significant value within the Business Area and where multiple new business opportunities present themselves it would be hugely beneficial to ensure approaches that support future growth and expansion, in addition to fully utilising synergies across multiple projects.

The Solution Architect activities will refine existing implementations but more importantly support and define the strategic direction and architectures in order to fulfil future challenges in the C-UAS solution space. This shall range from SI Enterprise Architecture design, identification of technical solutions & architectures, technical leadership in bids and external studies, scope of and participation in PV through to support to Capability Management for product portfolios.

·Maintaining high awareness of all relevant developments around C-UAS, the associated technologies and frameworks

·Proposing and evaluating alternative technical and commercial approaches to delivering prime contract capability and systems to the customer.

·Maximising the value of the Leonardo workshare

·Generation of white papers to shape thinking within the stakeholder community.

·Developing the solution architecture for optimum cost effectiveness and URD compliance

·Developing a combination of systems and software solutions.

·Working with Systems Architects and Systems Engineering, develop candidate system architectures and derive requirements at all system levels

·Supporting the Bid Team with cost estimation of solutions.

·Perform cost benefit analysis of system component development versus COTS procurement.

Contribute to the development of Enterprise Architectures for Major campaigns and programmes.

• Significant experience developing sensor and effector products/systems, including C2/GUI aspects. Specifically the integration of technologies to achieve desired outcomes - essential
• Experience of working with customers/end-users at a senior commercial and technical level - essential
• Experience of estimating costs and technical risk for each solution approach is essential
• Experience of full life cycle for product and system development – concept through to disposal
• Familiarity with open systems architectures/frameworks such as SAPIENT, LDM – essential
• Experience of military electronic systems including an understanding of interoperability, scenarios and customer needs is highly desirable
• Experience of military command and control networks in the Land and Maritime context is desirable
• Experience of the methodology and production of the engineering documentation necessary to support a competetive tender is highly desirable
• Experience of formal user requirements capture, traceability and compliance management methodology and tools is essential
• Experience of relevant tools such as Cameo, Rhapsody, System Architect and The Mathworks – highly desirable
• Experience working in a consultancy type role would be desirable

Ability to understand customer’s business / technical needs and the ability to translate them into a technical solution, using language that customers can understand Excellent problem solving and innovation skills Driving an organisation to achieve short term goals and long term strategy Empowering others Motivating and communicating Ability to influence others Challenging and continuously improving Ability to work in a multinational team Ability to present at all levels, both internally & externally

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Created on 27/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom