Systems Engineer - Radar Systems - All Levels

Salary Range: Systems Engineer £38,000 - £48,000 Senior Systems Engineer £44,500 - £56,000 Principal Systems Engineer £53,500 - £68,000 Lead Systems Engineer £59,500 - £75,000

We are seeking experienced Systems Engineers with a proven track record with at least some of these essential skillsets:

• Systems Engineering disciplines:
• Problem definition
• Systems Architecture
• Synthetic Environments
• Performance Modelling
• Verification and Validation
• System of Systems Domain specialisms:
• Digital signal processing
• RF systems
• Multi sensor data fusion and tracking
• Real time data simulation / generation
• Technical expertise with tools and methods:
• Matlab
• IBM DOORS
• MBSE
• Radar Control

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: Why join us

• 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.

Where this vacancy is being recruited across more than one grade, the successful candidate will be appointed to a specific assessed grade, and the applicable salary range will be that associated with the grade of appointment. 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.

Your impact

Are you an experienced Systems Engineer ready to work on some of the most complex and high performance radar systems in the world? At Leonardo, we are looking for professionals who can hit the ground running, applying their expertise to deliver next generation fire control radar capabilities to our world leading customers.

What you will do as a Fire Control Radar Systems Engineer

• Typhoon ECRS Mk0 radar system (electronic scan)
• Typhoon ECRS M Scan radar system (mechanical scan)
• Typhoon ECRS Mk2 radar system (next generation)
• Saab Gripen radar systems, 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 UK sites. We are committed to creating an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace and encourage accessibility requirements during the recruitment process.