Lead Systems Engineer

Do you love solving complex problems? Thrive in a collaborative environment? Want to make an impact with cutting-edge technology?

• Protecting RAF aircraft like Typhoon and Apache
• Advancing next-gen air combat with Team Tempest and GCAP
• Developing future electronic warfare systems
• Harnessing AI/ML to unlock intelligence from vast data

• Systems Engineering (e.g. problem definition, architecture, MBSE, integration, verification & validation)
• Domain Expertise (e.g. digital signal processing, RF systems, AI/ML, multi-sensor fusion, electronic warfare)
• Collaboration with specialists in safety, security, and reliability to deliver robust solutions

• →Defining and developing system requirements
• →Leading concept studies and system trade-offs
• →Prototyping new technologies
• →Solving integration challenges and testing solutions
• →Working with industry partners and sharing knowledge

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), along with an additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV), including 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. Due to the nature of the work and its connections to UK Defence strategy, applicants must have five years UK Residency and hold a UK Passport.

• Lead Engineer £67,000 to £81,000

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.