Principal High-Speed Digital Electronics Engineer

The opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Principal High-Speed Digital Electronics Engineer to join the GCAP development team at Leonardo, to work at either Edinburgh or Newcastle site. GCAP is an exciting new project team designing a new radar sensor. You will be working within a multi-disciplined delivery team with responsibility across the full engineering lifecycle from requirements capture to final delivery. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to join a highly skilled team at a time of significant growth of the GCAP programme.

What you’ll do as a Principal High Speed Digital Electronics Engineer:

• Design high speed digital Printed Circuit Boards that utilise the latest FPGA, microprocessor and high-speed interconnect technologies.
• Support throughout the full hardware lifecycle from requirements analysis; through design, and unit test; to integrating hardware with the target system; and lastly to acceptance test and delivery to customer.
• Fully document and record your work products; keep them under configuration management, and provide plans and progress reports.
• Work within a multi-disciplined team of engineers to solve real integration problems on complex systems.

What we need from you:

Qualifications:

• First or second degree (BSc, BEng, MEng, MSc, PhD, EngD) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering (preferable) or related science (e.g. Physics).
• Analyse system level requirements documents and understand their application to hardware designs.
• Schematic capture experience.
• Design of high-speed serial communication links and knowledge of associated protocols and architectures.
• Hands on experience of hardware, firmware & software integration of microprocessor-based designs onto hardware platforms is essential.
• A methodical approach to the full hardware design lifecycle, working to a structured hardware process.
• Debugging, testing and verification of new designs and supporting their commissioning and integration into the target system.
• Ability to liaise with suppliers of key components and assemblies.
• Ability to communicate effectively across different disciplines both verbally and in written.
• Ability to schedule work and manage time in keeping with project timescales and budgets.

Security Clearance:

To apply for this opportunity you must be eligible for UK security clearance. Normally this is to the level of Security Check (SC) for our business, which requires a minimum of 5 years permanent residency in the UK.

Life at Leonardo:

With a company-funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo offers many opportunities.

• Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us.
• Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance).
• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year.
• Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution).
• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers).
• Lifestyle: Discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme.
• Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera.
• Referral Incentive: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member.
• Bonus: Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below.

Primary Location: GB - Edinburgh

Additional Locations: GB - Newcastle

Contract Type: Permanent

Hybrid Working: Hybrid