Engineering Process & Systems Engineer (Permanent)

Principal Systems Engineer £53,500 - £68,000Lead Systems Engineer £59,500 - £75,000Where 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.Your ImpactLeonardo is seeking to recruit systems engineers to join its Electronics UK business. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering leading edge solutions to challenging projects.Advanced targeting covers all of the Electro-Optic (EO) and Infrared (IR) projects being developed in Edinburgh, spanning lasers, imaging systems, detection and tracking, control systems, and navigation. The whole of the engineering lifecycle is covered, from early concept systems, to products reaching their end of service. Systems engineers are involved in every part of the lifecycle, and play a crucial role, ensuring the system as a whole performs above expectations.You will take an active role in the planning, coordination, and execution of trials activities to evaluate EO/IR system performance in real world conditions. This will involve producing test plans, configuring instrumentation, executing trial activities, and analysing trial data to assess system behaviour against expectations. You will be a key interface between engineering teams, customers, and trials organisations, ensuring that all trial outputs feed directly into system design maturity and verification evidence.What you'll doAs an EO/IR Systems Engineer, you will:Contribute to the requirement capture and management, definition, development, modelling, manufacture, test and verification of advanced EO/IR technologies and systemsMentor early-career engineers in your immediate team, or across the businessAdopt, adhere to, and contribute to the improvement of defined engineering processes governing systems engineering across the full lifecycleWorking with other functions within Integrated Project Teams and across the sector in the definition and conduction of trials with EO/IR equipmentCollaborate with your peers in similar roles across the UK to promote a culture of continual learning and improvement, acting as a change agent for systems engineeringWhat you'll bringPeople with experience supporting the application of systems engineering applied to products in an EO/IR environment. You should have a degree level qualification (or equivalent) in systems engineering, physics, or a related technical discipline.Strong numerical, analytic and problem-solving skills supporting "systems thinking"Experience of systems engineering methods, tools and processes supporting trials conductionRelevant experience with EO/IR systems and technologiesFamiliarity with the engineering lifecycleIn addition, the following attributes would be highly desirable:We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work-life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we're here to help you thrive.Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.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.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.For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.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 sites in the UK. At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace.