Job Description

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At Leonardo, we have a fantastic new opportunity for a Principal Systems Engineer. Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 7,000 are based in the UK.

This Principal Systems Engineer vacancy presents an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual to develop and grow their skills and knowledge within a thriving organisation.
You will be engaged in a wide variety of Systems Engineering activities covering the entire engineering lifecycle, including; systems definition, input to estimates and bid activities, requirements apportionment, systems architecting, integration, verification & validation, which will involve proactive interaction and communication with other Engineering and non-Engineering functions.

Candidates with an excellent understanding of all aspects of Systems Engineering relating to lifecycle processes and methodologies should apply. Experience in IP networks is also desirable. As a Systems Engineer you will contribute heavily to product design reviews and interactions with both internal and external stakeholders.

Project work at Leonardo is based on both internally funded products and directly funded work with deliverables to key customers within short timescales. If successful, you will be joining a dedicated multi-disciplined Integrated Project Team with huge potential for personal growth and professional development.

WHAT YOU\xe2\x80\x99LL GET

• Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life through flexible hours and part time options
• Custom working: The role may be a mixture of home based and onsite
• Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to make choices appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle, health and wellbeing options best suited to their individual lifestyle goals.
• Network groups : To demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion we have network groups for:

Carers (employees who care for someone who is either older, disabled or seriously ill)

Enable (supporting people with disabilities)

Equalise (development of a gender balanced workforce)

Pride (promoting equality for all LGBTQ+ individuals)

We also work in partnership with AFBE (Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers).

To find out about all of our Company benefits please visit: https://uk.leonardocompany.com/en/people-careers/life-at-leonardo/company-benefits

Key Responsibility Areas

• Adherence to Leonardo\'s Engineering governance e.g. policy, framework processes, design reviews
• Support to new and existing product line operations as required
• Maintaining an organised record of project related decisions, risks, actions & opportunities for audit purposes or general good practice
• The preparation of system and sub-system technical requirements and their dissemination to appropriate engineering functions
• Concept generation at sub-system level.
• Systems architecture of solutions
• Generation of test plans and specifications
• Support to module and system-level integration, execution of testing and analysis of test recordings and results.
• Technical mentoring of more junior systems engineer(s) covering increasing their level of familiarity with existing designs and ways of working, plus acting as a sounding board and source of technical advice for challenges the junior personnel encounter.

You must be eligible for full security clearance. For more information and guidance please visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels

Skills, Qualifications & Knowledge Required

Essential

• Working knowledge of DOORS requirements management system
• Ability to Define and develop requirements
• Experience working between traditional Systems Requirements Engineering and a Model Based concept
• Ability to apply Systems Thinking in practice

Desirable

• Previous experience working with military communications systems, GPS/GNSS
• Knowledge of military and international specifications and standards including STANAG 4538, STANAG 5066, Mil-Std-188-110D, Mil-Std-810, DEFSTAN
• Experience working on Bids & Proposals
• Experience of MATLAB/Simulink
• MBSE using the Magic Draw framework

Primary Location: GB - Southampton

Contract Type:

Hybrid Working: Hybrid

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