Senior Systems Engineer

7 days ago

Basildon Essex, United Kingdom Leonardo Full time

Are you a Systems Engineer who loves contributing to the UKs Defence Industry and making impactful change? We are recruiting for a number of Systems Engineering roles up to Principal level from a variety of backgrounds and skillsets, working on real engineering problems, designing and developing solutions that sit at the heart of our products. Our Systems Engineers span across range of activities that help pull together all the necessary engineering and technology strands into a high-performance system. As a Systems Engineer, you will bridge the gap between the theoretically possible and the practically implementable.
Collaborate with other engineers to design and prototype a detailed model of a system to understand observed simulated performance
Design and prototype algorithms in Matlab, taking into account limitations and constraints of the target hardware
Investigate the cause of anomalies observed during integration or evaluation activities, using real trials data
Activities covering all aspects of the Systems “V” diagram, including concepts, field trials and deployment
Mentoring and Coaching of other Engineers
Projects and area’s we work in range for applications within Naval, Land and Air. Electronic Warfare and Vetronics
Proven experience as a Systems Engineer within a working environment or advanced academic research experience is a must. We are not expecting you to have deep theoretical knowledge of radar, electro-optics or infrared systems, what we are looking for are Systems Engineers with applied engineering experience that we can build upon through training, team working and mentoring.
Digital signal processing
Computer vision image processing (e.g. segmentation, clustering)
Multi-sensor data fusion and tracking
Real time data simulation/generation
Data analysis using AI or Machine Learning
Operational Experience in Electronic Intelligence or Electronic Warfare
Performance Modelling
Security Clearance
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.
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.
For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.
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. Contract Type
Permanent
Hybrid Working
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