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Leonardo

Principal Systems Engineer

Leonardo

Senior Systems Engineer joining the ECRS Mk2 project in the Typhoon sector, addressing requirements for flexible, high-performance systems on combat aircraft.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeEdinburgh • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Analysis of Customer/Purchaser requirements, identification of System functions to satisfy these requirements
  • System Architecture and allocation of functions to Line Replaceable Items (LRIs) utilising Cameo to perform Model Based Systems Engineering
  • Authoring of System, LRI and LRI Subdomain requirements and tests to verify these requirements
  • Articulation and capture of LRI and LRI Subdomain interfaces
  • Consult with Software Engineers to support the implementation of specified functionality
  • Analysis of recorded data to identify defects
  • Articulation of architectural, requirements and test updates to resolve defects and validation of their resolution
  • Develop algorithms and associated test vectors to aid the implementation of features

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Experience in the design and capture of complex hardware, firmware software interactions
  • Self-motivation with a strong aptitude for problem solving and decision-making where design complexity and uncertainty is present
  • Ability to work well within an experienced multidisciplinary engineering team
  • Experience in writing & managing technical requirements
  • Working in accordance with a defined architectural framework (preferably MagicGrid)
  • Use of the Systems Modelling Language (SysML)
  • Writing and managing requirements, maintaining traceability through System & Subsystem design activities using IBM DOORS
  • Experience with integration, test, and verification
  • Experience of developing algorithms and test vectors in Matlab
  • Experience using the Atlassian tool sets (Confluence, Jira and Bitbucket)

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
  • 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.

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Hard Skills & Tools
Model Based Systems EngineeringSystem Architecturerequirements authoringtest vector developmentalgorithm developmentSysMLintegrationtestverificationtechnical requirements management
Soft Skills
problem solvingdecision-makingself-motivationteamworkcommunication