Job Description:
Your Impact
Stop studying the future and start building it. At Leonardo, you will help create the next generation of modular secure infrastructure from our purpose-built NIGHTSHADE manufacturing centre at our Yeovil facility.
NIGHTSHADE is designed to provide secure, resilient and deployable infrastructure solutions for defence and national security customers. As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will play a key role in defining product capability, translating customer needs into deliverable system solutions and ensuring the successful integration of multiple engineering disciplines into a coherent product.
This is an opportunity to work at the heart of a growing product team, influencing technical direction and engineering decisions from concept through to deployment. You will collaborate closely with mechanical, electronic and support teams to ensure NIGHTSHADE meets demanding operational, performance and security requirements.
Your work at Leonardo UK will contribute directly to solving complex customer challenges through innovative engineering solutions, whilst supporting the growth and evolution of a strategic product within our Cyber & Security Solutions Division.
This role is primarily based at our Yeovil facility to support close collaboration with the Design Office, manufacturing and support teams. Flexible and hybrid working options may be available where compatible with the needs of the role.
Leonardo UK is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to join the Cyber & Security Solutions Division team. This role is focused on the development, integration, qualification and evolution of NIGHTSHADE, the next generation of modular secure infrastructure.
What you will do as a Senior Systems Engineer
Lead the development and management of system architecture, requirements and design solutions for the NIGHTSHADE product.
Capture, analyse and manage customer, operational, legislative and technical requirements throughout the engineering lifecycle.
Develop system and subsystem requirements, ensuring effective decomposition, allocation and traceability across engineering disciplines.
Define and maintain system architectures, interfaces and functional behaviours to support delivery of customer capability.
Lead trade studies, system analysis and technical investigations to support evidence-based engineering decisions.
Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities to ensure successful integration of mechanical, electrical, electronic, software and infrastructure elements.
Define verification, validation and acceptance strategies, ensuring that compliance can be demonstrated through appropriate evidence.
Lead system integration, qualification and certification activities, supporting product acceptance and customer delivery.
Facilitate design reviews, technical reviews and stakeholder engagement activities throughout the product lifecycle.
Identify technical risks and opportunities, developing mitigation strategies and providing clear recommendations to project and engineering leadership.
Support product roadmaps and future capability development through the assessment of emerging technologies and customer requirements.
Provide technical leadership, coaching and guidance to engineers across the NIGHTSHADE team.
Produce and review high-quality engineering documentation, including requirements specifications, interface definitions, verification plans, architectural artefacts and technical reports.
Collaborate with manufacturing, service and support teams to ensure solutions are practical, supportable and deliverable.
What You'll Bring
We are looking for an experienced Systems Engineer with a strong technical foundation and the ability to lead the development of complex engineering solutions. You will be comfortable operating across the full engineering lifecycle, engaging stakeholders and influencing technical decisions within a multidisciplinary environment.
You will combine strong systems thinking with…