Principal Systems Engineer - Free Space Optical Comms

Job Description:

Leonardo has a fantastic opportunity for an engineer to work on the modelling of airborne Free Space Optical Communication systems.

The successful candidate will work with sub-contractors and industry partners to construct a model, devise and run experiments, and interpret the results.

This role is within the Comms & Force Protection (Air) business group and provides a fantastic opportunity for career progression within a leading technology company and an award-winning salary package.

What you will do:

• Build and maintain MATLAB models of optical based airborne communication systems. This will involve developing some blocks as well as integrating blocks from subcontractors and industry partners.
• Investigate new approaches to achieve the customer’s requirements.
• Run simulations to predict performance.
• Discuss the experiments and results internally and with external stakeholders including customers, external partners, and subcontractors.
• Work cooperatively with subcontractors and international partners to achieve a common solution.

Work as part of a team developing an Optical Communications bearer and provide input to a proposal to create an internationally recognised standard for Optical Communications.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

You really must have:

• Free Space Optical Communications techniques.
• Strong technical background in an electronics engineering, physics, or maths-based subject.
• Either knowledge of modelling comms systems or strong optics knowledge.
• Experience of developing models to analyse the performance of physical or information systems.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate ideas to varied audiences.

It would be nice if you had knowledge/experience of:

• Systems Engineering techniques.
• Software Engineering techniques.
• MATLAB/SIMULINK.
• Digital Modulation, Channel Coding, and other aspects of the physical layer of a wireless communication system.
• Optics and optical systems.

What we Offer:

A competitive salary based on your experience and skills and an award-winning benefits package that includes:

• Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part-time opportunities, please talk to us.
• Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance).
• Holidays: Up to 45 days holiday! 25 days, plus bank holidays, and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year. There is also an option to buy/sell leave.
• Pension: Award-winning pension scheme (up to 23% total contribution).
• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support, and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers).
• Lifestyle: Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme.
• Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera.
• Bonus Scheme.

For a full list of our Company benefits, please visit our website.

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 8,000 are based at 8 sites throughout the UK.

Primary Location: GB - Southampton

Additional Locations: GB - Basildon

Contract Type:

Hybrid Working: Hybrid