We are looking for Digital Engineers at every level to join our growing hardware engineering team within Leonardo, based in any of our 8 offices. As a Digital Engineer, you will play a critical role in the development, manufacture and testing of cutting-edge radio frequency systems within a range of product lines. With a focus on ensuring optimal performance and functionality, you'll contribute to the advancement of our defence technology.

What you’ll do:

Designing: High speed digital PCBs that utilise the latest FPGA, microprocessor and high-speed interconnect technologies
Supporting: throughout the full hardware lifecycle from requirements analysis; through design, and unit test; to integrating hardware with the target system; and lastly to acceptance test and delivery to customer
Collaboration: Work closely with Systems, Mechanical and Software Engineers to develop sub-system digital electronic architectures which extend our product range, capability and performance with minimal Size, Weight and Power (SWaP).
Develop: new electronics through the full design lifecycle; from early concepting, technology maturation and prototyping; through to main product design, build test and to system integration; and lastly to acceptance test and delivery to the customer.

What we need from you:

• Qualifications: first or second degree (BSc, BEng, MEng, MSc, PhD, EngD) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering (preferable) or related science (e.g. Physics)
• Experience with analysing system level requirements documents and understanding their application to Hardware designs
• The ability to break down and solve complex technical challenges, including the ability to visualise both the wider system context alongside the detailed digital architecture.
• Experience in developing novel digital electronics, including digital / DSP, firmware, and mixed-signal.
• Experience with schematic capture. 

Security Clearance: You must be eligible for full security clearance. 

Life at Leonardo

We are committed to providing career opportunities and fulfilling jobs to UK veterans, and flexibility for our employees who have chosen to serve as military reservists. Here is some of the benefits we offer:

Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. 
Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year.
Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution)
Reserve Forces: Support to the Reserve Forces and allow employees who are Reservists to take additional time off.

At Leonardo UK, we believe that a diverse and inclusive work environment unlocks our people’s full potential and drives innovation and creativity. We work hard to offer a welcoming, accessible and inclusive place to work for all of our people, creating a culture where everyone can thrive, feel safe and have a sense of belonging and connection.

Leonardo is a global security company that realises technology for a safer future.

In the UK, Leonardo is one of the biggest suppliers of defence and security equipment to the UK MOD operating from eight main sites across the UK and employing over 8,500 highly skilled people.