Missile Seeker Electronics Technical Specialist

Job Description

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At Leonardo, we are excited to be recruiting for a highly skilled Electronics Specialist to work within a multi-disciplinary team for our Precision Guidance area. The role requires a broad and extensive electronic knowledge in the digital and analogue domains.

This role will be based out of our Basildon office with Hybrid working options.

Development responsibilities may include requirements capture, schematic capture and PCB Layout (Dx Designer and Expedition – Siemens EDA), circuit simulation, driving the design review process whilst collaborating with other engineering functions and manufacturing.

You will also be responsible for devising and implementing all necessary design verification tests and supporting documentation required to allow your new designs to transition into production.

• First or second degree (BSc, BEng, MEng, MSc, PhD, EngD) in Electronic Engineering (preferable) or related science (e.g. Physics) with some specialisation in electronic techniques.
• Extensive experience of PCB development tools and process (preferably Siemens EDA)
• Extensive knowledge or specialism in one or more of the following
  • High Speed Digital circuit design including use of LVDS, JESD
    204 and/or Ethernet communications.
  • FPGA & Processor circuit design including use of DDR memory devices and supporting power and peripheral circuits.
  • Analogue circuit design of low noise signal conditioning circuits and use of ADC’s & DAC’s.
  • Power supply design including low noise, low power, compact design.
• Experience of circuit simulation and PCB signal & power integrity analysis.
• Experience of DFx (designing for cost, test and manufacturability)
• Experience in System level and sub-system integration and Debug.
• Knowledge of Matlab and Simulink would also be beneficial.
• Design of engineering solutions taking into account all requirements such as product quality, safety, reliability and testability.
• Present robust engineering solutions at design and peer reviews to ensure technical accuracy of specifications, designs and reports.
• Able to mentor, coach and develop more junior members of the team to develop overall capability.

This role is subject to pre‑employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit

• 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 Linked In 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.

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GB - Basildon

Permanent

Hybrid