Leonardo

Aerospace, defense tech design and manufacturing

Test Solutions Engineer

Hardware Validation & TestingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeLuton, UK£37.3k - £53.5k

About the Job

Requirements

A good understanding of a range of electronic technologies and of at least one hardware, systems, or software engineering lifecycle.
Experience working with external suppliers.
Degree qualification or equivalent.
Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
Teamworking skills.

Responsibilities

Contribute across a scope of work ranging from design and technical problem-solving to test-solution development.
Support requirements capture for Test Equipment Requirement Specifications (TERS).
Control parts and documentation, including change management.
Ensure effective implementation of the company's life-cycle design reviews.
Contribute to a team developing the hardware and software test solution, from requirements specification through testing.
Develop software using LabVIEW and TestStand.
Support supplier management and project make-or-buy decisions as required.
Identify technical risks and mitigation strategies, including those related to test solutions or obsolescence.

Desired Qualifications

A good understanding of digital, analogue, or radio-frequency (RF) systems with electronic support measures (ESM) and electronic countermeasures (ECM).
Exposure to test equipment, including operating and maintaining equipment.
Experience in the defence electronics sector, ideally with airborne sensor systems.
Experience with DOORS or an equivalent requirements-capture tool.
Experience with LabVIEW and TestStand, or equivalent software test-automation tools.

Job Description:

Salary: £37,318 - £53,550

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

Your Impact:
Leonardo has a fantastic opportunity for a Test Development Engineer to join the Test Solutions team. We are seeking a talented and experienced Engineer, familiar with working on complex electronic (ideally RF, Digital and analogue based) Test Solutions. Our Systems Engineers work in multidisciplinary teams spanning a range of activities pulling together the necessary engineering and technology strands into a high-performance system, bridging the gap between the theoretically possible and the practically implementable.

What you will do:

The scope of work can range from design and technical problem solving to test solution development
Support the requirements capture for Test Equipment Requirement Specifications (TERS)
Control of Parts and Documentation including change management
Ensure effective implementation of the company's Life-cycle design reviews
Be part of a team that develops the hardware/software test solution including the requirements specification through to testing
Software development using LabVIEW & Test Stand
Support the management of Suppliers and project Make/Buy decisions as required
Identify technical risks and mitigation strategies e.g. with test solutions or obsolescence

What you’ll bring

Good understanding of a range of electronic technologies and a good understand of one of the Hardware/Systems/Software engineering lifecycles
Experience of working with external supplies
Degree qualified (or equivalent)
Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
Demonstrate team working skills

It would be nice if you had:

Good understanding of digital/analogue/RF systems with ESM and ECM
Test equipment exposure including operating/maintaining equipment
Experience of working in the defence electronics sector, ideally with airborne sensor systems
DOORS or equivalent requirements capture tool
LabVIEW and TestStand Experience, or equivalent software test automation tools

Travel within the UK and Europe may be required for this role.

Primary Location:

GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid

About the Company

Leonardo

Aerospace, defense tech design and manufacturing

Leonardo operates in aerospace, defense, and security, designing and manufacturing advanced technologies for militaries, intelligence agencies, and defense contractors. Its products combine hardware, software, and services and are delivered through subsidiaries in the US (DRS, Electronics US, Critical Infrastructure, Aircraft and Aerostructures US). It differentiates itself with a broad, diversified portfolio and end-to-end support from development to sustainment, plus training and customer service. Its goal is to provide reliable, state-of-the-art capabilities to defense, intelligence, and civil infrastructure customers while maintaining strong support and training.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Rome, Italy
Founded: 2022

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