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, 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.
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.
* 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 the option 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:
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