Production Support Electronic Engineer

Overview

In this role, you will support production and sustainment of Leonardo’s AESA radar products, tackling complex hardware challenges across variants. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to investigate faults, implement upgrades, and improve tests and qualification processes. The role offers hands-on problem solving, autonomy, and opportunities to shape product sustainment and continuous improvement. You’ll be part of a growing Surveillance Radar group at the Edinburgh site, contributing to mission-critical systems.

Pay / Benefits

• pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution
• hybrid working
• flexible hours
• up to 12 flexi-days per year
• mental health support and wellbeing resources
• free access to 4,000+ online courses (Coursera and LinkedIn Learning)

Responsibilities

• Support production and sustainment of Osprey and Seaspray AESA radar products across multiple LRUs
• Lead fault investigation, diagnostics and root-cause analysis
• Implement design changes, product upgrades and obsolescence resolutions
• Drive test improvement and qualification testing
• Coordinate with Operations, Electronics, Mechanical, Systems, Software, Firmware, Test, Supply Chain, Quality and Project Management
• Contribute to defect reduction and production ramp-up activities
• Maintain close, proactive engagement with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and meet project needs

Key requirements

• A degree, HND/HNC or equivalent in Electronics, Hardware Engineering, RF Engineering, Systems Engineering or related discipline
• Experience solving technical problems using structured, evidence-based approaches
• Strong diagnostic and fault-finding skills
• Ability to make sound engineering judgments in a timely manner
• Practical understanding of complex hardware products, production testing, design verification, or product sustainment
• Good communication skills and ability to work across engineering and non-engineering teams
• Proactive, self-starting attitude and drive to see problems through to resolution
• Security clearance eligibility (BPSS) and potential NSV/SC/DV suitability

• Pragmatic
• Technically curious
• Strong communication across teams
• Radar, RF, microwave, high-speed digital, analogue electronics
• Firmware, software or embedded systems interfaces
• Automatic test equipment and production test systems

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