Supportability Engineer

Job Description

Salary Range: £44,171 - £50,000

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

Have you ever wondered what happens after cutting‑edge defence technology is designed? The answer is Supportability Engineering – the discipline that ensures world‑class products remain reliable, maintainable and mission‑ready throughout their operational life. As an Electronics Engineer within our Supportability Engineering team, you'll play a vital role in shaping the support solutions behind some of Leonardo’s most advanced radar, electronic warfare and sensing technologies.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary engineering environment, you'll influence products from the earliest bid and development stages through to production, customer support and eventual retirement. Whether supporting our radar systems for the Eurofighter Typhoon and SAAB Gripen, advanced AESA surveillance radars, Infra‑Red Counter Measure (IRCM) systems, or next‑generation sensing technologies, you'll help ensure our customers receive capable, reliable and supportable solutions.

You'll join a collaborative community of engineers and technical specialists, where you'll have the opportunity to grow your technical expertise while contributing to products that protect lives and support national security around the world.

What you will do as an Electronics Engineer – Supportability

You will be actively involved in analysing, assessing and improving the supportability characteristics of Leonardo's products throughout their lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Delivering Supportability Engineering work packages covering Reliability, Maintainability and Testability (RM&T) analysis, support strategy development and modelling activities.
• Applying a range of analytical techniques and engineering methodologies to assess integrated electronic systems.
• Working closely with Systems, Electronics, Mechanical, Software, RF and Safety Engineers to identify and resolve support‑related issues before they reach the customer.
• Supporting the development of highly reliable and maintainable products across complex defence and aerospace programmes.
• Contributing to engineering and Integrated Project Team decision‑making through supportability expertise.
• Developing and maintaining support strategies that align with customer operational requirements.
• Providing guidance on through‑life cost of ownership and support considerations.
• Supporting customer engagement activities and contributing to future product roadmaps.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives that reduce risk, cost and operational impact throughout the product lifecycle.
• Sharing knowledge and helping to develop the wider Supportability Engineering community.

What you'll bring

We're looking for engineers with a passion for problem‑solving and an interest in understanding how complex electronic systems perform throughout their operational life.

Ideally, you'll hold a degree in an engineering or science‑related discipline and have experience within industry, defence, aerospace or another relevant technical environment.

Experience that would be advantageous

• Reliability, Maintainability and Testability (RMT) analysis techniques applied to electronic, RF, power or mixed‑technology systems.
• Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMEA/FMECA) at component, assembly or system level.
• Reliability and maintainability performance measures such as Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) and Mean Time To Repair (MTTR).
• Development and management of RMT risk registers.
• Statistical analysis and interpretation of engineering data.
• Working collaboratively with cross‑functional engineering teams, customers and suppliers.
• Supportability Engineering, Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) or through‑life engineering activities.
• Knowledge of tools such as PTC Windchill Risk & Reliability, ReliaSoft, OPUS, Simlox, Matlab/Simulink, Jira or Python would be beneficial but is not essential.

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

Security Clearance

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: Security and Vetting.

Why join us

We offer a comprehensive, company‑funded benefits package that supports wellbeing, career development, and work‑life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• 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 LinkedIn 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.

Primary Location

GB - Edinburgh

Contract Type

Permanent

Hybrid Working

Hybrid

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