EMC Engineer

Job Description:

EMC Engineer

Salary: £40,000 to £61,950

Do you want to work at the forefront of EMC engineering, supporting the development and qualification of next‑generation defence systems?

At Leonardo, we have an exciting opportunity for an EMC Engineer to join our Radar and Advanced Targeting line of business in Edinburgh. This role offers hands‑on involvement across development and qualification programmes, working closely with experienced engineers in a UKAS accredited EMC test facility.

The Radar and Advanced Targeting line of business is one of the world’s leading developers and manufacturers of advanced sensor and countermeasure systems. As an EMC Engineer, you will play a key role in supporting EMC activities across the full product lifecycle, from early design through to formal qualification testing.

• Work in a team of Engineers to develop EMC modelling and analysis capability.
• Provide EMC support and technical input to project teams, supported by modelling analysis and test.
• Support EMC engineering activities aligned to defence and aviation standards such as MIL-STD-461, DO-160, DEF-STAN 59-411 and EFA EMC specifications.
• Contribute to EMC testing, covering a wide range of radiated and conducted emissions and susceptibility test types, including radiated susceptibility tests with field strengths not commonly seen in the commercial environment and defence specific conducted transient tests simulating NEMP events.
• Support early lifecycle pre‑compliance activities through to formal product qualification EMC testing.
• Assist with the preparation, execution and reporting of EMC tests within a UKAS accredited EMC facility.
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities within the EMC facility, including test methods, processes and automation where appropriate.

• Generation or support of EMC test plans, test procedures and test reports.
• Training or experience in circuit simulation in packages such as LTSPICE, Simetrix etc.
• Experience in electromagnetic modelling software, or transferable skills from electronic and mechanical design packages such as Altium and Solidworks.
• Ability to perform electronic circuit analysis using Kirchoff’s laws and Laplace‑transformed elements in time and frequency domain.
• Knowledge of the physics of electricity and magnetism.
• Understanding of EMC requirements and their application to complex electronic systems.
• EMC design principles and good engineering practice.
• Experience in supporting or conducting EMC testing in line with military or aerospace standards.
• Knowledge of working within an accredited test environment.
• Supporting product certification activities and formal design or performance reviews.

This role is subject to pre‑employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). Additional Personnel Security Controls such as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, including eligibility for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit:

• Time to Recharge: generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi‑days each year.
• Secure your Future: 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.
• Rewarding Performance: all employees at management level and below 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.

Primary

Location:

GB - Edinburgh

Contract Type: Permanent

Hybrid Working: Hybrid