IT & Software

Electro Optic Systems Engineer

Leonardo DRS

Edinburgh · City of Edinburgh · United Kingdom

Overview

As a Senior or Principal Systems Engineer in the MIMAS Transition Phase Engineering Team, you shape future electro-optic concepts and designs. You will build EO performance models to define and validate requirements and inform early engineering decisions. Your work influences system architectures and technology choices through robust analysis and trade studies. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver technically sound EO solutions and communicate findings to stakeholders. This role offers meaningful impact in a high-stakes, technology-forward environment.

Pay / Benefits
  • time to recharge with up to 12 flexi-days
  • pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution
  • mental health support and wellbeing resources
  • free access to 4000+ online courses
  • bonus scheme for eligible roles
  • flexible benefits spending up to 500 annually
Responsibilities
  • Deliver EO modelling tasks for concept development, requirements definition, and design validation
  • Conduct sensitivity analyses and trade studies to evaluate design options (e.g., aperture size)
  • Generate robust technical evidence to support requirements development, verification, and validation
  • Ensure modelling activities are configured, documented and managed
  • Translate system requirements into modelling approaches and use outputs to inform design decisions
  • Present technical recommendations, progress, and risks to stakeholders
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop coherent EO system solutions
  • Scope and define modelling activities to support programme objectives
Key requirements
  • Experience in Electro-Optic (EO) systems modelling
  • Proficiency in MATLAB or suitable equivalent
  • Experience conducting sensitivity analyses to support design decisions
  • Understanding of model configuration, management, and documentation principles
  • Experience applying modelling techniques to support requirements, validation, and system design
  • Experience conducting structured trade studies and option assessments
  • Strong communication skills to convey findings to stakeholders
  • Proactive approach with ability to work independently and in a team
  • Strong communication
  • Proactive ownership of tasks
  • Team collaboration
  • MATLAB
  • EO systems modelling
  • model configuration and documentation

Reference: WJ-747_30175204

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