Graduate Engineer

2 weeks ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Leonardo Full time

Are you ready to make an impact and gain hands-on experience working on real-world projects from day one?
At Leonardo, we’re looking for summer placement students who want to be part of something bigger—shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.
Our placements are designed to help you apply your studies in a practical setting, develop your technical skills, and gain valuable insight into how our business operates.
We have an opportunity for undergraduate students to join the Radar and Advanced Targeting line of business as Summer Placement Mechanical Engineers working in either our design or analysis teams for a period of 13 weeks (starting 1st June 2026). In this role, you will support the design and development of our world leading radar and electro-optic products under the guidance of experienced Mechanical Engineers. You will be introduced to utilising state-of-the-art methods, technology and tools to explore all aspects of the development lifecycle, which may include requirements analysis, design, implementation, test, build and product support.
As a Summer Placement Mechanical Engineer you will
Contribute directly to the development and delivery of our cutting edge Radar, Laser and Infra-red countermeasure products as either a member of one of our Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) or as a member of our central analysis team. This could be undertaking conceptual design, detailed design, stress or thermal analysis, and problem solving of technical issues across the product lifecycle.
Receive training in the technical skills which are tailored to the particular role and area of the business you are in, and the opportunity to gain wider business knowledge through various awareness sessions.
Be given responsibility for delivering a specific project task, with support from more senior Mechanical Engineers.
Be enrolled on a Bachelor’s/Integrated Master’s degree from an IMechE accredited degree course.
Relevant Mechanical engineering work experience, such as summer placements or internships.
Experience with technical writing and project planning.
Experience of CAD modelling tools such as PTC Creo or similar parametric modellers are desirable.
For the Summer Placement Mechanical Engineer role, the acceptable degree programmes are typically
Mechanical Engineering
Computer Aided Mechanical Engineering
Aero-Mechanical Engineering
Aeronautical Engineering
Product Design Engineering
Security Clearance
We offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports your wellbeing, learning and development, and work–life balance
Time to recharge Our employees are entitled 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays. As a Summer Placement student you will receive this allowance pro rata.
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 (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity)
Never stop learning Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn learning.
We are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people, communities, and customers. Contract Type
Fixed term
Hybrid Working
Hybrid

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