Industrial Placement Systems Engineer

2 weeks ago

Luton, United Kingdom Leonardo Full time

Job Description:

At We are looking for highly motivated individuals who are willing to take on a challenge to fill our industrial placement roles, and we will demand a high degree of customer focus and work performance from you in order to meet our operational challenges. If you are willing able to commit to giving your best performance, you will find Leonardo a very rewarding place to work

How this role fits in

Luton is the home to around 1,000 people who are involved in the design and development of Leonardo’s Electronic Warfare (EW) capability, which is used to protect airborne platforms from a range of RF-based threats. This includes:

The protection systems for current and future RAF and Army aircraft, including Typhoon and Apache.

The technology development platforms being developed by the UK’s Team Tempest to support the development of a new 6th generation aircraft within the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).

Concept demonstrators for future Electronic Warfare technologies and systems.

Air Platform Protection systems for export customer aircraft.

Technology to draw insights from the vast amounts of data collected by our electronic surveillance systems using artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Role description


As an Industrial Placement Systems Engineer you will work alongside some of the most talented engineers in the UK. You will support the development of world-leading technologies and capabilities across multiple Avionic Systems and Platforms.

Industrial Placement Systems Engineers have the opportunity to be involved in one or more phases of the systems engineering lifecycle to create and deliver new and emerging capabilities required by our customers; from the development of system architectures and concept designs for the next generation of EW capability, through to live trials of equipment and systems alongside our customers and end-users.

Key Responsibility Areas

Working as part of an established systems engineering community and supported by a team of experienced engineers, you will be responsible for:

Developing practical skills in engineering design and development for complex systems, understanding key processes and technologies.

Gaining an understanding of the EW and UAS domains to support the development of relevant products and technologies.

Working closely with engineers across multiple disciplines to solve problems.

Completing tasks to a high standard in accordance with appropriate processes and procedures.

Developing and applying your academic skills to solve problems, generate ideas and be proactive within the team.

How will we support you?

Leonardo values their people and we reward commitment with a competitive remuneration and flexible benefits package including:

Competitive starting salary & relocation allowance (subject to eligibility)

Generous holiday entitlement and flexible working arrangements

Contributory pension scheme

Private healthcare options

Employee discounts with selected suppliers (including gym membership)

Discounted coffee bar & restaurants at each site 

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

All of our Industrial Placement roles require a minimum of a predicted 2:1 grade in a relevant degree discipline. For technical roles please note that our preferred degree disciplines include Physics, Mathematics, Engineering, or other STEM subject degrees.

For the Industrial Placement Systems Engineer role, the acceptable degrees are: mathematics, physics, aerospace/aeronautical engineering, electrical/electronic engineering, general engineering, mechanical engineering, systems engineering, and computer systems.

You must have an understanding of mathematics to at least A-Level standard, and a basic understanding of electronics.

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