Job Description:
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 industrial 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.
Our Industrial Placement Programme
Our Industrial Placement Programme offers you the chance to spend a year with us, working on meaningful projects alongside subject matter experts, within multidisciplinary teams, and across the product lifecycle. You’ll receive a salary of £25,000, with coaching and support from a dedicated team to help you achieve both your placement objectives and personal development goals.
Successful completion of an Industrial Placement with Leonardo may also lead to an offer on our Graduate Development Programme.
During your placement, we encourage you to spend at least three days each week on site to integrate with your team and maximise your learning experience.
As an Industrial Placement Systems Engineer you will
Work alongside some of the most talented engineers in the UK
Support the development of world-leading technologies and capabilities across multiple Avionic Systems and Platforms.
Have the opportunity to be involved in different phases of the systems engineering lifecycle to create and deliver new and emerging capabilities required by our customers; from understanding the customer’s requirements, developing system architectures and concept designs for the next generation of EW capability, through to integration and testing of equipment and systems.
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 domain 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.
What you will bring:
All of our Industrial Placement roles require you to be currently studying for a degree in a relevant discipline.
The acceptable degrees are: aerospace/aeronautical engineering, computer science/systems, electrical/electronic engineering, general engineering, mathematics, mechanical engineering, physics, and systems engineering.
You must have an understanding of mathematics to at least A-Level standard, and a basic understanding of electronics.
You should also ideally have experience of working with engineering development tools (e.g. MATLAB, Simulink, Rhapsody, Cameo, DOORS).
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: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting
At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do, our teams are key contributors in shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.
We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your 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.
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).
Tailored perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
For a full list of our company benefits please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/company-benefits
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 our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.
Be part of something bigger - apply now!
Primary Location:
GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300
Contract Type:
Fixed term
Hybrid Working:
Hybrid
