Leonardo – Summer Placements – Edinburgh - 13 weeks 

Systems Engineer

Job Description: 

The 13-week Summer Industrial Placement Programme 

We have created a programme across our UK sites that not only increases your technical skills, but gives you the opportunity to work on meaningful real life projects, alongside experienced engineers and graduates across our business. 

You will receive coaching and support to achieve your personal goals and work in multidisciplinary teams to gain as much experience across the product lifecycle from your time in industry as possible.  Our ultimate aim is to see you through your undergrad years and successful placements will result in an offer to return for further placements or for an offer on our Graduate Development programme. 

This programme is remunerated £25,000 per annum. 

What you’ll do as a Summer Placement Systems Engineer 

Systems Engineers are involved in all aspects of design and development; from initial product design through to in-service support. 

They look at the big picture, determine how the system needs to operate and collaborate to produce the required overall operational behaviours. They also dive into the deepest level of detail – taking the system piece-by-piece and defining its design to the finest point. Our Systems Engineers can also actively engage in R&D, developing new concepts and conducting fundamental research into our  future technologies. 

As a Summer Placement Systems Engineer, you will work on real engineering problems within either the Radar or the Advanced Targeting business area. You will have the opportunity to be involved in supporting a wide range of tasks across multiple projects/products, such as: 

• The radar for the Typhoon fighter jet 

• The radar for the SAAB Gripen fighter 

• Our family of Surveillance AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radars 

• An IRCM (Infra-Red Counter Measures) system 

• Our laser target designator or laser ranging systems 

Core activities within Systems Engineering include: 

• Requirements capture, design documentation, verification and validation. 

• Algorithm design and test. 

• Performance modelling; building physics-based models to test our designs through computer simulation. 

• Data analysis; end-to-end systems analysis using synthetic and ‘real world’ data. 

• Applied research; from product improvements to blue-sky thinking. 

You will work with an experienced engineer who will provide day-to-day guidance and on-the-job training. You will be introduced to systems engineering processes, methods, technology and tools, with particular emphasis placed on learning practical skills that may not be easily gained or  experienced in the academic environment of a university. 

What we need from you: 

Skills, Qualifications and Experience: 

• Currently undertaking a minimum of a Bachelors level degree Mechanical Engineering (or similar field) 

• Be a self-motivated individual, willing to take on new challenges and drive continuous personal development 

• Strong communication skills across a variety of mediums i.e. written, verbal, digital, etc. 

• The ability to develop effective working relationships with peers and stakeholders 

• Adaptable to the ever changing demands that will be encountered within the role 

• Offer novel ideas and methods for solving technical problems, drawing on personal experiences and knowledge learned during academic studies 

• Demonstrate relevant project work and/or placements in Industry are beneficial, but not essential 

Role Requirements 

All of our Summer Placement roles require you to be currently studying a relevant degree discipline such as Physics, Mathematics, Engineering, or other STEM subject degrees 

All successful candidates must be returning to university after their Summer Placement, i.e. not in their final year. 

In addition to this, we would be interested in hearing from you if you have experience in: 

• Coding/programming. 

• Relevant project work and/or placements in industry. 

• Solving problems as part of a team 

• Applying your science and technology knowledge to solve a real world problem 

Please note that in order to apply for this opportunity you must be eligible for UK Security Clearance. Normally this is to the level of Security Check (typically known as “SC”) for our business which includes having a minimum of five years permanent residency in the UK. 

Life at Leonardo 

With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people. 

• Flexible Working: Flexible hours with possibility of some hybrid working. 

• Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance) 

• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year 

• Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution) 

• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers) 

• Lifestyle:  Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme 

• Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera 

• Referral Incentive: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member 

At Leonardo, we are strongly committed to supporting all our people, and, as society and the environment we work in changes, our approach to Inclusion and Diversity continues to evolve and adapt to reflect this. A culture of inclusion goes on to create an environment for greater collaboration, innovation and opportunities to develop as an organisation. If you are willing and able to commit to giving your best performance, you will find Leonardo a very rewarding place to work!   

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