Summer Placement Test Systems Engineer in Edinburgh

Your impact 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 extraordinary—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 Summer Placement Programme The 13 weeks Summer Placement Programme gives you the chance to work on meaningful projects alongside subject matter experts, within multidisciplinary teams, and across the product lifecycle. Throughout your placement, you’ll receive coaching and support from a dedicated team, with the potential to return for future placements or progress onto our Graduate Development Programme. The programme will run from 01/06/2026 to 27/08/2027. 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 a Summer Placement Test Systems Engineer, you will Support the delivery of small packages of work to time, cost, and quality. Collaborate with colleagues across multiple disciplines to help project targets and solve problems. Apply your academic knowledge to real projects, including design, testing, qualification and/or technology support. Share ideas and communicate with your team to share knowledge and gain insight into the Business. Develop your skills with the guidance of an experienced supervisor and the wider engineering community. What you’ll bring Entry Requirements Currently studying for a Bachelor’s/Integrated Master’s degree, or higher degree, such as MSc or PhD. For this role, acceptable degree disciplines include: Electronics