MEng / Industrial Placement Electronic Engineer

Do you want a paid work placement (£25,000, with holidays), working on real-time projects alongside leading scientists and engineers, within a globally renowned company, based in either Edinburgh or Newcastle for six months? Students currently in the final or penultimate year of a degree in Electronic Engineering (MEng) have the opportunity to experience a six-month paid MEng / industrial placement working as an Electronics/Hardware Engineer within Leonardo.

The programme will develop the knowledge and skills you require to become an engineering or business professional of the future. You will be given the opportunity to undertake an individual project in support of your academic course of study, in an area of electronics design relevant to radar or electro-optic products. You will be introduced to the hardware development processes and utilise state-of-the-art methods, technology and tools. You will report to an experienced engineer who will provide day-to-day guidance and on-the-job training. You will gain experience on aspects of the development lifecycle through your individual project. This could include requirements analysis, design, implementation, integration, applied research and test.

You will be given the opportunity to learn about the Leonardo products via your project. The MEng project will be based around solving real-life engineering problems on state-of-the-art avionics sensor systems. Particular emphasis will be placed on learning practical skills that may not be easily gained or experienced in the academic environment of university. You will demonstrate an interest and knowledge in one or more of the disciplines within Electronics Hardware Engineering (e.g. RF, Microwave Power supply, EMC, FPGA and high-speed digital).

If you successfully complete your placement, and meet the required standard, you may be given the opportunity to be "fast tracked" to a Graduate position at Leonardo.

What you’ll do as an MEng / Industrial Summer Placement:

• Learn the skills required for hardware development, including developing practical skills in design techniques for aerospace applications, understanding of key technologies, and developing experience using ECAD tools and test equipment.
• Design, document, build and test electronics circuits and firmware designs to go into our various systems.
• Interface with customers and suppliers on many factors within the design and liaise closely with engineers from several other disciplines, which may include Mechanical, Software, Systems, Supportability and Design Integrity.
• Develop expertise in the design of circuits, FPGAs and subsystems at various stages in the product lifecycle, including requirements capture, performance analysis, design, code, verification, validation and support to integration and qualification.
• Deliver technical reports and presentations on your work assignments to your supervisor and fellow MEng students.
• Deliver plans and reports to the required academic standard of your university.
• Most training will be delivered on the job, working on real hardware within projects groups delivering sensor systems to our customers. Additional formal technical training to support on-the-job training may be provided via taught courses depending on the business needs.

What we need from you:

• You should be matriculated in an MEng course in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, or a related discipline.
• We normally only consider candidates who require a 6-month industrial placement to meet the academic requirement of their course.
• A full statement of courses and projects studied at university and corresponding grades/marks/percentage should be included in your CV.
• Studying an electronics-biased degree, including modules covering topics such as digital design, analogue design and signal processing with experience of using PCB design and simulation tools, is highly desirable.

Security Clearance: 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:

• Flexible hours with possibility of some hybrid working.
• Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance).
• 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year.
• Award winning pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution).
• Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion.
• Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme.
• Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera.
• 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. We strive to ensure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition that could affect how you perform in certain assessments, just let your recruiter know. We’ll work with you to explore any adjustments that might help.

This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo’s future. We can help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow. If you are willing and able to commit to giving your best performance, you will find Leonardo a very rewarding place to work and gain vital work experience! Don’t delay – we receive a lot of applicants for these roles so APPLY NOW to begin the application process.

Primary Location: GB - Edinburgh

Additional Locations: GB - Newcastle

Contract Type: Fixed term

Hybrid Working: Hybrid