Graduate Electronics Engineer

Your impact Are you ready to launch your career and make an impact on real-world projects from day one? At Leonardo, we’re looking for graduates who want to be part of something extraordinary—shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety. We are committed to developing our graduates into leading technical or business professionals, and as such we will also support you through your preferred route for professional development.

Our 18-month Graduate Programmes give you the opportunity to work on exciting and challenging projects alongside subject matter experts. On joining, you will receive a starting salary of £34,000 per annum, plus a £1,000 welcome bonus. You’ll also be eligible for a £1,000 exit bonus upon successful completion of the programme. In addition, you may be eligible for a Temporary Accommodation Allowance (TAA), subject to specific criteria.

We encourage you to spend at least three days each week on site to integrate with your team and maximise your learning experience.

• Support the design and development of our world leading electro-optical, communications and information system products under the guidance of experienced Electronics Engineering Leads.
• Be introduced to utilising state-of-the‑art methods, technology and tools to explore all aspects of the development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, test, acceptance and product support.
• Interface with customers (internal and external) on many factors within the design and liaise closely with Engineers from all other disciplines including Mechanical, Software, Systems, Supportability and Design Integrity.
• Electronics Engineers design, document, build and test electronics circuits and firmware designs to go into our various systems.
• You might be involved in designing for mixed signal design, power supply design, DAC/ADC, FPGA, high‑speed serial interfaces and video/communication processing algorithms.
• Engage with all of these technologies across a diverse range of products including Thermal Imaging Cameras, Vehicle Camera systems, Counter UAV systems, Precision Guidance systems and Electronic Warfare products.
• Develop expertise in the design of circuits, FPGAs and subsystems at various stages in the product lifecycle.
• This will include requirements capture, performance analysis, design, code, verification, validation and support to integration and qualification.
• You will gain exposure to other engineering disciplines and business areas.

• All of our roles require (a) a minimum of a 2:2 Bachelors/Integrated Master’s degree, or (b) a higher degree, such as a MSc or PhD.
• Acceptable degrees are:
  Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
• Electronics Engineering.
• Electronics biased degree including modules covering topics such as digital design, analogue design and signal processing.
• Experience of using IC design and simulation tools.
• A passion for solving complex engineering problems.
• The drive to learn the skills required to become a professional Electronics Engineer.
• Security Clearance.

Many of our roles are subject to security and export control restrictions set by UK Government Security requirements and customer obligations. As a result, and in line with the UK Government Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) requirements, all successful applicants will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record declaration information and employment and/or education history verification for the previous five years.

For staff operating in more sensitive posts, there is an additional range of personnel security controls referred to as National Security Vetting…