Graduate Continuous Improvement Engineer

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.

Leonardo is an international leader in electronic and information technologies for defence systems, aerospace, data, infrastructures, land security and protection, and sustainable 'smart' solutions.

Our Graduate Programmes give you the opportunity to work on exciting and challenging projects alongside industry leaders.

We're on a mission to make excellence our everyday standard. As a forward-thinking organisation, we believe that both big and small, consistent improvements lead to extraordinary results-for our customers and our people. Whether it's streamlining processes, reducing waste, or empowering cross functional teams to innovate and problem solve, we're committed to creating a culture where progress never stops.

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. Depending on the project you are placed with, there could be a requirement for five days per week on site.

• Design electronic production layouts using Lean tools to improve productivity.
• Facilitate cross-functional improvement projects using Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen methodologies.
• Analyse workflows and data to identify bottlenecks, waste, and opportunities for optimisation.
• Assist with/facilitate workshops and training sessions to upskill teams in continuous improvement tools and techniques. Developing an imbedded excitement and culture of CI in manufacturing.
• Develop and track KPIs to measure the success of improvement initiatives.
• Ensure the sustainability of our changes.

• Knowledge or strong interest of Lean, Six Sigma or similar methodologies.
• Excellent facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills-you can bring people with you on the journey.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into actionable insights, ideally qualified to engineering degree level or equivalent work experience.
• Resilience, adaptability, and a passion for making things better every day

• A minimum of a 2:2 Bachelor's/Integrated Master's degree, or higher degree, such as MSc or PhD.
• For this role, acceptable degree disciplines include:
  Engineering degrees
• Maths and Science degrees
• Computing & Digital degrees

A full statement of courses and projects studied at university and corresponding grades/marks/percentage should be included in your CV.

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.

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