Industrial Placement Systems Engineer

Job Description:

How this role fits in Luton is the home to around 1,000 people who are involved in the design and development of Leonardo's Electronic Warfare (EW) capability, which is used to protect airborne platforms from a range of RF-based threats.

This includes:

• The protection systems for current and future RAF and Army aircraft, including Typhoon and Apache.
• The technology development platforms being developed by the UK's Team Tempest to support the development of a new 6th generation aircraft within the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).
• Concept demonstrators for future Electronic Warfare technologies and systems.
• Air Platform Protection systems for export customer aircraft.
• Technology to draw insights from the vast amounts of data collected by our electronic surveillance systems using artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Role description As an Industrial Placement Systems Engineer you will work alongside some of the most talented engineers in the UK. You will support the development of world-leading technologies and capabilities across multiple Avionic Systems and Platforms. Industrial Placement Systems Engineers have the opportunity to be involved in different phases of the systems engineering lifecycle to create and deliver new and emerging capabilities required by our customers;

from understanding the customer’s requirements, developing system architectures and concept designs for the next generation of EW capability, through to integration and testing of equipment and systems.

• Working as part of an established systems engineering community and supported by a team of experienced engineers, you will be responsible for:
  Developing practical skills in engineering design and development for complex systems, understanding key processes and technologies.
• Gaining an understanding of the EW domain to support the development of relevant products and technologies.
• Working closely with engineers across multiple disciplines to solve problems.
• Completing tasks to a high standard in accordance with appropriate processes and procedures.
• Developing and applying your academic skills to solve problems, generate ideas and be proactive within the team.

Qualifications All of our Industrial Placement roles require you to be currently studying for a degree in a relevant discipline.

• aerospace/aeronautical engineering
• computer science/systems
• electrical/electronic engineering
• general engineering
• mathematics
• mechanical engineering
• physics
• systems engineering

You must have an understanding of mathematics to at least A-Level standard, and a basic understanding of electronics. You should also ideally have experience of working with engineering development tools (e.g. MATLAB, Simulink, Rhapsody, Cameo, DOORS).

Primary

Location:

GB
- Luton
- Cap. Green 300

Contract Type:
Fixed term

Hybrid Working:
Hybrid International, multicultural, innovative, technological: this is Leonardo.

The company's passionate and talented team is strongly influenced by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) expertise, with a diverse range of experience that enables colleagues to share knowledge and know-how across the generations.

Leonardo always wants to expand its talent pool, here you can find the right opportunity for you!