Firmware Engineer Placement — FPGA & Embedded (Hybrid)

Leonardo UK Ltd; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 flexi-days annual leave

Pension up to 15%

Mental health support

Private healthcare & family cover

Job summary

Leonardo UK Ltd seeks an Industrial Placement Firmware Engineer for a one-year program in Luton. You’ll join a team delivering advanced Electronic Warfare capabilities and spend ~50% on a cohort-led project.

The role includes hands-on firmware work, collaboration across disciplines, and growth through dedicated coaching. The placement is based in Luton with at least three days on site weekly, offering mentorship, technical and professional skills development, and potential progression to the

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics Engineering, AI & Cybernetics, Communications Engineering, Information Engineering, Computer Science, Physics/Applied Physics, Mathematics/Applied Mathematics or Cyber Security or related STEM disciplines.
• Interest in firmware development, FPGA design or embedded systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and good communication.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and development of FPGA firmware solutions for embedded and real-time systems.
• Assist firmware verification and simulation activities.
• Use industry-standard development tools and hardware description languages.
• Support testing and validation to ensure performance requirements.
• Analyse technical data and present findings to engineering teams.
• Collaborate with systems, software and hardware engineers to integrate firmware solutions.
• Contribute to technical documentation and design reviews.

Skills

Firmware development

FPGA design

Embedded systems

Programming exposure

Teamwork

Analytical skills

Education

Electronic Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Computer Engineering

Robotics Engineering

AI & Cybernetics

Communications Engineering

Information Engineering

Computer Science

Physics or Applied Physics

Mathematics or Applied Mathematics

Cyber Security or related STEM disciplines

Tools

Development tools

HDL languages

Job description

Leonardo UK Ltd seeks an Industrial Placement Firmware Engineer for a one-year program in Luton. You’ll join a team delivering advanced Electronic Warfare capabilities and spend ~50% on a cohort-led project.

The role includes hands-on firmware work, collaboration across disciplines, and growth through dedicated coaching. The placement is based in Luton with at least three days on site weekly, offering mentorship, technical and professional skills development, and potential progression to the