Hands-On Microwave RF Engineer Placement

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

Benefits offered by this job

Time off: flexi-days

Pension up to 15%

Mental health support

Flexible benefits up to £500

Job summary

Leonardo UK Ltd is offering an Industrial Placement in Luton, focusing on RF and microwave technologies within electronic warfare solutions. You will work on real projects, supported by experienced engineers, and contribute to technology development across the product lifecycle.

Ideal candidates are pursuing degrees in electrical engineering, physics, mathematics or related STEM fields, with an interest in RF engineering and a strong analytical mindset.

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing a degree in Electronic, Electrical or related STEM disciplines
• Interest in RF engineering, microwave systems or electromagnetics required
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; good communication and teamwork

Responsibilities

• Support the design and development of RF and microwave circuits, subsystems and components
• Use industry-standard simulation and modelling tools to analyse microwave performance
• Support development of technologies operating up to 40GHz and beyond
• Conduct laboratory testing and validation using RF/microwave equipment
• Analyse technical performance data and present findings to engineering teams
• Collaborate with RF, antenna, systems, software and hardware engineers
• Contribute to technical documentation and design reviews

Skills

RF engineering

Microwave systems

Electromagnetics

Analytical thinking

Teamwork

Learning mindset

Education

Electronic Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Physics

Engineering Physics

Mathematics

Communications Engineering

Space Engineering

Robotics Engineering

Computer Communications and Networks

Cyber Security

Job description

Leonardo UK Ltd is offering an Industrial Placement in Luton, focusing on RF and microwave technologies within electronic warfare solutions. You will work on real projects, supported by experienced engineers, and contribute to technology development across the product lifecycle.

Ideal candidates are pursuing degrees in electrical engineering, physics, mathematics or related STEM fields, with an interest in RF engineering and a strong analytical mindset.