Industrial Placement Antenna Engineer – RF/EM Design

Leonardo; Luton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo in the United Kingdom is offering an Industrial Placement Antenna Engineer position based in Luton. You will join a team delivering electronic warfare solutions and support the development of high-performance antenna systems while gaining hands-on experience from day one.

You will spend roughly 50% on a cohort-led project, work across multidisciplinary teams, and benefit from mentoring and professional skills development as you progress toward a potential graduate opportunity.

Qualifications

• Studying towards a degree in Electronic/Electrical/Physics related field.
• Interest in electromagnetics, RF systems, antenna design or communication systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Support design and development of antenna solutions for defence platforms.
• Use electromagnetic simulation tools to model antenna performance.
• Contribute to development of antenna technologies up to 40GHz and beyond.
• Conduct lab testing and measurements using RF equipment and anechoic chamber.
• Analyse technical data and present findings to teams and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate antenna solutions into systems.
• Contribute to design reviews and customer deliverables.

Skills

RF systems

Antenna design

EM simulation

Teamwork

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Electronic Engineering (or related)

Physics or Applied Physics

Engineering Physics

Mathematics or Applied Mathematics

Tools

EM simulation tools

Laboratory RF equipment

Job description

Leonardo in the United Kingdom is offering an Industrial Placement Antenna Engineer position based in Luton. You will join a team delivering electronic warfare solutions and support the development of high-performance antenna systems while gaining hands-on experience from day one.

You will spend roughly 50% on a cohort-led project, work across multidisciplinary teams, and benefit from mentoring and professional skills development as you progress toward a potential graduate opportunity.