Industrial Placement: Hands-on Hardware Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flexi-days 12

Pension 15%

Mental health support

Private healthcare

Dental coverage

Family cover

Tech & lifestyle discounts

Gym membership

Job summary

Leonardo UK Ltd. offers an Industrial Placement Programme based in Luton. You’ll spend a year on real engineering projects, mentored by experienced engineers, and work across multidisciplinary teams on a cohort project.

Salary is £26,228 with coaching to achieve placement objectives and career development goals; successful completion may lead to a Graduate Development Programme offer.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Electronic Engineering or related STEM field.
• Interest in electronic hardware design and development.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Spend a year on meaningful projects with subject‑matter experts.
• Work in multidisciplinary teams across the product lifecycle.
• Take ownership of a cohort project from concept to delivery.
• Develop technical and professional skills through hands‑on experience.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Teamwork

Willingness to learn

Hardware design interest

Lab testing

Education

Electronic Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Robotics Engineering

AI & Cybernetics

Physics or Applied Physics

Engineering Physics

Mathematics or Applied Mathematics

Communications Engineering

Information Engineering

Space Engineering

Computer Communication and Networks

Cyber Security or related STEM

Job description

Leonardo UK Ltd. offers an Industrial Placement Programme based in Luton. You’ll spend a year on real engineering projects, mentored by experienced engineers, and work across multidisciplinary teams on a cohort project.

Salary is £26,228 with coaching to achieve placement objectives and career development goals; successful completion may lead to a Graduate Development Programme offer.