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18-month Graduate Optical Engineer programme at Leonardo, developing optical and photonics technologies for defence and security systems through design, modelling, testing, manufacturing support and product development.Your impact Are you ready to launch your career and make an impact on real-world projects from day one?   At Leonardo, we’re looking for graduates who want to be part of something extraordinary - shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.  We are committed to developing our graduates into leading technical or business professionals, and as such we will also support you through your preferred route for professional development. Our 18-month Graduate Programmes give you the opportunity to work on exciting and challenging projects alongside industry leaders.  On joining, you will receive a starting salary of £34,000 per annum, plus a £1,000 welcome bonus. You’ll also be eligible for a £1,000 exit bonus upon successful completion of the programme. In addition, you may be eligible for a Temporary Accommodation Allowance (TAA), subject to specific criteria.  We encourage you to spend at least three days each week on site to integrate with your team and maximise your learning experience. We have a fantastic new opportunity for a graduate to join the Advanced Targeting line of business as an Optical Engineer. Your role as a Graduate Optical Engineer will be solve real-world engineering challenges, designing and developing mission-critical solutions that power some of the world’s most advanced defence and security systems under the guidance and support of experienced Optical Engineers. The Graduate programme will offer you 18 months of development, with placements in three phases of the product life cycle. You will learn how to use state-of-the-art tools and technology to explore all aspects of the development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, concept design, and design for manufacture, implementation, test, build and product support.What you’ll do as a Graduate Optical EngineerAs a Graduate Optical Engineer, you will manage your own development towards attaining Optical Engineer level through the Graduate Development Scheme over 18 months.To achieve this goal, you will be placed in programmes responsible progressing different parts of a product life cycle:New product introduction: tasked with learning the core concepts required to increase the manufacturing rate, such as modelling an existing to designs to identify root-cause analysis of observed problems and use of metrology to validate theories.Detailed product design: responsible for developing or improving existing designs and supporting the transfer of optical models into a detailed optical and system requirements.Novel concepts: to develop technologies both future and improvement of existing products.Throughout these placements you will learn skills required to communicate technical concepts across a wide array of disciplines. You will be expected support optical procurement and the wider product team in the creation and changing of drawings, tolerancing and how to develop of experiments to prove capability of your designs. Finally, you will be tasked performing technical reviews to assess the limits on technical capability and for creating and conducting optical tests to lower the technical risks of novel EO-Systems and solutions identified as part of wider technological reviews.What you’ll bringA minimum of a 2:1 master’s degree or a higher, such as a EngD or PhD.Relevant experience of photonics, such as summer placements, internships or research projects.Experience with technical writing and project planning.Strong analytical, modelling skills and laboratory skills.Evidence of successfully working in a team.Enthusiasm for photonics and an interest in developing your technical capabilities.Experience of modelling tools such as Ansys Zemax Optics Studio, Matlab, LabVIEW, and COMSOL (or equivalent) is desirable. Why join us At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do, key contributors in shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.  We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive. Time to recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year. Secure your future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution. Your wellbeing matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversityRewarding performance: All employees are eligible for our bonus scheme. Join in our success: Our annual Employee Stock Ownership Plan provides you the opportunity to own shares in Leonardo. Tailored perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more. We are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people, communities and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.  Start your extraordinary career – apply now! 

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12/18-month Graduate Systems Engineer programme at Leonardo in Luton, developing electronic warfare and avionic systems through system design, requirements analysis, testing and engineering process improvement.Your impact Are you ready to launch your career and make an impact on real-world projects from day one?    At Leonardo, we’re looking for graduates who want to be part of something extraordinary - shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.  We are committed to developing our graduates into leading technical or business professionals, and as such we will also support you through your preferred route for professional development.  Our 12/18-month Graduate Programmes give you the opportunity to work on exciting and challenging projects alongside industry leaders.  On joining, you will receive a starting salary of £34,000 per annum, plus a £1,000 welcome bonus. You’ll also be eligible for a £1,000 exit bonus upon successful completion of the programme. In addition, you may be eligible for a Temporary Accommodation Allowance (TAA), subject to specific criteria.  We encourage you to spend at least three days each week on site to integrate with your team and maximise your learning experience. What you will do as a Graduate Systems EngineerLuton 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. Graduate Systems Engineers support the development of world-leading technologies and capabilities across multiple Avionic Systems and Platforms.  As a Graduate Systems Engineer you will 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 live trials of equipment and systems alongside our customers and end-users. 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.Taking an active role in engineering process improvement, ensuring the communication of best practice across the systems engineering team.Developing and applying your academic skills to solve problems, generate ideas and be proactive within the team. Entry Requirements All of our roles require (a) a minimum of a 2:2 Bachelors/Integrated Master’s degree, or (b) a higher degree, such as a MSc or PhD. For the Graduate Systems Engineer role, the acceptable degrees are: aerospace/aeronautical engineering, computer science/systems, electrical/electronic engineering, general engineering, mathematics, mechanical engineering, physics, and 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, a document management system).To be eligible for National Security Vetting at SC level, applicants will generally be expected to have continuously resided in the UK for the previous five years. For DV clearance, this is typically ten years.  In some circumstances, time spent overseas may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.  Additional vetting requirements may apply upon appointment. Why join us At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do, key contributors in shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.  We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive. Time to recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year. Secure your future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution. Your wellbeing matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).  Rewarding performance: All employees are eligible for our bonus scheme. Join in our success: Our annual Employee Stock Ownership Plan provides you the opportunity to own shares in Leonardo. Tailored perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more. We are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people, communities and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know. Start your extraordinary career – apply now! 

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A four-year Business Management Graduate Apprenticeship at Leonardo in Edinburgh, combining a BA (Hons) degree at the University of Strathclyde with practical experience in project planning, procurement, SAP, performance tracking, and business operations.The OpportunityLeonardo offers a range of Apprenticeships from 2-4yrs. across a variety of STEM and business routes, offering paid training, coupled with on the job learning that enables you to gain practical skills, experience and knowledge that sets up the best start to your career. We offer competitive entry salaries and fully support your academic learning through to qualifications, with salary increases as you progress. Whether leaving School or College with GCSEs/Standards, A ‘Levels/Highers (or equivalent) or in work and looking for a new career path, you are fully supported as you rotate within the business working on real-time projects alongside highly skilled professionals who are passionate about their work. We support helping you settle in to your new location ensuring you are familiar with the team and have a warm welcome from day 1. There is a member of our Apprentice team at each site, helping you progress, ensuring your study time is protected, enabling access to digital learning as well as opportunities to get involved with the local community and STEM projects, enhance many aspects of each programme. The RoleDuring Leonardo’s four year Business Management Graduate Apprenticeship scheme in Edinburgh you will study at the University of Strathclyde for completion of a Business Management BA (Hons) degree through a mixture of work based learning, distance learning and day release at University. We need people who understand the importance of our various areas of business including our project planning, CS3 and procurement teams and are ready to commit to working in the business, whilst also committing to a 4 year degree programme.  It is an opportunity to contribute and experience working in one of our key business Sectors. At the end of the programme, you will work as a highly skilled member of our Business community. During Years 1 and 2 of the degree you will study core degree modules. In addition you will work closely with work-based mentors to enable you to apply your academic knowledge within the work context. You will learn how to schedule projects and  track project performance.  You will develop knowledge of business techniques and procedures and  gain practical experience  of SAP and our key management systems Years 3 and 4 are designed to develop higher level cognitive skills and enable the continued integration of knowledge, professional competencies and transferable skills.  You will provide input to Integrated Teams  meetings to answer questions concerning your area of businesss ecpertise and  be able to co-ordinate activities with other related areas of the business  to support our process.  You will further enhance and develop your operational skillset to enable you to take ownership of your own portfolio. The final positions will be within the Business area you are recruited for based in Edinburgh.The starting salary for this role is £23,500 Role requirements:4 Higher Grades (or equivalent): BBBBMandatory: Mathematics & EnglishPreferred: a business related subjectANDStandard Grades (1-3) / National 5: (A-C) in English (or equivalent qualifications to Highers / Standard Grades).Note:SAAS funding from English apprentices moving to Scotland must have residancy in Scotland before August 1st 2027.To be eligible for National Security Vetting at SC level, applicants will generally be expected to have continuously resided in the UK for the previous five years. For DV clearance, this is typically ten years.  In some circumstances, time spent overseas may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.  Additional vetting requirements may apply upon appointment. Why join usAt Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do, key contributors in shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.Time to recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.Secure your future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.Your wellbeing matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity.Rewarding performance: All employees are eligible for our bonus scheme.Join in our success: Our annual Employee Stock Ownership Plan provides you the opportunity to own shares in Leonardo.Tailored perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.We are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people, communities and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.Be part of something extraordinary - apply now!

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An 18-month Graduate Microwave Engineer programme at Leonardo in Luton, designing, simulating, testing, and validating RF and microwave systems for Electronic Warfare and defence platforms.Your ImpactAre you ready to launch your career and make an impact on real-world projects from day one?  At Leonardo, we’re looking for talented individuals who want to be part of something extraordinary, shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.We are committed to developing our graduates into leading technical or business professionals, and as such we will also support you through your preferred route for professional development.Our structured 18-month Graduate Programme is designed to support your development from graduate to professional engineer. From day one, you'll contribute to real projects, work alongside industry experts, and gain hands-on experience across the full microwave design and development lifecycle.At Leonardo, we develop the advanced technologies that help keep people safe. As a Graduate Microwave Engineer, you'll join a team delivering world-leading Electronic Warfare capabilities that protect fast jets, UAVs, naval vessels and land platforms operating in some of the world's most demanding environments.This opportunity is based in Luton, with flexible and hybrid working arrangements available. Occasional travel within the UK and overseas may be required to support technical reviews, trials and customer engagements.During the programme, you willAs part of our Microwave Engineering team, you'll support the development of high-performance RF and microwave technologies used within advanced Electronic Warfare solutions.Your activities will include:Designing and developing innovative RF and microwave circuits, subsystems and components for a range of defence platformsModelling, simulating and analysing microwave performance using industry-standard design and simulation toolsSupporting the development of microwave technologies operating at frequencies up to 40GHz and beyondConducting laboratory testing, measurement and validation using specialist RF and microwave test equipmentAnalysing technical data and presenting findings to engineering teams and stakeholdersCollaborating with multidisciplinary teams across systems, RF, antenna, mechanical and software engineering to integrate microwave solutions into larger productsContributing to technical documentation, design reviews and customer deliverablesDeveloping an understanding of the complete engineering lifecycle, from concept through to manufacture and in-service supportWhat you wil be bring:We're looking for curious, motivated graduates with a passion for engineering, problem solving and technology.You should have, or be on track to achieve:A minimum 2:2 Bachelor's degree, Integrated Master's degree, MSc or PhD in a relevant STEM discipline, such as:Electronic EngineeringElectrical EngineeringPhysics or Applied PhysicsEngineering PhysicsMathematics or Applied MathematicsCommunications EngineeringSpace EngineeringRobotics EngineeringComputer Communication and NetworksCyber Security or related disciplinesWe'd also like to see:An interest in RF engineering, microwave systems, electromagnetics or high-frequency electronicsStrong analytical and problem-solving skillsThe ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and effectivelyA collaborative approach and willingness to learn from experienced engineersExperience of simulation, modelling or laboratory-based testing gained through university projects, placements or personal interests (desirable, not essential)Familiarity with microwave or RF design tools such as CST, ADS, Microwave Office or similar packages is beneficial but not essentialOur Graduate Programme has been designed to help you build the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to become a future engineering leader.You'll benefit from:Structured professional development and technical trainingSupport from experienced engineers, mentors and the wider graduate communityOpportunities to work on meaningful projects with real customer impactDevelopment towards professional registration, where applicableExposure to a wide range of technologies, products and engineering disciplinesNetworking opportunities across Leonardo's UK businessWhy join us At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do, key contributors in shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.  We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive. ·         Time to recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year. ·         Secure your future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution. ·         Your wellbeing matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity·         Rewarding performance: All employees are eligible for our bonus scheme. ·         Join in our success: Our annual Employee Stock Ownership Plan provides you the opportunity to own shares in Leonardo. ·         Tailored perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more. We are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people, communities and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.  Start your extraordinary career – apply now! 

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