Summer Placement Systems Engineer

at  Leonardo UK Ltd

SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Currently undertaking a minimum of a Bachelors level degree Mechanical Engineering (or similar field)
• Be a self-motivated individual, willing to take on new challenges and drive continuous personal development
• Strong communication skills across a variety of mediums i.e. written, verbal, digital, etc.
• The ability to develop effective working relationships with peers and stakeholders
• Adaptable to the ever changing demands that will be encountered within the role
• Offer novel ideas and methods for solving technical problems, drawing on personal experiences and knowledge learned during academic studies
• Demonstrate relevant project work and/or placements in Industry are beneficial, but not essential

In addition to this, we would be interested in hearing from you if you have experience in:

• Coding/programming.
• Relevant project work and/or placements in industry.
• Solving problems as part of a team
• Applying your science and technology knowledge to solve a real world proble

WHAT YOU’LL DO AS A SUMMER PLACEMENT SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Systems Engineers are involved in all aspects of design and development; from initial product design through to in-service support.
They look at the big picture, determine how the system needs to operate and collaborate to produce the required overall operational behaviours. They also dive into the deepest level of detail – taking the system piece-by-piece and defining its design to the finest point. Our Systems Engineers can also actively engage in R&D, developing new concepts and conducting fundamental research into our future technologies.

As a Summer Placement Systems Engineer, you will work on real engineering problems within either the Radar or the Advanced Targeting business area. You will have the opportunity to be involved in supporting a wide range of tasks across multiple projects/products, such as:

• The radar for the Typhoon fighter jet
• The radar for the SAAB Gripen fighter
• Our family of Surveillance AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radars
• An IRCM (Infra-Red Counter Measures) system
• Our laser target designator or laser ranging systems

Core activities within Systems Engineering include:

• Requirements capture, design documentation, verification and validation.
• Algorithm design and test.
• Performance modelling; building physics-based models to test our designs through computer simulation.
• Data analysis; end-to-end systems analysis using synthetic and ‘real world’ data.
• Applied research; from product improvements to blue-sky thinking.

You will work with an experienced engineer who will provide day-to-day guidance and on-the-job training. You will be introduced to systems engineering processes, methods, technology and tools, with particular emphasis placed on learning practical skills that may not be easily gained or experienced in the academic environment of a university.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

All of our Summer Placement roles require you to be currently studying a relevant degree discipline such as Physics, Mathematics, Engineering, or other STEM subject degrees
All successful candidates must be returning to university after their Summer Placement, i.e. not in their final year.

In addition to this, we would be interested in hearing from you if you have experience in:

• Coding/programming.
• Relevant project work and/or placements in industry.
• Solving problems as part of a team
• Applying your science and technology knowledge to solve a real world problem

Please note that in order to apply for this opportunity you must be eligible for UK Security Clearance. Normally this is to the level of Security Check (typically known as “SC”) for our business which includes having a minimum of five years permanent residency in the UK.