Summer Placement Mechanical Engineer

The opportunity:

Do you want to work on real-time projects alongside leading engineers and scientists within a globally renowned company? Leonardo is an international leader in electronic and information technologies for defence systems, aerospace, data, infrastructures, land security & protection, and sustainable ’smart’ solutions.

We are a continually expanding company, offering exciting opportunities to talented individuals who want to work at the forefront of technology.

With the majority of our engineers having chartered status, you can look forward to working with highly skilled professionals that are passionate about their work.

Leonardo’s Mechanical Summer Placement Programme offers you a paid placement to develop your knowledge and skills in our innovative and practical environment. In addition to working with our highly skilled mechanical engineers and business professionals.

Our Summer Placement Programme is designed to offer you the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills you require to become an engineering or business professional of the future. On our programme you will engage with challenging and exciting project work, and deliver innovative business or technical solutions as part of a team of subject matter experts.

Throughout the programme you will receive coaching and support from your team to achieve your objectives as well as your personal development goals. You will gain a wide array of experience on your placement that you can apply to your academic studies and future career.

At Leonardo we value individuals who continuously demonstrate a dedication to their personal development, and successful completion of a Summer Placement with Leonardo can lead to an offer on our Graduate Development Programme.

We are looking for highly motivated individuals who are willing to take on a challenge to complete a summer placement, and we will demand a high degree of customer focus and work performance from you in order to meet our operational challenges. If you are willing and able to commit to giving your best performance, you will find Leonardo a very rewarding place to work!

Mechanical Engineering is a fundamental element of all our products and as such Mechanical Engineering provides the support and environment necessary for learning and career development.

What you will do as a summer placement mechanical engineer

This will be dependent upon the product area and product lifecycle stage that you are allocated.

• You will report to an experienced engineer who will provide you with day-to-day guidance and on the job training.
• You will be introduced to the mechanical development processes and utilise state-of-the-art methods, technology and tools.
• You will gain experience on an aspect of the development lifecycle. This could include production support, concept design, detail design, implementation, integration, applied research and test.
• You will be given the opportunity to learn about some Leonardo products via a placement within an Integrated Project Team.

What we need from you:

You really must have:

• You should be matriculated on a master’s level degree in a relevant mechanical engineering related discipline and ideally be in your penultimate year.
• You must include, along with your CV, a full statement of courses and projects studied at University as well as grades/marks/percentages achieved to date.

It would be nice if you had:

• Relevant project work and/or placements in industry are beneficial but not essential.
• The ability to apply/share your knowledge of science and engineering to real world problems as part of a team and as an individual.

Security Clearance

• You must be eligible for full security clearance. 

Life at Leonardo

With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.

• Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us
• Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
• Holidays: 25 days' plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
• Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution)
• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)
• Lifestyle:  Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
• Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera
• Referral Incentive: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member
• Bonus: Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below

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 5 years permanent residency in the UK.

At Leonardo, we are strongly committed to supporting all our people, and, as society and the environment we work in changes, our approach to Inclusion and Diversity continues to evolve and adapt to reflect this. A culture of inclusion goes on to create an environment for greater collaboration, innovation and opportunities to develop as an organisation. If you are willing and able to commit to giving your best performance, you will find Leonardo a very rewarding place to work!  

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