Graduate Quality Engineer

Do you want to work on real-time projects alongside leading scientists and engineers within a globally renowned company?

Leonardo’s Graduate Programme develops promising young graduates into engineers and business professionals of the future.

The opportunity:

Come and join one of our multi-disciplinary integrated project teams (IPT) in Edinburgh and contribute to the solving of real-life engineering problems on state-of-the-art avionics sensor systems such as: the radar for the Typhoon fighter jet; the radar for the SAAB Gripen fighter; one of our family of Surveillance AESA Radars (Active Electronically Scanned Array); an IRCM (Infra–Red Counter Measures) system; or perhaps on one of our laser target designator or laser ranging systems.

Leonardo is an international leader in electronic and information technologies for defence systems, aerospace, data, infrastructures, land security and protection and sustainable ’smart’ solutions. We are globally renowned and are continually expanding, offering exciting opportunities to talented graduates who want to work at the forefront of our 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.

Our 2 year Graduate Programme:

On joining the Leonardo graduate programme, you will unlock a wealth of development opportunities and further learning. You will receive mentoring, coaching and support to achieve your personal goals and accreditation from your professional body.

At Leonardo, we have some of the Industry’s most sophisticated technology at our fingertips, and we rely on having the very best employees to maintain our competitive edge. As one of our graduates, you will be working for a company at the cutting edge of technology, as well as enhancing your skills and business acumen, opening up your horizons to the diverse and dynamic ways in which your degree can be used.

We have created a programme across our UK sites that value those who continuously ask questions and look to resolve problems through creative and innovative thinking. We will demand a high degree of customer focus and work performance from you in order to meet our operational challenges.

Key Responsibility Areas include:

• Contribute in delivering Equipment and Processes to Specification and Internal or Customer Requirements.
• Reporting, Analysis and maintenance of Quality Failure Incidences to closure.
• Procurement and Supplier Interface assistance
• Supporting the business processes by undertaking specialist quality work self-sufficiently, such as
• Engineering Support and Design Reviews
• Audit and Reporting

Skills, Qualifications & Knowledge Required:

All our roles require predicted minimum of an upper second class honours degree in a relevant discipline. (Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing or Business) or a higher degree such as a MEng, MSc. or PhD.

You must be able to satisfy the necessary security clearance for the role applied for and meet a minimum of 5 years permanent residency in the UK.

A full statement of courses and projects studied at university and corresponding grades/marks/percentage should be included in your CV.

What’s in it for me?

Leonardo values its people and we reward commitment with a competitive remuneration and flexible benefits package including:

• Competitive starting salary & welcome bonus
• Accommodation Allowance (subject to eligibility) & 3 performance related pay reviews within the 2 years
• Generous holiday entitlement and flexible working arrangements Contributory pension scheme
• Healthcare
• Employee discounts with selected suppliers, including gym membership
• Discounted coffee bar & restaurants at each site
• Free parking

What are you waiting for?

Leonardo is one of the biggest suppliers of defence equipment to the UK MoD, come and be a part of a community and work with some of the most talented engineers in the UK on some of the most exciting projects around!

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