💼 Full-Time Position

Research Scientist

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Leonardo
📍 luton, england, United-Kingdom
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Location
luton, United-Kingdom
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Posted
May 31, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Impact

Are you a researcher in industry or academia looking to advance your career and work on technology that will shape the future of defence? If you have a STEM PhD and five years UK residency, we are looking for talented Scientists and Engineers with experience in research and collaboration to join us at Leonardo in Luton in a predominantly office and laboratory-based role.

Job Description

We are not expecting you to have domain knowledge of electronic warfare systems, or significant experience in engineering. What we are looking for are scientists and engineers looking to build their technical knowledge through training, team working, and one‑to‑one mentoring.

What You'll Do as a Research Scientist

  • Applied research – Early research looking into exploiting new technologies or concepts
  • High‑level design – Understanding the impact of design decisions on performance
  • Low‑level design – Detailed design, protot...