Trust in Engineering

02 November 2022

The most recent Ipsos Veracity Index has revealed that engineers are the sixth most trusted professionals in the UK. Discover how Leonardo's early careers programmes could help you become a member of one of the country's most trusted professions.

What are the ingredients for choosing a particular career? Contributing to society? Fulfilment? Salary? Work-life balance? Travel opportunities? Or perhaps it’s being recognised as a trusted individual?

According to Ipsos's Veracity Index, engineers are the sixth most trusted professionals, after nurses, librarians, doctors, teachers and museum curators. 84% of the British public said they would trust engineers to tell the truth.

Here at Leonardo, we have a range of engineering opportunities around the UK, from early careers through to highly experienced engineers. If you’re currently studying – at school, college or university – check out the dozens of engineering apprenticeships, graduate roles, industrial internships and summer placements we are offering for 2023.

These include practical apprenticeships building and maintaining helicopters, and designing and developing industry-leading radar and laser systems, opportunities to study to degree level within software and cyber security engineering, graduate engineering programmes and 6-12 month engineering internships.

On each of these programmes, you would be working on real life projects alongside experienced and highly trusted engineers across our business, developing your own knowledge and skills and establishing yourself as a member of one of the UK’s most trusted professions.