Industrial Placement Software Engineer

Overview

In this Industrial Placement Software Engineer role you will work on real-world projects from day one, guided by experienced engineers. You will split your time between customer-facing work and collaborative projects with other engineering disciplines, gaining exposure to the full software development lifecycle. You’ll learn state-of-the-art methods and tools while contributing to land, sea, or aerospace applications. This placement offers practical skill-building, cross-functional teamwork, and opportunities to engage in STEM outreach, all within a mission to advance technology and global safety.

Pay / Benefits

• company-funded benefits package
• flexible leave up to 12 flexi-days per year
• up to 15% employer pension contribution
• mental health support and financial advice
• private healthcare and other flexible benefits
• hybrid working

Responsibilities

• Join an Integrated Project Team to apply software engineering knowledge
• Develop practical design techniques for land, sea or aerospace contexts
• Broaden understanding of the software development lifecycle and business context
• Contribute to both customer-facing projects and cross-disciplinary engineering initiatives

Key requirements

• Currently studying Software Engineering or Computer Science
• Understanding of software engineering principles and programming in one or more languages
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to challenge and contribute
• Enthusiasm and passion for software development
• Ability to apply system-level thinking

• communication
• interpersonal skills
• team collaboration
• programming in one or more languages
• knowledge of software engineering principles
• experience with the software development lifecycle

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