Industrial Placement Software Engineer

Job Description:

Job Description:

The Leonardo UK Luton team is looking for Software Engineer Industrial Placements

During your placement, you will be exposed to the latest tools, technologies and processes with the opportunity to influence the future path of software development within Leonardo. This could be developing real-time embedded software on a complex aircraft protection system, sophisticated analysis and support tools running in a PC desktop environment or contributing ideas to innovate the next generation of products.

The Opportunity

Our Industrial 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 an Industrial 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 fill our industrial placement roles, 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 able to commit to giving your best performance, you will find Leonardo a very rewarding place to work

What you will do as an Industrial Placement Software Engineer

You can look forward to working with highly skilled professionals who are passionate about their work of designing and developing cutting edge technology for a worldwide market.

It is likely that you will need to be in the office for a least 4 days per week, although you may be able to work some days from home, depending on your projects. You will report to an experienced Software Engineer who will provide day to day guidance and on-the-job training. You will be introduced to the software development processes and utilise state-of-the-art methods, technology and tools. You will also gain experience on one or more aspects of the software development lifecycle, which could include: applied research, requirements analysis, design, implementation, integration and test.

During your 1-year placement, you will spend half of your time working on an existing customer-facing project and the other half working on a project with other industrial placement software, systems, electronics, firmware, hardware and antenna engineers. There will also be opportunities to work as STEM ambassadors in schools, colleges and universities.

Particular emphasis will be placed on learning practical skills that may not be easily gained or experienced in the academic environment of a university.

Key Responsibility Areas

As part of our early careers community, you will work alongside developers and experts in an environment that is both challenging and rewarding. Your responsibilities will include:

• Gaining experience, applying your knowledge of software engineering as part of an Integrated Project Team.
• Developing practical skills in design techniques for land, sea or aerospace applications.
• Growing your understanding of the business as well as the software engineering lifecycle.

Skills, Qualifications & Knowledge Required

Qualifications

All of our Industrial Placement roles require you to be currently studying a relevant degree discipline.

We would like to hear from you if you are currently studying the following degrees

• Software Engineering

• Computer Science

• Need to have an understanding of software engineering principles with knowledge of programming in one or more software language(s).

• Possess excellent communication and inter-personal skills and have the confidence and ability to challenge and contribute.
• Have an enthusiasm and passion for software development.
• Be able to demonstrate and apply system-level thinking.
• Hold UK (or UK + other) citizenship

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 possibility of some hybrid working.
• 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

To find out about all of our Company benefits please visit:

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 five 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

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

Don't delay – these roles attract high competition so APPLY NOW to avoid disappointment.

Primary Location:

GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300

Contract Type:

Fixed term

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid