2 months ago
Stevenage, United KingdomIntern
Responsibilities
- Contribute to high-integrity real-time software products for munitions and weapon systems.
- Work across embedded and front-end software development on Windows and Linux platforms.
- Develop primarily in C and C++, with potential exposure to Ada, C#, and Python depending on the team.
- Gain experience across software development lifecycle stages and verification environments, including host-based testing and system integration.
- Learn about the functional and technical robustness of deliverables and the importance of technical documentation.
- Collaborate with other teams and departments to understand development processes and the wider business.
Requirements
- Be a current undergraduate working toward a degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a relevant engineering field, including aeronautical or aerospace engineering, mathematics, or physics.
- Meet the nationality and work-right restrictions applicable to the role.
- Undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks after receiving an offer.
Benefits
- One-year placement starting in September 2027.
- Potential to secure a graduate role before the final year based on placement performance.
- Company bonus based on company performance.
- Pension contributions of up to 14% in total from employer and employee.
- Paid overtime opportunities.
- 25 days of annual leave, with the option to purchase additional holiday.
- Up to 15 additional flexi-leave days.
- Subsidised meals, free car parking, and other site facilities.
- Healthcare Cash Plan covering everyday medical, dental, optical, physiotherapy, and health and wellbeing costs.
- Dynamic working arrangement of four to five days per week on-site due to workload classification.
About MBDA
MBDA designs and manufactures missiles and integrated missile systems for land, sea, and air forces, selling to governments and prime contractors. Formed in 2001 and headquartered in Le Plessis-Robinson, France, it is jointly owned by Airbus, BAE Systems, and Leonardo. Its portfolio includes well-known systems such as Aster, Meteor, Exocet, and Storm Shadow/SCALP used by European and allied militaries.