Industrial Placement Software Engineer
Leonardo S.p.A.4 days ago
Edinburgh, United KingdomIntern
Responsibilities
- Work under the day-to-day guidance of an experienced engineer and receive on-the-job training.
- Contribute to one or more stages of the software development lifecycle, including applied research, requirements analysis, design, implementation, integration, and testing.
- Create high-quality, robust code and fully document, record, and maintain work products under configuration management.
- Prepare plans, progress reports, technical reports, and presentations for supervisors and fellow placement students.
- Develop practical software engineering skills for aerospace applications using modelling tools, compilers, and test environments.
- Collaborate with Software, Systems, Firmware, and Electronics Engineers to solve integration problems on complex systems.
- Present placement achievements and learning to the Head of Software and the wider team.
Requirements
- Predicted minimum 2:2 in a relevant degree such as Software Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or Electronic Engineering, including BSc, BEng, or MEng programmes.
- Experience with computer programming and enthusiasm for designing software and writing code.
- Experience with an object-oriented programming language such as C++ is desirable.
- Knowledge of UML is advantageous but not essential.
- Provide a full statement of university courses, projects, and corresponding grades, marks, or percentages in the CV.
- Meet applicable UK security, identity, right-to-work, employment or education verification, and security-vetting requirements.
Benefits
- 12-month fixed-term industrial placement with onsite working in Edinburgh.
- Salary of £26,228.
- Coaching, on-the-job training, and dedicated support for placement and personal development objectives.
- Generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days annually.
- Award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
- Free mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led inclusion and diversity networks.
- Up to £500 annually for flexible benefits such as private healthcare, dental and family cover, technology and lifestyle discounts, and gym memberships.
- Potential to continue collaborating with Leonardo during the final academic year or progress to its Graduate Development Programme.