Software Engineering for Next Generation Regional Modelling Industrial Placement 2027

Met Office; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Met Office offers a 12-month Year in Industry placement in Software Engineering for Next Generation Regional Modelling, starting July 2027 in Exeter. The role supports development of regional LFRic modelling infrastructure and collaboration with Met Office scientists and software engineers.

Hybrid working may be available; attendance in the office is encouraged at least once a week. Salary is £27,170 with 27.5 days annual leave, plus discounts on shopping and leisure brands.

Qualifications

• Interest in applying software engineering to scientific or numerical problems.
• Experience programming in at least one language through coursework, personal projects or employment.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a technical team and respond constructively to feedback.
• Good written and verbal communication skills to explain technical ideas clearly.
• Ability to organise and manage your own work and make progress on a defined technical project.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and testing of regional LFRic modelling infrastructure.
• Work alongside Met Office scientists and software engineers to deliver a self-contained project within our regional modelling infrastructure.

Skills

Programming experience

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Self management

Job description

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Software Engineering for Next Generation Regional Modelling Industrial Placement 2027

Job Reference metoffice/TP/660/1482

Fixed Term Contract

Working Hours:

37

Location (City/Town):

Exeter

Closing Date:

08/11/2026

Profession:

Science

Region / Division:

UK Region

Careers website category:

Job Introduction

The Met Office is delighted to open our advertising for Industrial Placements 2027.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Met Office on a 12-month Year in Industry placement, commencing at the start of July 2027, developing your skills and knowledge and ensuring you gain the most value possible from your experience with us.

You will have the opportunity to network with our cohort of Industrial Placements all over the Met Office and understand what career opportunities are on offer at the Met Office after you graduate .

We’re looking for Software Engineering for Next Generation Regional Modelling Industrial Placement to help us make a difference to our planet.

As our Software Engineering for Next Generation Regional Modelling Industrial Placement, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home.This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work. As an Industrial Placement, we would expect you to attend the office once a week as a minimum.

Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone.

World changing work

From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are.

• We’rea force for good- focusing on our environmental and social impact
• We’reexperts by nature- always learning and developing to do things better
• We live and breathe it- putting our purpose at the heart of decision - making
• We’rebetter together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make usgreater
• We keep evolving- pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers

Your world of expertise

Our Industrial Placement scheme offers ambitious and capable undergraduates the opportunity to gain valuable experience working alongside diverse and highly skilled experts in their field . You’ll be working on projects that really matter and will make a difference.

The Met Office is developing the next generation of its weather and climate modelling capability. LFRic provides software infrastructure for next-generation models and is designed to support efficient execution on emerging supercomputing architectures . Regional modelling is an important part of this transition, requiring infrastructure capable of taking information from global LFRic simulations and using it to initialise and drive high-resolution limited-area models.

The regional LFRic work already covers several tasks, including adapting data to different levels of detail, representing regional areas and terrain, converting weather information and creating the files needed to start and run a regional forecast. Some of this software is already in place, while other parts still need to be developed or brought together .

Through the project, you will develop practical skills in numerical methods, scientific software development and high-performance computing.

• Contribute to the development and testing of regional LFRic modelling infrastructure.
• Work alongside Met Office scientists and software engineers to deliver a self-contained project within our regional modelling infrastructure.

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing.The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their ‘Best Workplaces in Tech’ 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 lists, as well as their ’54 Best Workplaces for Women’ 2023 list.

Your package includes:

• Your salary will be £27,170
• Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days
• Access to discounted shopping, inclusive of retail, leisure and lifestyle brands

Whilst this is a temporary position until July 2028, there may be an opportunity to apply for our Graduate Development scheme upon completion of your university studies. However, this is not guaranteed and would be subject to programme availability and a successful application.

Essential Criteria, skills and experience:

• Lead Criteria: An interest in applying software engineering to scientific or numerical problems, particularly large-scale simulation or modelling.
• Experience of programming in at least one language, gained through university coursework, personal projects, employment or other practical experience (Expert by Nature).
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a technical team, including discussing ideas, asking questions and responding constructively to feedback (Better Together ).
• Good written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical ideas clearly to colleagues with different areas of expertise.
• Ability to organise and manage your own work, seek guidance when appropriate, and make progress on a defined technical project.

The panel may perform a preliminary sift of the lead criteria as indicated above.

Using AI in your application

We welcome applications that use AI tools for support in drafting or refining, as long as they accurately reflect your own skills and experience . All hiring decisions at the Met Office are made by people, not AI. For more details, visit our approach to recruitment .

How we can help

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at [e-mail] .

If you’re considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us.Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.

We understand that great minds don’t always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics . We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.

We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information.We require Security clearance without caveats and/or restrictions for this role, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible, 2 of these years must be immediately preceding the point of your application.

If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact us at: [e-mail] If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: [e-mail]