Undergraduate Software Engineer Placement 2027 - Real-Time Systems

MBDA UK; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Pension: up to 14% total contrib.

Overtime pay

Annual leave 25 days (+)**

Flexi Leave: 15 days

Subsidised meals

Free car parking

Healthcare cash plan

Job summary

MBDA UK is offering an undergraduate Software Engineer placement for 2027 in Stevenage. You will work on real-time software for weapons systems, primarily in C/C++ across Windows and Linux, with exposure to the full software development lifecycle and documentation tasks.

Successful candidates will join a team delivering critical software in a secure environment, with potential for a graduate role after the placement.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or related field (incl. Aeronautical/Aerospace, Mathematics, Physics).
• Currently an undergraduate working towards a degree in software or engineering.
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced defence software environment and learn the software lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Work with embedded and front-end software in C/C++ across platforms (Windows and Linux).
• Gain exposure to the software development lifecycle and produce technical documentation.
• Collaborate with multiple teams across weapons systems and DevOps-oriented projects.

Skills

C

C++

ADA

C#

Python

Education

Software Engineering

Tools

Windows

Linux

Job description

MBDA UK is offering an undergraduate Software Engineer placement for 2027 in Stevenage. You will work on real-time software for weapons systems, primarily in C/C++ across Windows and Linux, with exposure to the full software development lifecycle and documentation tasks.

Successful candidates will join a team delivering critical software in a secure environment, with potential for a graduate role after the placement.