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Software Engineer - Undergraduate Placement 2025


MBDA
Company 
Location 

Bristol

Employment Hours 

Full Time

Employment Type 

Permanent

Salary 

£20,000 per annum pro rata

Job Highlights
  • MBDA is a leading defence organisation, we are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations.
  • The Software team at MBDA deliver software for the next generation of weapons in an ever evolving environment to support those on the battlefield.
  • We offer 10 month undergraduate placement starting September 2025.
Job Requirements/Description

The opportunity:

The Software team at MBDA (Stevenage) deliver software for the next generation of weapons in an ever evolving environment to support those on the battlefield! Our teams provide a range of products from high integrity real time software running on our weapon systems, software infrastructures (i.e. DevOps) and production test software to support functional test & manufacturing. We use a variety of programming languages, software tools and software lifecycle methodologies to achieve this.

You will get exposure to aspects of a software development lifecycle, a chance to collaborate with others in the annual multi-national Software Engineering Challenge and opportunities to travel. Enabling you to develop some of the skills necessary to become a well-rounded software engineer.

  • Work closely with other teams in a variety of development stages within our weapons systems including both embedded and front end software development on a range of platforms, such as Windows and Linux, utilising C, C++, C# and Java.
  • Learn about the functional and technical robustness of project deliverables
  • The importance of technical documentation.
  • Work with other departments within the company, learning a general overview of the business.

What we're looking for from you:

Currently studying towards a degree in Engineering (incl. General, Mechanical, Manufacturing/Production, Aeronautical/Aerospace, Electrical/Electronic, and Software), Computing, Maths, Physics or Astronomy.

Our company:

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

What we can offer you:

  • 10 month undergraduate placement starting September 2025
  • Fantastic site facilities, including subsidised meals and free car parking
  • A placement that allows you to apply your university learning to real-world engineering projects and technologies
  • Flexible working

Salary: £20,000 (pro rata)

Location: Stevenage or Bristol

Working Pattern:

Around 70% of your time will be working onsite in an assistive and collaborative open plan working environment and systems laboratory, aimed at aiding your learning and development. Nevertheless, there can be opportunities for home working depending on the nature of the task

MBDA
Company 
Location 

Bristol

Employment Hours 

Full Time

Employment Type 

Permanent

Salary 

£20,000 per annum pro rata

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