IT & Software

Industrial Placement Software Engineer

Leonardo DRS

Luton · Bedfordshire · United Kingdom

Overview

In this Industrial Placement Software Engineer role you will work on real-world projects from day one, guided by experienced engineers. You will split your time between customer-facing work and collaborative projects with other engineering disciplines, gaining exposure to the full software development lifecycle. You’ll learn state-of-the-art methods and tools while contributing to land, sea, or aerospace applications. This placement offers practical skill-building, cross-functional teamwork, and opportunities to engage in STEM outreach, all within a mission to advance technology and global safety.

Pay / Benefits
  • company-funded benefits package
  • flexible leave up to 12 flexi-days per year
  • up to 15% employer pension contribution
  • mental health support and financial advice
  • private healthcare and other flexible benefits
  • hybrid working
Responsibilities
  • Join an Integrated Project Team to apply software engineering knowledge
  • Develop practical design techniques for land, sea or aerospace contexts
  • Broaden understanding of the software development lifecycle and business context
  • Contribute to both customer-facing projects and cross-disciplinary engineering initiatives
Key requirements
  • Currently studying Software Engineering or Computer Science
  • Understanding of software engineering principles and programming in one or more languages
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to challenge and contribute
  • Enthusiasm and passion for software development
  • Ability to apply system-level thinking
  • communication
  • interpersonal skills
  • team collaboration
  • programming in one or more languages
  • knowledge of software engineering principles
  • experience with the software development lifecycle

Reference: WJ-747_31180825 · Posted 01 Nov 2026, 12:08 PM

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