Junior Software Engineer

Job title:

Junior Software Engineer

Company

BAE Systems

Job description

Job Title: Junior Software EngineerLocation: Warton / Samlesbury (Lancashire) We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular roleSalary: £35,047 – £45,154 (Commensurate with skills and experience)What you’ll be doing:As a Junior Software Engineer, you will be working on world beating aircraft products, creating cutting edge software for our hardware systems and be involved in the entire lifecycle of a product, from design and development to integration. Working closely with systems and test engineers, you will enable the development of complex real-world systems that have to perform perfectly every time, as they will be used in real world combat. This could be on our Eurofighter Typhoon, our aircraft simulators, the F-35 or even helping define the future of air defence on Tempest.Your skills and experiences:Essential:

• Either of:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a STEM subject
• A HNC or HND in a STEM subject plus relevant full-time work experience
• Innovative and creative problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and team-working skills
• Self-motivated and pro-active with an eagerness to learn

Desirable:

• An understanding of the full software development lifecycle, from requirements & design through to delivery
• Familiarity with software development processes (e.g. design, coding, unit testing), experience of development tools (e.g. UML design tools, code IDEs)
• Experience in at least one of:

• Embedded software C++/Ada/Rust
• Desktop-based applications (Java and Eclipse RCP or C#/C++)
• Web-oriented applications and services (Java/C#, JSP, HTML, CSS, Apache middleware)
• Business intelligence/analytics tools and techniques (ETL, SQL, Python)
• Windows or Linux target environments
• Object-oriented design/development including UML

Benefits:As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.The Air Software Engineering Teams:Working within a large team, this role will provide you with mentoring, support, training and guidance provided by experienced team members who will teach you how to develop software solutions that make a real difference to our customers in battlespace on a daily basis. You will learn to design, implement, maintain, debug and upgrade software products applying your academic learning into the real world.Why BAE Systems?This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checksClosing Date: 28th February 2025#LI-KI1 #Hybrid

Expected salary

£35047 – 45154 per year

Location

Warton, Lancashire – Samlesbury, Lancashire

Job date

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 04:46:06 GMT

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