Job Overview
Company logo: https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4D0BAQGJPHOXsxyxbA/company-logo_400_400/company-logo_400_400/0/1631351797172?e=1749081600&v=beta&t=RXr2F23iLNtNFEiENg_RCBhoWS_Zjsy1C9xIiIrMML0 Job Title:Junior Software Engineer
Location:Warton / Samlesbury (Lancashire) We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
Salary:£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.
Essential
Your skills and experiences:
Either of:A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a STEM subjectA HNC or HND in a STEM subject plus relevant full-time work experienceInnovative and creative problem-solving skillsExcellent communication and team-working skillsSelf-motivated and pro-active with an eagerness to learn
Desirable
An understanding of the full software development lifecycle, from requirements & design through to deliveryFamiliarity 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/RustDesktop-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 environmentsObject-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.
Closing Date: 30th March 2025