Your code could help keep aircraft and the ground safely connected, on systems trusted by customers around the world. Start your career as a Graduate Software Engineer where the software you write genuinely matters.
As a Graduate Software Engineer you will join an established business that designs and builds the communications equipment relied on to keep passenger, freight and military aircraft safely connected with the ground, based in Lincolnshire. A growing workload across several high-value contracts, alongside the next generation of designs, means the software team is expanding. You will work under the guidance of senior engineers across the full software lifecycle, from design through to development, test and documentation, learning on real products that go out into the world. The aim is clear. You will grow from contributing under close guidance to becoming a confident, capable engineer trusted to play a real part in future designs.
Job Responsibilities
Writing, developing and debugging software code for company products and their manufacturing test systems, under the guidance of a senior engineer
Contributing to software design that meets defined project requirements
Carrying out unit testing and debugging to confirm code performs as intended
Supporting the test and acceptance team through integration, test and acceptance activities
Developing and executing test plans, then writing up clear test reports
Producing technical documentation that records how the software is built and behaves
Taking part in software code reviews and acting on feedback from the team
Putting forward your own ideas and improvements as your confidence grows
Supporting wider departmental activities alongside senior engineers and the department manager
Skills and Experience
To succeed as a Graduate Software Engineer from day one you will need:
A degree, ideally a first or 2:1, in software engineering, computer science or a related technical subject
A genuine interest in software and engineering, shown through coursework, personal projects, internships or placements
Some grounding in a programming language and the basics of writing, testing and debugging code
A willingness to learn on the job under the guidance of experienced senior engineers
An interest in developing knowledge of areas such as DSP, FPGA or embedded systems over time
The ability to work well within a close engineering team and take feedback on board
Eligibility to obtain and maintain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
Pay and Benefits
Salary:
Up to £35,000Working Hours:
37.5 hours per week
Flexitime with core hours between 09:30 and 15:00Benefits:
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Enhanced pension scheme with up to 8% company contribution
Private healthcare
Life assurance
Cycle to work scheme
Subsidised staff canteen
Free on-site parking
Option to buy or sell annual leave
Liberty Days allowing short notice annual leave requests
Long service and retirement awards
Flu vaccinations
Training and continuous professional development opportunities
Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support
Ready to apply?
Graduate roles that put you onto real, high-value projects this early are rare. From your first weeks you would be writing code that helps keep aircraft and air traffic safely connected, learning from engineers with decades of experience behind them. If you want to begin your career somewhere your work carries genuine purpose and your development is taken seriously, apply today and take your first step as a Graduate Software Engineer