Raytheon Intelligence & Space Hiring for Software Engineer Apprentice Job at Manchester, England Full Time

As a Software Engineer Apprentice you will be rotated around our various projects giving you a breadth and depth of skills in various topics, programming languages, methodologies and tools complimenting skills acquired through your studies.

Your development will be regularly reviewed and supported by both Raytheon and an appointed mentor at Staffordshire University, to allow you to be supported and continuously learn. Apprentices will spend 4 days in every 12 weeks onsite at Staffordshire University (all costs covered by Raytheon), with the remaining 11 weeks spent hybrid working with onsite at Raytheon UK’s Gloucester or Manchester office.

Your time will be split between real projects with at least one day a week set aside for learning from multiple sources which will include:

• One-on-one mentorship from Senior Software Engineers

• A variety of online courses

• Individual research and learning into new technologies

• Dedicated time to focus on university work

Responsibilities

During your apprenticeship you will works across numerous areas of Software Development with the focus being on continuing your learning so you can confidently perform the duties of a Software Engineer.

With your time split between dedicated learning time and on the job learning that will consist of:

• Participating in daily meetings and stand ups with engineering teams

• Software Development – working on a range of tickets likely alongside other engineers or independently as your confidence grows

• Software Testing and understanding the full Software development lifecycle

• Supporting work estimation activities

We use a broad range of software and infrastructure languages, however, you can expect to cover and learn include:

• JavaScript/Typescript – MERN stack, including frameworks such as Angular, React

• Python including FastAPI and Swagger

• Cloud based technologies such as AWS, Azure

• Infrastructure programming such as Terraform, Ansible & Chef

• Relational and non-relational Databases

• Architectural design principles

Requirements

The successful role holder could be somebody with an interest in technology and some software experience such as:

• Creating and maintaining a website

• Developed a game

• Online courses

• Tech blogs

• Github or StackOverflow profiles

• Software development Bootcamps

Some of our engineers took a non-traditional route to software engineering. So, you could be somebody with interests that require an analytical and logical mind-set such as languages or music.

• Analytical and inquisitive mind-set

• A curiosity around all things tech

• Appetite for self-learning

• The ability to work within a team setting and independently as required

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Required Qualifications:

• GCSEs in Maths and English at grade 4/C or above

• A-Levels or equivalent (BTEC) at C or above

• You must be willing to go through SC clearance with the aim of progressing to DV clearance

Future Prospects

Over the course of the Apprenticeship you will work closely with Senior Engineers and will see your level of work and responsibilities grow as you continue to learn supported by both the Raytheon team and Staffordshire University.

Once you have completed your Level 6 apprenticeship, we hope that you will wish to continue your Software Engineering career with Raytheon, with the long-term opportunity to continue to learn and work with new technologies and take on more Senior Software Engineering positions – maybe even helping mentor our Apprentices of the future!

Additional Information

All successful applicants must be eligible & willing to obtain a SC clearance with the view to progressing to DV level which would be sponsored by Raytheon UK.

Benefits include:

• Competitive Salary with 6 monthly pay reviews

• Annual bonuses

• 25 days holiday per annum

• Up to 10.5% pension contribution

• 1.30pm Friday finishes!

The successful candidates will spend 5 days on campus at Staffordshire University at the start of each semester.

About Raytheon UK

Across the country Raytheon UK employs approx. 1,700 people. As a prime contractor and major supplier to the U.K. Ministry of Defence, Raytheon UK continues to invest in research and development, supporting innovation and technological advances across the country.

Raytheon UK has decades of experience in cyber, information operations and information assurance to successfully protect our global customers’ critical infrastructure from the most complex threats. Increasing demand for our capabilities has led us to require the building of a new Innovation Centre to support our government, law enforcement and commercial customers’. This will create a broad spectrum of new roles to support our customers in developing solutions for cyber security, research and mission support both technical and non-technical.