Software Engineer - 12 Month Placement

This is a 12 month placement for students who are studying a degree which includes a year in employment. This role pertains to positions at our Integrated Systems business in Havant. Positions may involve remote working to varying degrees. The Software Engineer will be responsible for tasks as assigned by the Software Lead. The Software Engineer will report to the Software Engineering Manager. Duties include:

• Working with senior engineers during requirements analysis - converting operational needs into technical requirements specifications.
• Contributing to design of high level software architectures.
• Develop software according to requirements and department processes.
• Supporting implementation teams throughout development, testing, and system acceptance phases.
• Supporting Integration & Test team during formal test phases.
• Supporting technical investigations of problems raised against the operational systems.
• Producing, collecting and reporting appropriate metrics showing progress.
• Using Metrics to guide decisions and for management reporting.
The candidate will be exposed to several disciplines (Systems, Software Engineering, Integration & Test, and Infrastructure) during the placement, and will work on all stages of the Software Development Lifecycle.


• Working towards a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering or other Engineering, Mathematics or Science degree.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Good IT skills in a range of SW packages.
• Ability to prioritise own tasking to meet program needs.
  
  Lockheed Martin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and reflect our values of doing what's right, respecting others and performing with excellence. By engaging with all our employees' diverse talents and experiences every day, we can innovate different and better, creating cutting edge solutions and unparalleled customer value., Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) provides systems engineering, software development, training solutions and complex program management for global security, civil and commercial markets. Simply stated, our mission is to be the world's leading global security and aerospace company. To achieve this mission, RMS draws on its core capabilities in advanced platforms and weapons, C4ISR, global sustainment, training and sensors.
  
  At Lockheed Martin our employees come first and therefore your physical, mental and financial wellbeing matters to us. On top of working in a highly supportive, friendly, respectful environment you can expect so much more.
We are an employer in support of and offering Flexible working with the option to also work a 4 day week depending on business requirements, where you have the option of Fridays off. We offer Competitive salaries alongside a flexible holiday entitlement. We have a Wealth of benefits available to you that can be selected through our wellbeing tool upon commencement of employment. Just a few of our amazing benefits are shown below:
• Private Medical Insurance
• Competitive Pension
• Dental
• Critical Illness
• Life Assurance
• Travel Insurance
• Employee discounts for top high street shops
• Employee Assistance Program which includes free face to face counseling sessions, Legal advice, Financial advice, etc
• Internal training and development alongside our Education assistance programmes
• Reimbursement for a professional membership
• Competitive policies that support flexibility and family leave inclusive of enhanced maternity leave