Placement
TL;DR
Key Takeaways
- Undertake a 1-year undergraduate placement in Product Cyber Security, starting September 2027.
- Earn £24,460 per year with potential for a graduate role upon successful completion.
- Gain hands-on experience in identifying and mitigating security risks in complex weapon systems.
- Work in a dynamic (hybrid) environment and benefit from 25 days annual leave plus other benefits.
- Applications close on 4th January 2027, but may close earlier.
About the Role
This 1-year placement, starting September 2027, offers the chance to apply your university learning to real-world cyber security challenges within complex weapon systems.
What You'll Do
- Identify and address security risks in complex weapon systems, products, and solutions.
- Assist in the integration of information assurance activities with engineering, design, manufacturing, and support programmes.
- Contribute to trade studies related to weapon system information security.
- Provide security documentation and evidence to meet MOD security assurance requirements.
- Be involved in the entire systems engineering lifecycle, including specification of security requirements and development of security architectures.
- Support hardware, electronics, and software developments.
- Contribute to corporate information assurance knowledge and capability.
- Maintain knowledge of technology developments and their implications for information security.
- Work with manufacturing to ensure security design is repeatable through the production chain.
- Gain exposure to product development life-cycle stages: architecture design and specification, integration, test, and analysis.
- Develop practical cyber security skills such as “pen testing” and “capability and vulnerability analysis” in the new cyber lab.
- Engage with stakeholders, engineering teams, and sub-contractors to provide guidance on information security solutions.
- Liaise with customers, assurance teams, and technical authorities.
- Gain experience in generating Risk Assessments, Risk Treatment Plans, and Risk Management and Assurance Documents.
What We Offer
- Salary: £24,460 per year.
- Bonus: Company bonus based on company performance.
- Pension: Maximum total contribution of up to 14%.
- Overtime: Opportunity for paid overtime.
- Annual Leave: 25 days plus option to purchase extra holiday.
- Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days.
- Working Arrangement: Dynamic (hybrid) working, with 2 days per week on-site.
- Facilities: Subsidised meals, free car parking, and more.
- Healthcare: Healthcare Cash Plan for everyday healthcare expenses.
- Future Opportunities: Potential to secure a graduate role upon successful completion of the placement.
- Travel: Potential for national and international travel.
Requirements
- Currently an undergraduate working towards a degree in a STEM subject.
- Must be a British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship.
- Successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS).
Application Deadline
This role is scheduled to close for applications at midnight on Monday 4th January 2027, but may close earlier depending on application volumes.