Software Engineering Degree Apprentice

Leonardo offers a range of Apprenticeships from 2-5 years across a variety of STEM and business routes, offering paid training coupled with on-the-job learning. You will gain practical skills, experience, and knowledge that sets you up for the best start to your career. We offer competitive entry salaries and fully support your academic learning through to qualifications, with salary increases as you progress.

We support helping you settle into your new location, ensuring you are familiar with the team and have a warm welcome from day 1. There is a member of our Apprentice team at each site, helping you progress, ensuring your study time is protected, enabling access to digital learning as well as opportunities to get involved with the local community and STEM projects.

What You'll Do

As a Software Engineering Degree Apprentice, you will spend the duration of your 3.5-year programme rotating through different projects to learn about Software Engineering, the engineering lifecycle, and developing your practical engineering skills. You will be working with our experienced software engineers within our Integrated Project Teams to design and test new and existing products, using your new skills to solve problems, generate new ideas, and support the development of the next generation of EW products.

You will also attend university on a day-release basis to complete your Digital and Technology Solutions Professional Apprenticeship (ST0119) which includes a BSc (Hons) Digital and Technology Solutions (Software Engineer) degree. Through your work placements, you will record learning activities and evidence to show your competency in set criteria, and in your final year, you will complete a project which forms part of your degree.

During your apprenticeship, you will:

• Grow your knowledge of an engineering business and the role of a Software Engineer by being part of our Integrated Project Teams.
• Develop practical skills in engineering and understanding key processes and technologies.
• Support early careers activities - our apprentices have the opportunity to work as STEM ambassadors in schools, colleges, and universities.

Entry Requirements

This Apprenticeship assumes the candidate has little professional engineering experience and is NOT suitable for candidates who already have an engineering, software, or computing degree.

• Academic: 104 UCAS Points to include at least 2 STEM subjects (3 C's at A' Level or T Level core pass C or equivalent qualification).
• GCSEs: 5 GCSE grades 9-4 / A* - C or equivalent, must include Maths, English, and a Science.

Working Hours & Location

• Hours: Full time. You will be expected to spend at least 3/4 days a week on site to integrate with your team, connect socially, and maximise your learning experience.
• Location: GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300
• Working Pattern: Hybrid Working

Salary & Benefits

• Starting Salary: £23,500 per year.
• Benefits:
  • Company-funded benefits package.
  • Generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
  • Award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
  • Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks.
  • Annual bonus scheme.
  • Annual Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
  • Flexible benefits up to £500 annually (private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships, etc.).

Security Clearance

Many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions. Successful applicants will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record declaration information, and employment and/or education history verification for the previous five years. Further National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply for more sensitive posts, which generally requires continuous residency in the UK for the previous five years (or ten for DV clearance).

Application Process

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