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Software Engineer - Summer Placement 2027

CompanyMBDA

LocationStevenage

Work ModeOn Site

PostedOctober 29, 2026

Internship Information

Core Responsibilities

You will contribute to the development of software for weapon systems, including embedded and front-end solutions across various platforms. The role involves working within a software development lifecycle to support mission planning and simulation projects.

Internship Type

full time

Company Size

11956

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Language

English

Working Hours

40 hours

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About The Company

A world leader in missiles and missile systems. Our multi-national organisation is made up of around 13,000 employees working across the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and the US, and is the first truly integrated European defence company. As the European champion in our sector, our vision is to continue to grow our presence as a global player. Our mission is to achieve this by establishing ourselves as an industry leader; promoting co-operation and delivering technical and operational excellence to our customer. Our values are: • Innovation: Ensuring operational and strategic advantage; • Commitment: Always delivering on our promises; • Integrity: A reliable and trusted partner with the highest professional and ethical standards; • Passion: Applying all our energy and focus to every task, recognising our role in providing mission critical capabilities; • Team Spirit: Harnessing our diversity and collective purpose to deliver competitive advantage to all of our stakeholders. We have a rich heritage of designing and producing missiles and missile systems to meet the whole range of current and future operational requirements for the three armed forces (army, navy, air force). We are proud to be a trusted partner to our armed forces and work with them to deliver a cutting-edge portfolio of products.

About the Role

Software Engineer - Summer Placement 2027

The Software team at MBDA deliver software for the next generation of weapons in an ever evolving environment to support those on the battlefield. Our teams provide a range of products from high integrity software running on our weapon systems, to mission planning solutions integrated into a complex battlespace arena. We use numerous programming languages, software tools and software lifecycle methodologies to achieve this.

We are seeking applications from students expecting to graduate 2029 onwards, who are interested in gaining practical industry experience through a summer placement in 2027. This opportunity is designed to help us identify and develop future talent for our 2029 graduate intake and beyond.

Salary: £25,420 (pro-rata)

Dynamic working: 4-5 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

This role is scheduled to close for applications at midnight on Monday 4th January 2027 but may close earlier depending on application volumes.

What we can offer you:

10 week placement: Starting June 2027, that allows you to apply your university learning to real-world projects and technologies
Perform well on your placement and you could secure a graduate role before your final year
Pension: Maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
Overtime: Opportunity for paid overtime
Annual Leave: 5 days
Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…

The opportunity:

The Software team at MBDA (Stevenage) deliver software for the next generation of weapons in an ever evolving environment to support those on the battlefield! Our teams provide a range of products from high integrity software running on our munitions, weapon systems, software infrastructures (i.e. DevOps) and Simulation Software to support the business. We use a variety of programming languages, software tools and software lifecycle methodologies to achieve this.

You will get exposure to some aspects of a software development lifecycle and develop some of the skills necessary to become a well-rounded software engineer.

The opportunity to gain exposure to a variety of development stages within our weapons systems or research projects: Including both embedded and front end software development on a range of platforms, such as Windows and Linux, utilising primarily C, C++ with potential for ADA and some scope for C# and Python dependant on the specific group and team.
Learn about the functional and technical robustness of project deliverables.
The importance of technical documentation.
Work with other departments within the company, learning a general overview of the business.

What we're looking for from you:

Current undergraduate working towards a degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or relevant Engineering field (incl. Aeronautical/Aerospace, Mathematics, Physics)

Our company: Peace Is Not A Given, Freedom Is Not A Given, Sovereignty Is Not A Given.

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more…

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

Key Skills

Software engineeringCC++AdaC#PythonDevOpsSimulation softwareEmbedded software developmentFront end developmentWindowsLinuxSoftware development lifecycleTechnical documentation