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# Software Engineer - Undergraduate Placement 2027

- **Company:** MBDA S.A.S.
- **Location:** Bristol, UK
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** £24,460.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Flexi (Photoshop Plugin), Information Technology
- **Published:** September 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://mbda.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/MBDA-UK/job/Bristol/Software-Engineer---Undergraduate-Placement-2027_R37445/apply

## About the Role

Current undergraduate studying towards a degree in Computing/Computer Science, Engineering (incl. Aeronautical/Aerospace, Electrical/Electronic, Mechanical or Software), Mathematics, Physics or relevant STEM discipline.

## Description

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 a variety of programming languages, software tools and software lifecycle methodologies to achieve this.

During this placement, you'll get exposure to aspects of a software development lifecycle:

 * Collaborate with other teams in a variety of development stages within our weapons systems including both embedded and front end software development on a range of platforms, such as Windows and Linux, utilising C, C++, C# and Java.
 * 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., You'll be able to choose between a variety of online learning platforms such as Percipio, YouLearn, Career Builder and Video Gateway. Each one is tailored to a specific type of learning. Speak to your line manager to find out more.

We encourage new learning and will provide up to £150 in financial support per year if you wish to participate in further study in your own time. You'll have access to our Learning Gateway, which hosts the formal course catalogue and is where you can select the right training for your role and future development. The catalogue displays which courses are being delivered virtually or are classroom based. If you want to lead a team, you might be interested in our management training, designed for people of all experience levels.


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