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# 2027 Software Engineering Graduate

- **Company:** Thales Group
- **Location:** Crawley, UK
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** £34,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, SC Clearance, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=7b416c8991aaea87

## About the Role

Are you passionate about engineering? Do you have an inquisitive mind? Do you want to be part of a Graduate Programme that will develop and challenge you? If so, then look no further…, This is an entry-level graduate opportunity designed for individuals at the start of their professional career. We welcome applications from candidates who have completed a degree and have limited relevant professional experience. You will have gained or be on track to achieve a bachelor's degree in a STEM Subject in one of the following subject areas:

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AI Software Engineering (BSc or MSc)

 * Computer Science (BSc or MSc)
 * Computing (BEng or MEng)
 * Computing and Data Science (BSc or MSc)
 * Software Engineering (BSc or MSc)
 * All applicable technical or related degrees will be considered, To be considered for this position, you must have the permanent right to work in the UK and be able to successfully complete and maintain UK Government security checks, including Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) screening and Security Clearance (SC), which is a government background check, before starting employment.

To be eligible for SC clearance, you will typically need to have lived in the UK continuously for the last five years. As part of the vetting process, you will be asked to provide evidence of your identity, right to work in the UK, any time spent overseas during the last five years, and your employment and/or education history.

## Description

This is a 3-year programme with the option to rotate, in Year 3, around the country across different business units experiencing different parts of an engineering lifecycle. You will be assigned to a succession of new or existing programmes where you will work with and be supported by other engineers to design and develop engineering solutions to meet the needs of our customers.

During your time on the programme, you will be under the sponsorship and guidance of the Engineering Leadership team and will follow a structured and detailed learning pathway to fast track your development within your role.