Job Title: Apprentice Software Developer
Location: Manchester
Start Date: Late September / Early October 2020
Duration: 2.5 Years
Job Description:
We are offering a number of candidates an opportunity to start a full-time apprenticeship at Raytheon Technologies following a Software Engineering path whilst working towards a Level 4 Software Developer Apprenticeship in collaboration with Staffordshire University.
As a software apprentice you will be rotated around our various projects giving you a breadth and depth of skills in various topics, programming languages, methodologies and tools complimenting skills acquired through your studies. Your development will be regularly reviewed and supported by both Raytheon and an appointed mentor at Staffordshire University, to allow you to be supported and continuously learn.
Apprentices will spend 1 in every 12 weeks onsite at Staffordshire University (All costs covered by Raytheon), with the remaining 11 weeks spent onsite at Raytheon. Your time will be split between real projects with at least one day a week set aside for learning from multiple sources which will include:
Responsibilities:
During your apprenticeship you will works across numerous areas of Software Development with the focus being on continuing your learning so you can confidently perform the duties of a Software Engineer.
With your time split between dedicated learning time and on the job learning that will consist of:
We use a broad range of Software languages however some things that you can expect to cover and learn include:
Future Prospects:
Over the course of the Apprenticeship you will work closely with Senior Engineers and will see your level of work and responsibilities grow as you continue to learn supported by both the Raytheon team and Staffordshire University.
Once you have completed your Level 4 apprenticeship we hope that you will wish to continue your Software Engineering career with Raytheon, with the long term opportunity to continue to learn and work with new technologies and take on more Senior Software Engineering positions – maybe even helping mentor our Apprentices of the future!
Requirements:
The successful role holder could be somebody with an interest in technology and some software experience such as:
Some of our engineers took a non-traditional route to software engineering. So, you could be somebody with interests that require an analytical and logical mind-set such as languages or music.
Personal Qualities:
Required Qualifications:
Benefits:
About Raytheon UK
With facilities in Broughton, Waddington, Glenrothes, Harlow, Gloucester, Manchester with presence across other customer sites also. Raytheon UK is invested in the British workforce and the development of UK technology. Across the country Raytheon UK employs 1,700 people and supports 8,000 jobs. As a prime contractor and major supplier to the U.K. Ministry of Defence, Raytheon continues to invest in research and development, supporting innovation and technological advances.
Raytheon UK is a landed company, part of the Raytheon Technologies organisation and sits within the Raytheon Intelligence & Space business
About Raytheon Technologies
Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an aerospace and defence company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises four industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defence. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cyber security. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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Raytheon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.