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You'll see how software teams interact and collaborate with other stakeholders within MBDA.\nSalary: £31,900 starting salary plus £3000 joining bonus.\nDynamic Working: 5 days per week on-site due to workload classification.\nSecurity clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship.\nRestrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. 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This goal will be achieved through a combination of technical training, four challenging work placements and development activities such as:\nWorking closely 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.\n\nEnsuring the functional and technical robustness of project deliverables\n\nOwning responsibility for the creation and maintenance of technical documentation.\n\nWorking with other departments within the company, learning a general overview of the business.\n\nYou'll get exposure to all aspects of a software development lifecycle, a chance to collaborate with others in the annual multi-national Software Engineering Challenge, and opportunities to travel.\n\nWhat we’re looking for from you:\nDegree qualified in Computing/Computer Science, Engineering (incl. 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