Job Student Placement - Software Engineer

Student Placement - Software Engineer

Location: Leicester, LEC, GB, LE49JD

Position Summary:

As a Software Engineer Intern at Taylor Hobson, you will contribute to the development of our core desktop software, Metrology 4.0, which powers our industry-leading precision measurement systems. You will collaborate closely with experienced engineers to quickly build domain knowledge and gain exposure to the full software development lifecycle: from requirements gathering and planning to development, testing, and release. This role offers the opportunity to work on diverse technical challenges, tailored to your strengths and interests.

Key Responsibilities:

• As a Software Engineer Intern, your responsibilities will align closely with those of the core development team. You will attend scrums, review code, and complete tasks across various areas of our software.
• Depending on your strengths and interests, your work could focus on high-level UI design, low-level instrument control, robotics, or mathematical algorithms. Giving you exposure to a diverse range of technical challenges.

Requirements for Consideration:

Essential Skills:

• Competency in C# (or a similar C-style language).

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with source control (e.g., Perforce).
• Knowledge of WPF and .NET Core.
• Familiarity Visual Studio (or similar IDE).
• Strong grasp of OO design principles.
• Exposure to 3D visualisation techniques.
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Experience with MATLAB or other scripting languages.

Experience/Qualifications:

• An undergraduate enrolled in BSc or MSc Computer Science degree (or equivalent) with an expected 2:1 classification as a minimum. Equivalent courses could be biased towards computer programming, robotics, gaming etc. Uncertified candidates with strong computer programming background will also be considered.

What Taylor Hobson offers you:

• A fun, relaxed and supportive working environment.
• 1pm Friday finish.
• Competitive salary and 25 days holiday including Christmas.
• Fantastic and supportive onboarding to ensure joiners are well integrated and comfortable at Taylor Hobson.
• Generous matched pension scheme.
• Life assurance.
• Option to join private health plan.
• Enhanced maternity pay.
• We are invested in developing your skills and will promote and encourage progression through the business.
• Mentoring and guidance for accreditation.
• Opportunity to get involved with charity and fundraising, which we are passionate about.
• Sports and Social Club – fun events and activities throughout the year including Christmas party.
• Perkbox – our rewards app offering discounts from a multitude of retailers, a GP service and a 24-hour Employee Assistance Program to ensure the health and wellbeing of our employees.
• Employee referral scheme of £1000.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• An inclusive workforce.
• Free onsite parking, electric charging points and easy access to the city centre.

Business Unit:

• Established in 1886, Taylor Hobson is the world leader in surface and form metrology and developed the first Roundness and Surface Finish measuring instruments.
• We provide contact and non-contact measurement solutions for the most demanding applications on a global basis, with a worldwide infrastructure to support our clients; we are a truly global ultra-precision metrology company.
• We are pioneers, continually developing our products to meet the ever-increasing demands of next generation technologies, particularly in Optics, Bearings, Space, Defence, Aerospace, Automotive, Medical and Renewable Energy technologies.
• Taylor Hobson's world leading brands include: Talyrond®, Form Talysurf® PGI, Form Talysurf® i-Series, Surtronic®, LUPHOScan, Formalysurf® PGI Optics, Talyvel®, Autocollimators, Micro-Alignment Telescope and AMECare.
• Taylor Hobson is part of the Ultra Precision Technologies Division of AMETEK, Inc. which is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices.