Three-week teaching internships at a number of North-East schools via the Bishop Wilkinson Trust. They cover a number of subjects though I’d imagine Computing would be the one most of interest to readers of this blog. Further information can be found via https://www.centreforteaching.com/initial-teacher-training/internships/
Both Placement AND Graduate Opportunities at Nissan
Nissan are currently offering both placement opportunities (year-long, completed after Stage 2) and also graduate opportunities for those who are finishing their degrees this year.
In all cases, these are based at Nissan’s Washington factory in the North-East of England and the closing date is Jan 31st 2024.
Placement information: ISD Placement (start August 2024) – Careers at nissan
Graduate Scheme information: ISD Graduate (start date Sept 2024) – Careers at nissan
Placement year at Organon, Cramlington
IAMTECH Graduate Software Engineer Role
The following advert has been sent through by one of our recent grads now working in industry. Would suit a current Stage 3 or Stage 4 student completing this year.
Any further information can be received by contacting or forwarding cv to:
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
ABOUT US
At IAMTech we believe that the high quality of our software directly reflects the quality of our people – and we’re proud that customers such as BP, SHELL, INEOS agree with us. We are a growing company with some big aspirations. We partner with leading clients in production industries such as oil, gas, power and chemicals to modernise their businesses through useful, creative and modern software. We build innovative products.
You’ll be joining a creative young team of professionals in a challenging but fun environment, where ideas are encouraged and implemented. You’ll be given the training you need, encouraged and supported to test your limits and to develop yourself. You’ll work hard, but you’ll be rewarded for it. You’ll feel part of the family. You’ll share in our success.
We will value you, your ideas and your energy. Innovation is rewarded with gifts, bonuses, payrises, we never want to hear the word we ‘could’ do this, we want to hear, we ‘did this’.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
We’re recruiting software engineers to join our product development and professional services team. You’ll participate in all aspects of the agile software lifecycle – from requirements gathering and software development to supporting our on-site implementation and support teams. You’ll be immersed in a wide range of activities – sometimes you’ll be a team member and sometimes you’ll be a team leader – each day will be different. You’ll be delivering software, interacting with customers, mentoring junior engineers and helping us continuously improve our approach. You’ll be keen to participate, share your knowledge and contribute to our success.
ABOUT YOU
You’ll be expected to demonstrate some working knowledge of:
- Successfully delivering great quality software using a high degree of autonomy, creativity and technical skill.
- Building rich, complex web-based solutions in C#, .NET Core 5, REACT 18, Bootstrap 5.0, Javascript, JQuery, HTML, CSS, XML and SQL, where you will have demonstrated an excellent grasp of wider architectural concepts and integrated your solutions with third-party products and systems.
- Working with the Microsoft technology suite – including Team Foundation Server, Visual Studio, Office, SQL Server, IIS, Windows Server and the Microsoft programming languages (VB.NET, C#).
- Completing challenging projects within time, budget and technology constraints for major blue-chip customers.
- Using Agile (SCRUM) methodologies for product and project delivery.
- Applying well-developed analytical and communication skills to gather and analyse customer/system requirements, provide technical consultancy and solve customer problems.
- Participating in all aspects of the software development and delivery process. This will include writing user stories, solution design, data and system modelling, database design and programming, test-driven development, code production, source code and version control, functional testing, code review, release and deployment, configuration control, defect management, customer support and producing technical/end-user documentation.
- Constantly learning, evaluating and applying modern programming languages, frameworks, methodologies, processes, tools and best practice; you’ll be committed to ongoing professional development.
- Mentoring staff and leading technical teams.
- Working in small teams, within customer teams or on your own with minimal supervision.
Additionally, it would be desirable (but not essential) if you had 2+ years’ experience:
- Developing software for mobile or intermittently connected devices including smartphones, tablets and hazardous area/intrinsically safe equipment.
- Delivering solutions to production facilities, particularly those in the oil, gas, power and chemical sectors.
- Working with SAP, Maximo, Primavera, maintenance management and planning systems, or production plant control and management systems.
- User interface design for web, desktop and mobile applications.
- Working with mapping tools and components.
- Performing advanced mathematical modelling.
OUR VALUES – C.R.E.A.T.I.V.E.
C ommunication – we communicate openly, reminding each other of the priority.
We encourage each other to discuss & overcome challenges, together, if we are ever stuck, we stop, and ask a colleague for help!
R espect – we respect our colleagues and our customers equally and strive to treat our colleagues and our customers how we would like to be treated ourselves
E xcellence – we will never forget our experience, applying our knowledge & skills to consider multiple options, to deliver the best service to our customers, always willing to learn & improve
A ccountability – We are personally accountable for our tasks and always try to do the best we can
T eamwork – we work towards common goals, sharing achievements, trusting our teammates have our backs – if we fail, we will fail as a team
I ntegrity – we project our values in all interactions, if we encounter one another failing to do so we will remind one another of our Values
V ision – we all are aware of the company vision, and actively strive to meet the priority & the goals, ALWAYS positively contributing to necessary changes on the journey to reaching the vision
E mpathy – we show respect for our colleagues and customers life circumstances, and we think, feel and act, to ensure work life balance
Augmented Reality Laboratories Internship
Job Title: Augmented Reality Laboratories
Location: Newcastle University, on campus – Herschel Annexe
Pay Rate: £16.21 per hour including holiday pay
Advertising Dates: 20 October – 29 October
Role Overview/Background:
This internship is being offered as a casual work opportunity by the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics at Newcastle University and is being facilitated by the JobsOC team in the Careers Service.
This internship is expected to be for a total of 100 hours, working approximately 20 hours per week between November and December.
The internship is open to all Newcastle University students; however, Physics, Engineering or Computing students would be particularly suited to the role.
Laboratory skills courses are crucial in helping students gain hands-on experience of doing experiments, better understand the theory behind them, see practical applications of their knowledge and skills, and provide a basis for future employment. In cases of lockdown, shielding, inability to take up residence in Newcastle, limited facilities, space, personnel, University hours, to address the issue of equality of opportunity that students face, online experiments are needed. To increase users’ perception and interaction with the real experiments, a sensation that an activity is handled as if students would be physically on-site, the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics will introduce augmented reality (AR) techniques in the laboratory.
The intern will participate in the design and development of AR physics experiments. Planned activities include thinking, creating, programming and enjoying.
Key duties/tasks:
Mechanical design and building of experimental setups to suit their remote operation
Building electronic circuits using Arduino’s to connect mechanical parts of setups to computers
Researching, developing, evaluating, implementing and testing AR online labs
Working in a small interdisciplinary team
Discussing progress on a regular basis
Participating in project planning
Person Requirements
Essential Skills/Attributes:
Enthusiasm and desire to develop AR online labs
Ability to work collaboratively
Creativity to find solutions for AR online labs
Teamwork
Initiative
Time Management
Organisation and Planning
Attention to detail
Problem Solving
Desired Skills/Attributes:
Familiarity with AR development
Experience programming in LabView
Degree discipline
To be eligible to apply you must be a Newcastle University undergraduate/postgraduate student registered on a programme of study throughout the 2022-23 academic year. For full details of eligibility see the Working on Campus website.
Students from all degree disciplines are welcome to apply; however, the role would be particularly suited to Physics, Engineering or Computing students.
Newcastle University is committed to being a fully inclusive Global University which actively recruits, supports and retains staff from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all our employees and the community they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from everybody, regardless of race, sex, ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital status/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, as well as being open to flexible working practices.
How to Apply
Apply online via the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/sukqvUPyv9
For further information about the role contact Aleksey Kozikov, Lecturer in Physics, aleksey.kozikov@newcastle.ac.uk