Category: Internships, Placements and Jobs

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Placement opportunity in Software Engineering with XACTPCB Ltd

Printed circuit boards are at the heart of all electronics and XACT is the world’s leading provider of award winning patented Smart Manufacturing technologies to the global printed circuit industry. XACT’s innovative products utilise integrated data capture and machine learning to enable fabricators to manufacture high-technology circuit boards of ever-increasing complexity whilst reducing costs, increasing profitability and improving time to market. XACT has over 150 active customers spread around the world.

XACT is now looking for an enthusiastic software engineering student to work on placement based in North Shields (2 minutes from the Metro) for a 12-15 month period from June 2019.

We would expect a candidate to have knowledge of object-oriented software design. Experience with C#, MVVM, WPF, Git and Visual Studio would be beneficial but is not required.

As a placement software engineer you will join our agile development team to develop new features within our latest generation of products. This will involve a number of roles; programming, testing, documenting and working on a number of areas within the product; GUI development, data integration and client/server communication. The placement will provide an opportunity to develop a well-rounded understanding and practical experience of modern software development.

The ideal person will have a positive and flexible attitude, be eager to learn and committed to achieving results. The learning curve will be steep but support will be provided by an enthusiastic team of software engineers.

To apply for this position, please send a cover letter and CV to recruitment@xactpcb.com

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City Internships – Placement opportunities in America

City Internships has Global Accelerator Programs in Paris, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco. These internships are filling very quickly so interested students are encouraged to take the opportunity to apply sooner rather than later.

Students can also continue applying to our other larger and longer-running Program locations; which are New York, Los Angeles, London, Miami and Washington D.C.

For a short reminder of what they do: Programs are open to students from any year and with any major, and they may choose a placement in one of 9 career fields although computing students should look for Technology & Engineering placements.

Students may apply now at: https://city-internships.com/apply

For those who wish to review our Prospectus which explains our Programs and offering, you may find it here and also a printable Noticeboard Flyer is available here.

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Scott Logic: An insight into graduate jobs, placements and internships

Scott Logic are a high profile employer in Newcastle and have a close relationship with the School of Computing at Newcastle University. Our alumni over many years have taken posts at varying levels at Scott Logic. On the blogs linked below recent recruits have provided an insight into the experience of a new graduate on the developer programme as well as the experience you can expect from a 3 month internship.

Starting as a Graduate Developer at Scott Logic

Summer Intern Project in Edinburgh 

Summer Internship Newcastle

For further information on graduate jobs at Scott Logic:
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Student Scheme for Technologists in Cheltenham

At GCHQ, we work closely with other intelligence agencies to keep the nation safe. We work against unique, complex threats; everything from cyber-attacks and espionage, to terror plots and serious organised crime. It means your work will be incredibly interesting, and unlike anything you’ll find anywhere else. On our student scheme, you’ll grow your technology skills and help to keep our nation safe.
Learning through valuable, hands-on experience, you’ll work on real-life projects to safeguard national security. With opportunities in areas from Computer Network Operations to Research and Engineering, there’s a huge range of roles and scope for people from all walks of life.
You’ll be studying a STEM subject (or a Joint Honours degree) and on track for at least a 2:2. You should be set to graduate in either 2020 or 2021.
Join us in a supportive, collaborative environment where there’s the scope to do things that aren’t possible elsewhere.

To find out more information please and to apply please click on:

https://www.gchq-careers.co.uk/index.html