This programme has been designed to support people who have had a career break or are trying to transfer their skills in to a new sector or one they used to work in. We know that any gap in work experience or a move away from a sector or skill set makes it very hard to return or join through standard recruitment channels.

The roles in this programme tend to run on a 12 week work placement with a view to securing a permanent role at the end of that period. Although it’s not guaranteed, 96% of our candidates who join the programme go on to secure permanent roles with their host organisation.

As a candidate working with STEM Returners you have access to free CV writing and Interview coaching and if you are successful in securing the role you’ll get access to coaching and mentoring programme to help you thrive in the role.

If you meet the criteria for this role but are unsure if you are eligible for the programme, we encourage you to make an application.

STEM Returners are delighted to announce a brand-new programme with industry leaders Leonardo, helping candidates return or transfer into an engineering career.

What you will do

• Full Electronics lifecycle for our products: from system concept, to support in production.
• Develop and coding of software solutions, focusing on Embedded, RealTime and Safety Critical application and PLC software development and coding through the development phases.

Job Description

You will need to have:

• Minimum of a BTEC, HND or Apprenticeship in an Electronics based Engineering course.
• Knowledge of all stages of the engineering development lifecycle.
• Familiarity with circuit design (schematic capture) and simulation tools.
• Practical experience of Hardware, Firmware & Software Integration of Microprocessor Based designs.
• Integrating in-house designs with COTS modules (power supplies, single board computers, RF interfaces).
• Practical experience of debugging, testing and verifying new designs.
• A methodical approach to the full hardware design lifecycle, working to a structured hardware process.
• Design for EMC knowledge.
• Ability to schedule work and manage time in keeping with project timescales and budgets.
• Ability to attend the Basildon site regularly for testing and integration activities.
• Must be capable of achieving full SC security clearance.

It would be nice if you had:

• Domain experience in low noise analogue electronics.

What you’ll get

Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life

• Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and 12 flexi days.
• Award-winning pension scheme: Our multi-award-winning pension scheme includes generous employer contribution.
• Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to make choices appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle, health and wellbeing options best suited to their individual lifestyle goals.
• Employee discount schemes: In addition to the above flexible benefits, our employees benefit from access to everyday discounts with many high street and online retailers, restaurants and days out.

Due to the nature of our work, you must be capable of achieving a minimum of SC security clearance and will require access to caveated information such as UK eyes only. Please see the UK National Security Vetting site for more details.

Dependent on the work and project the roles may require office-based working, at our site in Luton  and you must have five years UK residency as a minimum to apply.