Software Engineering Degree Apprenticeship

Final date to receive applications: Applications will be open until 26 October 2026. After this date, the advert will close once sufficient applications are received. Early submission is recommended.

We love your interest in joining Airbus! There is no limit on the number of positions you can apply for. However, please be aware that you can only progress in the selection process for one position at a time. We recommend reviewing all available opportunities and applying to those that best match your experience and aspirations.

• Salary: £23,000
• 37 hours per week
• Half day Fridays!*
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension
• Success share
• Plus many more flexible benefits!

* subject to completing full hours prior to this

Would you like to work on advanced high grade crypto systems and key management systems to protect Governments, Military, Enterprise Organizations and essential National Infrastructure from cyber threats?

Airbus Defence & Space have exciting apprenticeships starting in our Cyber Security Division at our base in Newport, South Wales. As an apprentice you will be trained in high grade cryptographic development, you will learn about our existing Ectocryp and Cert Secure suite of products. You will join a team of highly skilled team of engineers working to deliver the next generation of encryption devices.

You will receive on the job training and a formal degree qualification all while being paid and accruing no course fees.

As part of this degree apprenticeship, you will be studying towards achieving a BSc Software Engineering Apprenticeship Degree which will be provided by Cardiff University.

• Our UK Apprenticeship Programme provides exceptional candidates the opportunity to master managerial and technical skills.
• Over the four year period it combines rotational placements with focused training and the possibility of European assignments as well as further personal development and the chance to build your professional network.
• From day one, you will be assigned to a particular department and will be guided through the various placement opportunities that exist within your function, the wider business and even with customers and suppliers.
• This, along with training provided works to ensure you are ready and experienced enough to take the next step of your career following the programme's conclusion.
• As part of the Software Engineering team within Airbus Defence and Space Cyber Security UK you will be developing new cryptographic devices and key management systems to protect critically sensitive national and commercial information.
• You will have the opportunity to grow your skills in both embedded software development and in Windows application software development to meet the demanding standards set by the UK National Cyber Security Centre.
• You will contribute across the full development lifecycle for bespoke cryptographic products, in collaboration with systems, hardware, FPGA and verification engineers.
• The Apprentice Software Engineer will work within the Cyber Security UK Engineering team developing software for cryptographic devices and cryptographic key management systems.

Software development tasks include:

• Learning how software is designed, developed, integrated and tested in accordance with Airbus Defence & Space standards;
• Understanding Tools, methodologies and coding standards and how they are appropriately specified and applied to achieve project aims;
• Learning how design decisions are made within the context of known practices, established precedents and acquired “technical” expertise;
• Understanding the cost/benefit trade-offs of design;
• Learn techniques for software development plan estimation and how resource requirements can be allocated against…