A career in aerospace with a British engineering firm that is saving lives worldwide. When you work at Martin-Baker, you’re providing pilots with their last form of defence.
What you’ll be doing
Martin-Baker is the world’s leading manufacturer of ejection seats, helping to protect aircrew in the world’s most advanced military aircraft. Our mission is simple - to save aircrew lives.
Join us on this mission as a Year in Industry Placement student in IT. We have opportunities available in either IT Support or IT Security; you will be able to express a preference for team on the application form.
You’ll embark on a journey to gain knowledge and firsthand job experience in an exciting and successful company and industry. Skills will be developed to aid a career in IT Support or Security.
This role offers a unique opportunity to put what you have started to learn in your degree into practice and gain invaluable experience. In IT Support you could get involved in a variety of tasks, from recording incidents and requests to performing hands-on and remote fixes, or from deploying and maintaining software applications to building new machines for employees. In IT Security you could experience a range of goals from raising cyber awareness with employees to operating and administering security technologies, or auditing and recommending improvements across the IT and user base. Your journey to becoming an IT expert starts at Martin-Baker.
We’re a company that saves lives. Join us.
What we offer
- An established Year in Industry Placement Programme at a world-renowned British engineering company
- Competitive salary plus an end of placement bonus
- Friday lunchtime finish every week
- 25-days annual leave plus bank holidays
At Martin-Baker you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with experts who will help you obtain a wide understanding of the business, and you’ll develop new skills and gain strong industry experience.
Characteristics & Skills
- Be a team player – with the ability to work independently
- Have an eye for detail and getting things right
- Know how to listen and communicate effectively with others
- Be a methodical problem solver
- Committed to the highest standards
- Share and demonstrate the Martin-Baker Values
We’re after people who are good at diagnosis and enjoy building relationships. We want people who just want to learn.
Education & Qualifications
- Working towards a degree (1st or Upper 2nd Class Honours) in a relevant field such as IT or Computer Science
Your benefits in detail
- Highly competitive 9% non-contributory pension scheme
- 4x salary Life Assurance
- Personalised training and development plan
- Healthcare Plan
- Occupational Health team
- Cycle to work scheme
We believe in equal opportunity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected. We want you to be able to do your best work.
All candidates will be treated equally and fairly, regardless of their background, or any characteristic protected by law. Candidates will be selected entirely on their skills and competencies and in alignment with each role’s specifications and / or requirements. All published adverts will be aligned with the Company’s Diversity and Inclusion commitment.
For all successful candidates, Martin-Baker will undertake background security checks. As part of this, we will need to confirm your identity, employment history and address history to cover the past five years as well as your nationality, immigration status and criminal record. For positions that require Security Clearance, the successful candidate must hold or be willing to obtain security clearance up to the relevant level for the role.
