Siemens Digital Industries Software is a leading provider of solutions for the design, simulation, and manufacture of products across many different industries. Formula 1 cars, aircraft, ships, space exploration vehicles, and many of the objects we see in our daily lives are being conceived and manufactured using our Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software.
Operating within the Siemens Digital Industries Software division, D-Cubed is a world-leading supplier of geometric software components for Computer Aided Design, Manufacturing and Engineering software developers. D-Cubed components lie at the heart of most high-end CAD software, delivering key functionality in areas such as constraint-based parametric sketching, assembly constraints, motion simulation, collision detection and hidden line drawing.
What we’re looking for
As someone who’s opted for a placement within their degree course, you will be looking to start your career as a Software Engineer supporting the development process. Your degree must contain a high level of technical content preferably within engineering or computer science. This role is paid, available for one year, and offers a fantastic opportunity to work on world-class, complex software projects in an exciting and varied enterprise environment for industry leading customers.
What you’ll be doing
Reporting to the Support Group Manager you will be working in a small team, focused on enhancing and streamlining customer support tools and the development environment for the D-Cubed development teams. You will work with a range of platforms and software tools. You will also be actively involved in communication with D-Cubed's global customer base, understanding their needs and communicating these to the development teams. You will acquire a broad understanding of our products, their domains, and their applications.
The ideal candidate will have the confidence to express ideas as part of a creative software team; a genuine interest in technological trends; the ability to meet deadlines; the capability to think creatively about solutions to complex technical problems; and will be constantly striving to enhance the team’s results and the quality of the software.
What you’ll bring
- Experience of using a high-level programming language (e.g. Python, Perl, C++)
- An inquisitive and methodical approach with good attention to detail
- Strong analysis, design and problem-solving ability
- Enthusiasm for continuous learning
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
A knowledge of any of the following would be desirable:
- Software development processes and compilers
- 3D geometry and CAD systems
- Knowledge of Windows, MacOS, Linux (especially scripting)
- Mobile app creation (e.g. Android/iOS)
- Software test systems
- Software build systems
- Knowledge of software engineering principles and development processes
Join our Digital World
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We offer a comprehensive reward package which includes a competitive basic salary, bonus scheme, generous holiday allowance, pension, private healthcare and actively support working from home.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.