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Renishaw is a market-leading, global provider of manufacturing technologies, analytical instruments and medical devices.
We work closely with our customers to solve complex engineering and science challenges. Our unique blend of pioneering research and product innovation helps our customers to solve complex engineering and science challenges, meaning we touch billions of lives around the world.
Our Early Careers cohort consists of around 90 Graduates, 210 Apprentices and 60 Placements. You are the people who can make a real difference. By bringing your new and innovative ideas you will help keep Renishaw at the forefront of the industry, and that’s why we invest if your continuous development and success from day one.
Our values
At Renishaw you’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential.
We are proud of our strong working culture and work hard to promote diversity and inclusivity. We encourage our people to act in line with our core values of:
- Innovation
- Inspiration
- Integrity
- Involvement
Overview
The industrial placements scheme at Renishaw is suitable for students who are required to undertake a sandwich placement as part of their degree course.
What will I be doing?
Successful applicants are placed directly into a Renishaw software development team, contributing directly to our current product development, as a means of learning software engineering in industry. Teams will pitch the work at a level geared for the individual, with progressive personal development aimed at creating a confident and productive software engineer over the course of the placement.
What will I gain?
During your placement you will build on your existing software skills by working as a member of a software team whilst following the Software Development Lifecycle. Your team manager will provide you with suitable programming tasks which help move the product closer to delivery. The placement also provides various training courses and support should they be required. This experience will be the beginning of your professional development and serve as a strong platform for the completion of your degree and future career in Software Engineering.
What skills and experience do I need?
Applicants must have
An undergraduate currently undertaking a degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science or similar. Physics, Mathematics or similar degrees are acceptable if experience and interest in writing software code is evident. Will have completed year 1 at least with a minimum 2-1 grade. A 2-2 degree is considered if the candidate has strong grades at A-Level in STEM subjects.
Have demonstrable interest and some experience in writing software or solving problems using code.
Where will I be working?
This role is based at our New Mills site near Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire and you may on occasion be required to travel to other Renishaw sites for work. Renishaw supports working from home, the amount of which is decided by individual teams directly.
Where will I be working?
- New Mills head office near Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire
- Renishaw is in a semi-rural location therefore it is essential that you have your own form of transport or are willing to relocate to the area
- Possible occasional travel to other Renishaw sites
- Renishaw offer working from home and office working patterns dependent on the software product team.
Benefits
When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. (*not available at our Castle Donington, Exeter, York & Edinburgh sites).
We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join BUPA Renishaw Health Trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.
If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.
