Graduate Software Engineer Derby, England
Job description
What do we do?
Pentaxia is a contract-manufacturer of advanced composite (typically carbon fibre) tooling and components. Founded in 2008 and family-owned, the business is on an exciting growth trajectory as we scale to become the UK’s leading advanced composite provider. We’re highly experienced across a diverse range of industry sectors from aerospace and defence to automotive, motorsport and space.
From tooling design and 5-axis CNC machining to composite mould making, component production, painting & lacquering, Pentaxia offers a turnkey build-to-print service and works with multiple well-known, blue-chip organisations globally.
We work hard to develop long-term, trusting relationships with our customer network and have an unrivalled reputation for on-time, quality manufacturing. Our goal is to become the go-to composite partner for the world’s leading Engineering organisations.
Alongside the exploration of new processes and technologies through our R&D activities, Pentaxia heavily invests in our personnel and facilities to drive the business forwards, continually growing year on year. With a site footprint of seven acres, a 70,000sqft facility and plenty of space to expand, we’re positioning ourselves to scale up.
Proud to be an emerging leader in UK Manufacturing, ‘Be the best you can today, be better tomorrow’.
What you will be doing:
You’ll be working on site alongside our very own experienced Software Developer making a team of two. The role involves design, implementation, documentation, and maintenance of software solutions.
We are on an exciting journey to digitise and automate processes to improve the way that the company operates, with this role being central to the transformation will naturally provide a wide range of opportunities to develop your skills.
You will be given the autonomy and support to develop solutions which make genuine and lasting changes to the business, working alongside a collaborative and results focused agile team in an exciting and changing industry.
What we are looking for:
You will need to have experience in:
- .NET (C#, ASP.net, MVC), Web APIs
- SQL
- Experience with web front end technologies, HTML, JavaScript
- Computer Science degree (or a technical degree with demonstrable interest in software development)
Ideally, we like you to have experience with Angular, Angular JS, Power BI but those aren’t essential.
Your working hours: 37 hours per week
Monday – Thursday 7.30am – 4pm
Friday - 7.30am – 12.30pm
Variations to these hours and overtime may be asked of you dependent on business needs.
Package:
- On-site free parking
- Onsite canteen with subsidised pricing, serving breakfast and lunch
- Access to Bike to Work Scheme, Wellness Programmes and Discount Schemes
- Company Pension Scheme
- Early Friday finish
- Enhanced Maternity Pay
- 25 days holiday per year plus statutory bank holidays
- Referral programme
- Working with passionate, friendly, and fun people!
If you are applying for this role and have had someone from Pentaxia refer you for the vacancy, please state the employees name on your application form.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:
Any unsolicited CV’s will be sent at the recruitment agency’s own risk and will be interpreted as ‘gifts’ and we have no liability to you for any fee or otherwise. We reserve the right to engage with candidates directly having not, in any way, entered into your terms and conditions for this vacancy. By submitting an unsolicited CV to us, or to any member of our staff, you accept these terms as the default position. If we require your assistance with any vacancy we will contact you.
If you are a highly motivated individual who enjoys working in a collaborative environment on challenging projects, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Derby: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Why do you think you would be most suitable for this role?
Education:
- Bachelor's (preferred)
Experience:
- software engineering: 1 year (preferred)
- .NET (C#, ASP.net, MVC), Web APIs: 1 year (preferred)
- SQL: 1 year (preferred)
- web front end technologies, HTML, JavaScript: 1 year (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: GradSE
