Level 6 Mission Systems Apprentice - Early Careers Lincoln, England
Job description
It’s an exciting time to join one of our Early Careers programmes at QinetiQ. We are always looking for great people to join our team, whether you are taking your first steps in starting a career or you are looking to make a career change, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities for you.
The Team
Mission Systems:
In Mission Systems our role is to ensure our customers get the most out their data. Our aims are to ensure: that starting data is of the highest quality; that it is quickly and efficiently processed into clear, meaningful information; that we extract deeper insight from it; and that we provide robust, data-led advice to our customers, and take sound, evidence-based actions.
Our work is an exciting blend of maths, physics, engineering, computer science and IT. We are at the cutting edge for designing and applying tools, software and automation techniques that enable the rapid and timely transfer of relevant data and information.
We have established teams working in Lincoln with direct connections to other experts in places like Malvern, Farnborough and Portsmouth. Additionally, we have dedicated teams who are embedded with the customer at RAF Coningsby, RAF Marham and RAF Waddington. These teams support the UK Ministry of Defence, in particular the Royal Air Force, in the processing, assimilation, analysis and fusion of so-called Mission Data.
Academic requirements:
You will need to have obtained or be studying towards minimum of 3 x A-Level (Grades BBC) OR an equivalent, this must include Maths at Grade B
You must also have at least 5 GCSE's at A*- C, 5 - 9 in Maths, English Language and 3 other subjects.
Apprenticeship:
Level 6 Data Analysis Scientist, Univeristy of Nottingham , Data Scientist Degree Apprenticeship - The University of Nottingham
Additional requirements:
You must be able to travel to the training provider for the academic elements of the Level 6 Apprenticeship
Have an interest and/or experience within computer coding. Matlab &/or Python experience is beneficial but not essential.
Leadership skills OR experience in leadership.
Any extracurricular activities & or hobbies.
Please be aware that many roles within QinetiQ will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.
You must be prepared to go through the Government Vetting process. For further details please refer to, https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/united-kingdom-security-vetting
Location(s):
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, ENG
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Why join QinetiQ?
As a global company of over 6,000 dedicated people providing technological and scientific expertise, we are excited to recruit the most talented and enthusiastic people to become key parts of our business. Our Early Careers programmes give you the opportunity to be at the heart of impactful projects.
Diversity and inclusion
In our unique working environment, teams from different backgrounds collaborate widely on some of the world’s most complex defence and security challenges. Whatever part you play, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies. It’s a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Together, we’ll explore new ways of protecting the world around us.
Your wellbeing
Looking after the health and wellbeing of our employees are our top priority. We offer a host of services designed to support your wellbeing. They range from our Thrive app and Employee Assistance Programme to Mental Health First Aiders. The wellbeing of our employees is critical to our collective and individual success.
Rewards and benefits
We offer global career progression and the opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting projects along with a wide range of rewards and recognition. Our highly competitive salaries come with a raft of benefits, from a performance-based Employee Incentive Scheme to Thank Q, our global recognition scheme. There’s also a Share Incentive Plan, Life Assurance and Benefits+, our flexible benefits package. It’s all designed to make life easier for you.
About QinetiQ
Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend.
With a focus on protecting the world around us, we have a target to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 and we are developing a global plan for net zero by March 2022. Being a responsible and sustainable business is at the heart of our identity.
Come and find out how you can play your part.
