Embedded Software - Degree Apprentice
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Company ROKE MANOR RESEARCH LIMITED
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Provider SOUTHAMPTON SOLENT UNIVERSITY
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Location Hampshire, SO51 0ZN
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Type Apprenticeship
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Salary Competitive Salary
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Sector Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref NAS-2000062012
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Application Deadline Date 13/11/2026
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Start Date 01/09/2027
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Positions Available 5
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Working Week We offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements, with a minimum of two days per week spent working at your base location, customer site or engineering facility. This can be up to 5 days per week at either Roke or customer sites.
Brief Description
Degree Apprentice – Embedded Software.
Develop software and firmware that powers advanced Defence and National Security technology.
Training to be Provided
You'll be studying for your degree with our apprenticeship partner, Solent University in Southampton, spending 1-2 days per week at university alongside your workplace learning.
As an Apprentice Engineer, your initial weeks at Roke will be spent in a dedicated Early Careers Boot Camp designed to equip you with the fundamental skills needed to succeed at Roke.
Following Boot Camp, you'll join a project team, continue your development and start contributing to real challenges that support critical systems. The Early Careers Scheme lasts throughout your degree apprenticeship and provides plenty of variety, giving you the opportunity to build a portfolio of work that showcases your developing skills and supports your future career aspirations.
Future Prospects
A permanent role within Roke as an Engineer.
Vacancy Detail
You'll work on diverse projects spanning array processing, sensor development, communications systems and electronic warfare technologies, providing the opportunity to develop a broad range of technical skills.
Working alongside experienced engineers, you'll gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies while studying towards your degree. This apprenticeship provides an excellent platform to launch your career, giving you the opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects that help keep people safe.
You'll be joining one of the Embedded Solutions teams within Roke. Embedded solutions are central to many of our Electronic Warfare and RF Cyber capabilities, including Communications Resilience, Electronic Surveillance, Electronic Attack, Counter-IED and Robust Positioning, Navigation and Timing (RPNT). Projects range from early Research and development all the way through to full product solutions.