Student Placement - Software Engineer

Company: Cooper & Hall Limited

Location: Leicester

Posted: May 20th, 2026

Position Summary

As a Software Engineer Intern at Taylor Hobson, you will contribute to the development of our core desktop software, Metrology 4.0, which powers our industry-leading precision measurement systems. You will collaborate closely with experienced engineers to quickly build domain knowledge and gain exposure to the full software development lifecycle: from requirements gathering and planning to development, testing, and release. This role offers the opportunity to work on diverse technical challenges, tailored to your strengths and interests.

Key Responsibilities

As a Software Engineer Intern, your responsibilities will align closely with those of the core development team. You will attend scrums, review code, and complete tasks across various areas of our software.

Depending on your strengths and interests, your work could focus on high-level UI design, low-level instrument control, robotics, or mathematical algorithms, giving you exposure to a diverse range of technical challenges.

Requirements for Consideration

Essential Skills

Desirable Skills

Experience/Qualifications

An undergraduate enrolled in BSc or MSc Computer Science degree (or equivalent) with an expected 2:1 classification as a minimum. Equivalent courses could be biased towards computer programming, robotics, gaming etc. Uncertified candidates with strong computer programming background will also be considered.

What Taylor Hobson offers you

Business Unit

Established in 1886, Taylor Hobson is the world leader in surface and form metrology and developed the first Roundness and Surface Finish measuring instruments.

We provide contact and non-contact measurement solutions for the most demanding applications on a global basis, with a worldwide infrastructure to support our clients; we are a truly global ultra-precision metrology company.

We are pioneers, continually developing our products to meet the ever-increasing demands of next generation technologies, particularly in Optics, Bearings, Space, Defence, Aerospace, Automotive, Medical and Renewable Energy technologies.

Taylor Hobson's world leading brands include: Talyrond®, Form Talysurf® PGI, Form Talysurf® i-Series, Surtronic®, LUPHOScan, Formalysurf® PGI Optics, Talyvel®, Autocollimators, Micro-Alignment Telescope and AMECare.

Taylor Hobson is part of the Ultra Precision Technologies Division of AMETEK, Inc. which is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices.

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