Observations Research & Development Industrial Placement 2027

The Met Office is delighted to open our advertising for Industrial Placements 2027. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Met Office on a 12-month Year in Industry placement, commencing at the start of July 2027, developing your skills and knowledge and ensuring you gain the most value possible from your experience with us. You will have the opportunity to network with our cohort of Industrial Placements all over the Met Office and understand what career opportunities are on offer at the Met Office after you graduate. We’re looking for Observations Research & Development Industrial Placement to help us make a difference to our planet. As our Observations Research & Development Industrial Placement, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work. As an Industrial Placement, we would expect you to attend the office once a week as a minimum. Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone. World changing work From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are. We’re a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact We’re experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making We’re better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers Placement details Our Industrial Placement scheme offers ambitious and capable undergraduates the opportunity to gain valuable experience working alongside diverse and highly skilled experts in their field. You’ll be working on projects that really matter and will make a difference. Observations of the atmosphere, oceans and land underpin everything we do at the Met Office. You’ll be working in the Observations Research & Development team to support the application of scientific research to enhance our Observations Capability. This will involve working on data to contribute to protecting our weather radar network from interference from wind turbines. You will be part of a wider team exploring engineering and data-processing solutions to this real-world challenge. There may also be opportunities to engage in work on other observations networks. Your key duties Work with observations scientists, radar specialists and network protection experts to evaluate case studies of real-world impacts to the radar network. Apply geospatial, statistical and visualisation techniques to a variety of datasets to extract meaningful information and metrics. Develop knowledge and skills associated with observations network analysis. Produce regular technical verbal and written briefings for internal colleagues on the findings and recommendations. Person specification Lead Criteria: You can select and apply appropriate geospatial and/or data science tools to analyse datasets, interpret the results and draw well-supported conclusions. You have effective analytical and problem-solving skills (Expert by Nature). You can write code in python or a similar coding language, with a desire to enhance your skills (Keep Evolving). You are interested in how real-world environmental data is collected and used, and you understand the importance of quality assurance (Force for Good). You work effectively as part of a wider team and can clearly communicate technical ideas and results to peers and team leaders (Better Together). The panel may perform a preliminary sift of the lead criteria as indicated above. Benefits Alongside your salary of £27,170, Met Office contributes £7,871 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window). Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their ‘Best Workplaces in Tech’ 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 lists, as well as their ’54 Best Workplaces for Women’ 2023 list. Your package includes: Your salary will be £27,170 Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days Access to discounted shopping, inclusive of retail, leisure and lifestyle brands Whilst this is a temporary position until July 2028, there may be an opportunity to apply for our Graduate Development scheme upon completion of your university studies. However, this is not guara