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Mechanical Engineering - London Underground

Applications for the 2012 intake are now closed.

Placements
Further education and professional studies
Duration
Entry requirements and minimum criteria
Applications

On the world's oldest and busiest underground railway, the infrastructure is being upgraded and renewed with state-of-the-art technology and 21st century design. Record levels of investment - £30bn in 30 years - are transforming the Tube for the future of London.

However, during this major work we still have a commitment to keep our network utterly reliable and flawlessly safe for people who make over three million journeys every day. This presents us with engineering challenges that dwarf those of most UK businesses.

Placements

The emphasis of the scheme will be on rolling stock and track engineering systems. There will, however, also be plenty of chances to get experience in a number of different areas on a variety of projects. You'll also have the opportunity to work in an external placement with other parts of TfL, including Tube Lines, Docklands Light Railway and London Rail.

During years one and two we'll tailor your placements to your personal and professional development needs. Internal placements could include:

Rolling stock engineering
Track systems engineering
Asset management
Lift and escalators
Cooling the Tube project
Station operations

You'll get the opportunity to have hands-on experience to help you develop your practical engineering expertise, as well as skills such as:

Presentation and design reviews
Scoping large-scale projects
Testing and demonstration of compliance with standards
Supervising track works
Project managing the delivery of rolling stock
Track design

Further education and professional studies

You'll be encouraged and supported to apply for Chartered Membership of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).

The scheme aims to develop engineers who are not just technically competent, but also have good leadership, management and interpersonal skills. We'll help you achieve this through a combination of experience-based learning and structured technical, commercial and management training.

Then, once you've completed the scheme, you'll start in an assistant engineering role - with every opportunity of going on to a senior engineering role.

Duration

Four years (two years on the scheme and two years in first job)

Entry requirements and minimum criteria

We ask for a minimum 2:1 MEng degree (or equivalent) in mechanical engineering (or a closely aligned discipline) accredited by the IMechE.

Graduate in appropriate discipline with appropriate classification - 2:1
Degree accredited by the IMechE
Ability to work on site where necessary
High standards of written communication, verbal, numerical and inductive (ability to deal with ambiguous data) reasoning
High standards of verbal communication
Skilled in analysis and problem solving
Keen on embracing change
Collaborative, and keen to share information, knowledge and skills
A strong focus on internal and external customers
A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
Keen to seek out new opportunities for learning and career progression and challenges
Be able to identify the goals of any project and work steadily towards them
Able to take a structured and methodical approach to any task, identifying priorities and setting deadlines

If you're successful you'll have to pass pre-employment checks before joining. These will include reference checks, qualifications checks, right to work in the UK and in some cases a medical and a Criminal Records Bureau check.