Engineering & Technology - Year in Industry

Get invaluable experience on your way to becoming a Chartered Engineer.

How long: One year

Where: The role will be based in London.  Hybrid working (typically working from home no more than 50% of the time) 

Salary: £25,294 pro rata

What you'll need

Candidates must already hold or be on track to achieve a minimum of 2:2 BEng/BSc or MEng/MSc in electrical, electronic, systems or mechatronic engineering or a closely related subject accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Candidates with IET accredited pure Mechanical Engineering degrees will only be considered for the Systems Engineering stream (see below).

If your university is included in the IET list of accredited degrees and your specific degree course is in the process of being accredited, we will consider the suitability of your qualification on a case-by-case basis.  Please provide the following details: degree subject, modules undertaken in the final year, and final year project title. Please state to best of your knowledge when the course is expected to receive accreditation.

Engineering Council (engc.org.uk)

What you'll be doing

The one-year extraordinary development program offers a wide range of opportunities. It's designed to provide you with invaluable experience on the road to becoming a Chartered Engineer.

You'll complete three four-month placements, in different teams. Through your work on live projects, you'll gain a solid understanding of what drives our business and how we deliver.

You'll be working alongside specialist engineers working across the whole lifecycle of a wide variety of systems.

Both our graduate and placement schemes focus on developing 'world class' engineers who will become the senior engineers and leaders of the future.

To guide our choice of first placement and to help you to get the most out of your year with us, you'll be asked to express a preference for one of the following streams on application:

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Systems Engineering
  • Technology Engineering

Where this career can take you

Our engineers have the opportunity to make a huge impact. A career with us can be very varied with opportunities across the whole of engineering for you to grasp.

During this year long programme, you'd gain meaningful and valuable work experience. It'll support you in your ongoing career journey towards becoming a fully-fledged Chartered Engineer.

At the end of your placement, you may have the opportunity to be considered for a graduate position through our fast track process.