Engineering and Technology Graduate Programme

Rolls Royce; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

£2,000 joining bonus

Cycle to Work

Pension

Share plans

Maternity/maternity support

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Rolls-Royce is recruiting for its Engineering and Technology Graduate Programme in the United Kingdom. You will rotate through engineering disciplines, undertake design and build tasks, and work on meaningful projects with experienced colleagues across Civil, Power and Defence divisions.

You will develop hands-on skills in mechanical systems, manufacturing, software and digital domains, guided by a dedicated career coach and extensive learning opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Gain insight into Rolls-Royce engineering scope across divisions during rotational gigs.
• Contribute to projects in mechanical, software, electrical and development areas.
• Learn through digital learning, on-the-job training, and coaching to build capabilities.

Job description

At Rolls-Royce we are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. Our Graduate programme is designed to help you build your career from day one. You'll work on meaningful projects, learn from experienced colleagues and develop the skills to make a real impact. That's Infinite Potential.

Role overview

During your two years on our Engineering and Technology Graduate programme, you’ll gain invaluable insight into the breadth of our work and discover where you’d like to take your career with us. You’ll join our Engineering, Technology and Safety organisation, which supports all our different divisions. You’ll complete rotational ‘gigs’, gathering experience across the engineering lifecycle and building capabilities such as mechanical systems, manufacturing, software and digital, electrical, materials and development. These gigs could be within our central Engineering, Technology and Safety teams or within our Civil Aerospace, Defence, Defence Nuclear Submarines or Power Systems divisions. We want to give you a breadth of experience across Rolls-Royce to build your network, enable you to grow and help you find the best fit in our organisation. You could be asked to support on any of your rotational gigs in our Civil, Power or Defence functions, depending on business needs.

What you’ll be doing

• Working on exciting and varied projects – from exploring Nuclear options for powering the UK’s fleet of Naval Submarines, to helping develop next-generation demonstrator engines such as the UltraFan or for the Global Combat Air Programme
• Using data, technology and AI to improve environmental performance at power stations, test marine automation software or strengthen cyber-security
• You’ll develop through a mix of digital learning, on-the-job training and opportunities that bring your ideas to life in meaningful ways
• Completing a ‘Design & Make’ project, tackling a challenge set by business stakeholders and experiencing the full engineering life cycle from design through to manufacture
• Gaining hands‑on, practical experience in our workshop
• Benefiting from the support of a dedicated career coach, who will help you create a personalised development plan and guide you towards achieving your full potential
• Accessing opportunities for continuous learning
• You will also go on a week’s residential course with Outward Bound, testing and developing your human skills, agility and resilience in a dynamic environment

We see hybrid working as a way to balance and flex our time between the office, home, or another remote working place. Everyone is expected on site, on average, a minimum three days per week. But specific arrangements will vary from role to role and gig to gig. We encourage and support flexible working arrangements where we can.

What we offer

Meaningful work from day one, with the support to help you succeed A culture that invests in your personal and professional development The chance to grow your skills while working on real projects in a global company You’ll be working on real projects and making a real difference from day one. That’s why we make sure you’re properly rewarded for the work you do.

• 33 days’ annual leave, including bank holidays
• £2,000 joining bonus to support with moving and hybrid working
• Other bonus schemes
• A choice of voluntary benefits, including the Cycle to Work scheme, employee discounts at nationwide stores, gyms, discounted health care, life assurance and more, all available on our TotalReward portal
• A competitive pension
• Access to tax-efficient share plans
• An enhanced maternity scheme and family-friendly policies
• Flexible work arrangements
• Access to an independent, 24-hour, confidential counselling service

Join us and help create the technologies that will shape tomorrow.