Engineering & Technology Year in Industry

Transport for London; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free TfL travel for you and a lone nom

Rail and Eurostar travel discounts

30 days annual leave (pro-rata)

Cycle-to-work scheme

Retail, health, leisure and travel提

Job summary

Transport for London (TfL) offers a 12-month Engineering & Technology Year-in-Industry placement based in London, with hybrid working. You will undertake three four-month placements across Electrical, Technology, and Sustainability streams, gaining hands-on experience in a world-class transport network.

Applicants should be in the penultimate year of their degree and on track for at least a 2:2 in an IET-accredited engineering discipline.

Qualifications

• Must be in your penultimate year of your degree.
• On track to achieve a minimum of 2:2 in electrical, electronic, systems or mechatronic engineering (IET accredited).

Responsibilities

• Complete three four-month placements in different engineering teams.
• Work on live projects to gain broad grounding in engineering and business delivery.
• Collaborate with specialist engineers across the lifecycle of diverse systems.
• Prepare for potential graduate opportunities through TfL's fast-track process.

Education

Penultimate year of degree

2:2 or higher in Electrical/Electronic/Systems/Mechatronic engineering (IET accredited)

Job description

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Thank you for your interest in this role.

We’d like to remind you thatyou must ensure you are eligible for this scheme before applying. Please read through the eligibility criteria below carefully and ensure that you are eligible before applying.

This application will also contain a series of questions to establish whether or not you are eligible. It is important that youtake great carein reading and answering these questions aswe will not be able to revert your application if an error is made.

Please Note: we only allow one application for any of our Internship schemes per year. Any subsequent applications will be withdrawn

Engineering & Technology Year-in-Industry Scheme

What makes us different?
TfL is at the heart of London’s decarbonisation strategy. The diversity of TfL’s activities means that we can offer a far wider range of placements than most other employers – we cover every mode of transport in London apart from aviation!

£27,029 per annum (in-line with the London Living Wage)

Location

London/Hybrid

The role will be based in London. Hybrid working (typically working from home no more than 50% of the time over a 4-week period) will be the default arrangement going forward, although some courses and placements will require full-time attendance.We will consider all requests in a reasonable manner. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.

Most of our interns work normal office hours, with occasional shifts to take part in night or weekend engineering activities (depending on the placement).

At the end of your placement, you may have the opportunity to be considered for a graduate position through our fast-track process. In order to be eligible for a graduate position you must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the graduate scheme. If you wish to be considered for a graduate role, you will be asked to confirm you have the right to work and provide evidence of your right to work in the UK for the duration of the graduate scheme as part of your internship application.

What we offer

You will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow:

Free travel on the TfL network for you and a nominee who lives in the same household

Discounted national rail and Eurostar travel

30 days Annual leave (pro-rata) plus public and bank holidays.

Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme

Retail, health, leisure and travel offers & many more

Duration

12 months

Entry requirements

You’ll need to be in your penultimate year of your degree and 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 on IET accredited pure Mechanical Engineering degree programmes will only be considered for the Systems Engineering stream

Please be advised that should you be successful in getting an offer for this scheme, your offer will be subject to a satisfactory medical which may include but is not limited to: drugs and alcohol screening, eye test and hearing test.

Successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the scheme, as at the start date. This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa scheme. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, or only have a right to work here for a limited time which is less than the duration of the scheme, you should be aware that TfL will be unable to sponsor you for this role.

Start Date:

6th September 2027

Job overview

Our Engineers focus on the assets that form the foundation of our transport system.

London never stops and the engineering challenge which we face in modernising and upgrading our systems has been likened to undertaking open heart surgery on a patient while they are running a marathon! Our network plays a massive role in ensuring London can become a Net Zero Carbon city and as Engineers we help shape the decisions that will lead to this carbon reduction.

You will undertake a range of placements supporting reliable operations and enhancements of one of the world's leading transport networks and help to shape London’s future.

What you will be doing

This one-year, IET accredited development programme is packed with a variety of opportunities, designed to provide you with invaluable experience in your journey towards becoming a Chartered Engineer. You will complete three four-month placements, in different teams. By working on live projects, you will gain a broad grounding of engineering and a good 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.

The emphasis of both our placement and graduate schemes is on developing ‘world class’ engineers who seek to become the senior engineers and leaders of the future. engineers who seek to 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 will be asked to express a preference for one of the following streams on application:

Electrical Engineering

This covers all aspects of the electrical systems and equipment that keep London's transport system moving. Your placements could include the design of electric drive upgrades for our trains, developing charging infrastructure for London’s incoming electric bus fleet, delivering transformational signalling upgrades or designing power network upgrades for renewable energy connections.

This involves working across all transport modes, helping us be the voice of integration and system considerations on our projects to ensure we deliver in the most cost effective, carbon efficient and time efficient manner. Your placements will include Systems Engineering and Systems Integration on our major schemes, working at all phases in the project lifecycle to define system architectures, determine requirements, manage opportunities to collaborate between projects, and ensure quality design is delivered to our operating colleagues.

Technology Engineering

This includes using new and emerging technology to solve our complex, technical problems. Placements could include working on road or rail signalling and control systems, designing and testing infrastructure to support autonomous and connected vehicles, and delivering operational solutions using augmented reality or artificial intelligence. You will also have the opportunity to ensure that our systems and assets are secure from cybersecurity attacks as well as to deliver modern communication networks including the rollout of mobile communications across the Underground.

Sustainability

Sustainability is intrinsic to TfL’s work ethos, and we ensure that we operate in a sustainable way to protect and regenerate the natural world. Much of what we do, directly contributes to the decarbonisation of London.

Where can this career take you?

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

During this year long programme, you would gain meaningful and valuable work experience which will 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.

What training and support will you get?

Our award-winning teams will support your ongoing development, through a wide range of on-the-job practical experience and placements. We'll support your professional development through a combination of training, mentoring, and networking.

You’ll also receive one-to-one guidance throughout the programme from your:

Placement manager:Responsible for your day-to-day management and support with your development

Scheme sponsor:A manager who acts as a technical and professional adviser and has line manager responsibility

Buddy:Usually, an apprentice or graduate who gives support to you and ensure that you feel welcomed in the organisation

Development adviser:Supports your professional development through providing career coaching and career progression at TfL.

What do we look for?

Our core values are extremely important to us, and we desire candidates who are:

Caring about our colleagues, our customers and our work

Open to each other, to new ideas and to working together

Adaptable to diverse needs and willing to innovate

Our city. Made better by you.

TfL is a place that’s open to your ideas. Where you can make a tangible impact and see the positive results of your work on the people and places around you. It’s a place where you can thrive and achieve. Where you’re encouraged and enabled and empowered to feel pride in the work you do. The clue is in the name, really. We work together for a better London. A better place for everyone. Constantly improving and enhancing how we operate to shape a city of the future.

Inclusive recruitment process

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve. We believe that a diverse workforce enables us to deliver better services and outcomes. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible.As aDisability Confident Leader,we actively encourage applications from disabled people.

Aspart of the Disability Confidentscheme,we aim tooffer an assessmentorinterviewtocandidates who apply via the scheme where theminimumessentialcriteria for skills, knowledge and experiencehasbeen met.In some circumstances, it may not be practical to offer an interview or assessment to every candidate whoapplies through the scheme and meet the minimum essential criteria; in these situations, we select candidates who best meet the minimum criteria for the job rather than interviewing all who meet them.

Across all recruitment activity, we recognise that selection methods may vary depending on the nature and scale of the campaign and will be applied fairly,consistentlyand proportionately in line with ourDisability Confident commitments

In High Volume campaigns including Graduate,Apprenticeand Intern recruitment theminimumcriteria we set is achieving a pass mark in our first stage assessments, adopting a proportionate approachtotheDisability ConfidentOffer an Interviewscheme.