Graduate Engineer 2027

Bright Network; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Share

Flexible working

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Arup in the United Kingdom is offering a graduate opportunity to apply systems engineering across rail projects, helping to develop safe, reliable and sustainable rail solutions. You will assist with integration, feasibility studies and assurance across the railway lifecycle, contributing to delivery and bid activities.

This graduate role starts 1 September 2027. Eligibility includes full UK work rights and graduating on track with your degree. Visa sponsorship is not offered for this role.

Qualifications

• Full working rights in the country of application.
• No more than 12 months of full-time experience in a comparable role.
• Recently graduated, or on track to graduate, from your most recent degree, related to your role of choice, before employment starts.

Responsibilities

• Support the application of systems engineering principles across the railway project lifecycle.
• Assist with systems integration, interface management, feasibility studies and assurance activities.
• Contribute to project delivery, bid activities and technical problem-solving.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Telecommunications Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

You see the world through a unique lens and that’s exactly what we need. We embrace how you see things differently – it’s essential for creating a sustainable future.

Arup is a global consultancy with advisory and technical expertise across more than 150 disciplines. We guide, plan and design the future of the built environment. Globally, each year we recruit hundreds of graduates and students who help us see things differently and solve the most complex challenges facing our clients, climate and communities.

The Opportunity

Our team combines systems engineering, operational railway expertise and strategic thinking to help clients solve complex transport challenges. We work across the railway lifecycle, supporting major enhancement programmes, signalling and train control schemes, systems integration projects, rolling-stock specification and operational studies. By bringing together specialists from multiple disciplines, we develop integrated solutions that improve railway performance, safety, reliability and sustainability. The breadth of our work means team members have opportunities to contribute to everything from early-stage strategy and feasibility through to detailed delivery and assurance activities.

You would:

• Support the application of systems engineering principles across the railway project lifecycle, helping to develop safe, reliable and sustainable rail solutions.
• Assist with systems integration, interface management, feasibility studies and assurance activities on a variety of rail projects.
• Opportunity to contribute to project delivery, bid activities and technical problem-solving.

Is this role right for you?

For this opportunity, we are seeking the following qualifications:

• Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Aerospace Engineering.

To be considered for a graduate opportunity, your application must include a copy of your academic transcript and meet the following criteria:

• Full working rights in the country of application
• No more than 12 months of full-time experience in a comparable role
• Recently graduated, or on track to graduate, from your most recent degree, related to your role of choice, before employment starts.

Alongside your degree, we look for the following core attributes;

• Changemakers: A passion for sustainable development and creating a better world is key.
• Innovative minds: We’re looking for critical thinkers who embrace new ideas and challenge the status quo.
• Growth seekers: You have a growth mindset, always eager to learn and explore new ways of working.
• Adaptable adventurers: You’re ready to take on any challenge that comes your way.

You should be able to start this opportunity on 1 September 2027.

Advert Closing Date: 18 December 2026

Please note, in the event of high applicant volume, this role may be closed ahead of the advertised closing date.

Eligibility

Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Therefore, you must ensure that you are eligible to work permanently in the UK without our sponsorship.

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

• support health and wellbeing
• a wide range of learning opportunities
• many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling permanent members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

• Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling permanent members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

• We take an approach to flexible working that supports the diversity and wellbeing of our graduates.

• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Accidentinsuranceand Income protection cover
• flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Different people, shared values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas.
We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please [e-mail] to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.
As a Disability Confident Level 2 Employer in the UK, we will strive for one third of all ourinterviewplaces to beallocatedto candidates who havedisclosedthey are disability confident and best meet the requirements of the role.