Graduate Engineer

Link Technical Talent; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full training

Progression

Market-leading company

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

Link Technical Talent is seeking a Graduate Engineer for a full design‑training program in Newport News, VA. The role blends desk design with hands-on shop floor work, yielding a clear path to becoming a Mechanical Design Engineer.

You will gain extensive CATIA training and exposure to state‑of‑the‑art industrial machinery, with strong progression opportunities and an excellent benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or similar.
• Looking for specialist training and the opportunity to become a highly skilled Mechanical Design Engineer.
• Bachelor-level design knowledge and eagerness to learn on state-of-the-art machinery.

Responsibilities

• Receive full training on CATIA, mechanical engineering, and state-of-the-art industrial machinery.
• Contribute to design modification projects and fixture improvements.
• Split time 50/50 between desk-based design work and shop floor activity.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CATIA

Job description

Graduate Engineer – Full Design Training

Newport News, Virginia (Commutable from: Chesapeake, Norfolk, Williamsburg, Norfolk, Gloucester, Virginia Beach, Suffolk)

$60,000 - $80,000 + Full Training + Progression + Market-Leading Company + Excellent Benefits Package

Are you an Engineering Graduate looking to join a market-leading business, offering extensive training on bespoke CAD software and specialist industrial machinery, to turn you into a highly skilled Mechanical Design Engineer?

Do you want to work at a business known for upskilling and progressing engineering graduates, where you will eventually take a technical lead on a variety of innovative design projects?

This company is growing rapidly and have lots of exciting projects in the pipeline. They offer an excellent benefits package and have a highly skilled engineering team to learn from.

In this role, you will receive full training on CATIA, mechanical engineering, and state-of-the art industrial machinery. Once trained, you will play a key role on design modification projects, splitting your time 50/50 between desk based work and being out on the shop floor to suggest fixture improvements.

This role would suit an Engineering Graduate, looking for full design engineering training, to become a highly-skilled Mechanical Design Engineer.

The Role:

• Receive full training on CATIA, mechanical engineering, and state-of-the art industrial machinery
• Once trained, you will play a key role on design modification projects, splitting your time 50/50 between desk based work and being out on the shop floor to suggest fixture improvements
• Day shift role with no travel

The Person:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or similar
• Looking for specialist training and the opportunity to become a highly skilled Mechanical Design Engineer