Job Description

It\'s an exciting time to join one of our Early Careers programmes at QinetiQ. We are always looking for great people to join our team, whether you are taking your first steps in starting a career or you are looking to make a career change, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities for you.

About the team:
You will join an established and growing Mechanical Design team, who work collaboratively alongside subject matter experts across multiple projects, technology domains and locations. Our designers (including our graduates) get the opportunity to take developments through the whole engineering lifecycle, from sitting with our customers to sketch out initial concepts, working with multi-disciplined project teams to iterate and refine detailed models and drawings, through to manufacturing, assembly and test. There are also opportunities to be involved with trials, compliance testing and delivery to customers, providing training to end-users and ensuring maintenance and through-life support.

The role offers the opportunity to have significant impact on the UK\'s future technological capabilities, example projects include: sensors and payloads for high altitude platforms such as Zephyr; high energy defensive laser weapon systems such as Dragonfire; electric vehicle propulsion systems such as E-X-Drive\xc2\xae.

What will I be doing?

Your work will require you to be designing and prototyping engineering solutions, developing and presenting your ideas, primarily in Solidworks. We need you to ensure your solutions meet the business and customer requirements - how you get there is highly flexible, with the potential to influence our own ways of working. If you want to improvise and quickly demonstrate the size and weight distribution of a future low earth orbit satellite using a pizza box, a roll of gaffer tape and a smarties tube, then you\'re talking our language and off on the right foot.

You will undertake a variety of tasks and you\'ll need to learn how to juggle a few projects at the same time, working closely with our project and resourcing teams, supporting your development and growth, through exposure to complex and challenging technical deliveries, often using your skills in a broader systems engineering context.

Our work is dynamic and our designs often need to adapt to changing requirements, with regular reviews and feedback, continuous improvement is core to the approach we expect you to take. You will receive in-role training on the use of software tools, design methodology and engineering techniques, as well as gaining an insight into the planning, management and execution of projects.

Every Career Path is different and we are supportive of that, with some great people and a wealth of experience to draw upon. We have a well laid out pathway to help guide our Engineers in their development, are supportive of Chartership and are passionate about our individuals learning a diverse set of skills. With this in mind, you\'ll soon be adept at leading packages of work, managing unusual and significant complex design challenges, being responsible and taking ownership of both your own work and that of others.

Academic requirements:

Applicants will have attained or be working towards a 2.2 or above in a STEM degree that includes a strong emphasis on Mechanical Engineering and/or some demonstrable relevant experience.

You will have experience in many (but not necessarily all) of the following:

• Use of a CAD Package, ideally SolidWorks
• A broad understanding of systems engineering and project lifecycles.
• Understanding and ability to apply Agile methodologies.
• Innovative thinking and novel approaches to problem solving.
• Evidence of Design-Maker attitude, hands-on prototyping, collaborative projects.
• An understanding of Electronics, Robotics or Electro-Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience of Simulation and/or Analysis of designs.
• Computer coding skills such as Matlab, Python.

Additional requirements:

• Innovative, a self-starter, and driven to deliver great results.
• Eager to learn and able to apply knowledge.
• Shows initiative, offers solutions to problems.
• Enthusiastic team player.

Mandatory:

In accordance with our National Security Vetting requirements, all applicants must also be eligible for SC clearance as a minimum. Please refer to this link for further guidance -

Please note that under immigrations rules, our Early Careers roles do not meet the legal threshold for candidates who are residents of the UK on student visas.

Location(s):

Primary: Roles currently available in Malvern and Farnborough

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Why join QinetiQ?

As a global company of over 6,000 dedicated people providing technological and scientific expertise, we are excited to recruit the most talented and enthusiastic people to become key parts of our business. Our Early Careers programmes give you the opportunity to be at the heart of impactful projects.

Diversity and inclusion

We believe in a workplace where everyone feels like they belong, one that provides a sense of inclusion across the entire organisation regardless of background, culture or identity.

To achieve this, we are building a workplace and culture where everyone can be authentic, feel valued and realise their full potential. We are inspired by each other, enjoying the exploratory journey we are on, and recognising the impact we have on the safety and security of the world around us. It helps build life-time relationships between QinetiQ and our people and is essential for our business performance.

Your wellbeing

Looking after the health and wellbeing of our employees are our top priority. We encourage good physical and mental health, which is critical to our collective and individual success. We offer a host of services designed to support your wellbeing. They range from our Thrive app and Employee Assistance Programme to Mental Health First Aiders. The wellbeing of our employees is critical to our collective and individual success

Rewards and benefits

We offer global career progression and the opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting projects along with a wide range of rewards and recognition. Our highly competitive salaries come with a raft of benefits, from a performance-based Employee Incentive Scheme to Thank Q, our global recognition scheme. There\'s also a Share Incentive Plan, Life Assurance and Benefits+, our flexible benefits package. It\'s all designed to make life easier for you.

About QinetiQ

With a focus on protecting the world around us, our goal is to be a Net-Zero company by 2050 or sooner and we have set near-term emissions reduction targets to help us deliver this ambition.

As part of our commitment to the environment, many of our sites have significant protected conservation areas of national and international importance. We take our stewardship of these conservation areas very seriously, balancing complex trials with careful protection of rare flora and fauna across these 53 important locations.

Being a responsible and sustainable business is at the heart of our identity.

Come and find out how you can play your part.

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