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.

Operational Analysis and Strategic Consulting Team:

We are looking for graduates to become part of wider team of Operational Analysts and Strategic Consultants who work on the mathematical and logical arguments that support decision making in research themes and defence procurement. You will develop the skills needed to contribute to the delivery of a wide range of programmes, primarily for military or government customers.

What will I be doing?

You\'ll be contributing to some of most challenging science and technology programmes in the UK and could be responsible for:

• Engaging clients and stakeholders to eliciting data and information from diverse sources;
• Adapting and applying knowledge to unfamiliar domains;
• Thinking innovatively to apply analysis techniques to customer problems;
• Conducting Balance of Investment cases that inform business cases; and
• Presenting analytical approaches and the resulting evidence to customers and scrutineers.

Joining QinetiQ you will:

• Work on projects to deliver clear advice on the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of solutions to customer problems;
• Be challenged to be creative and innovative, developing a deep understanding of engineering modelling, system simulation and data exploitation;
• Get access to training to develop your technical and leadership skills; and
• Get the opportunity to support community projects, for example acting as a STEM ambassador to local schools.

Academic requirements:

• To apply for the role you must have attained, or are about to attain a minimum of a Bachelor\'s degree in a numerate subject.
• Ideally, you should have an understanding of quantitative analysis techniques, such as: Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis; Linear programming; or Computer modelling and simulation.

Additional requirements:

• Applicants should be willing to learn, and have demonstrated an aptitude for learning at pace.
• Applicants should have a good team-working ethic and have the ability to generate clear and well-structured input to reports and customer presentations. They should also have a keen interest in problem solving and military operation.

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):

• Farnborough
• Bristol
• Malvern

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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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