Gradfuel Looking for Engineering Graduate Trainee with UK Nuclear Defence Company at Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Full Time

We are looking for passionate Graduates to join our Engineering Team.

For nearly 70 years, we have been at the forefront of nuclear weapons research and development. We use our unique skills to provide the wider UK government with counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions.

What if you could use your skills in engineering to work with remarkable people, in unique facilities, on extraordinary products? What if you could do this alongside over 100 other graduates in a sociable and welcoming environment?

Our two-year graduate development scheme offers you an exciting opportunity to do exactly this and to experience a variety of engineering roles where you will make a genuine contribution to keeping the UK safe and secure.

As a member of our Graduate Development community, you will be involved in activities linked to our current or future nuclear warheads, nuclear threat reduction, manufacturing solutions or our huge building and infrastructure programme that is delivering the facilities to enable the creation of new products. You will develop a knowledge of precision components and systems which may cover some or all of: concept generation, design, manufacture and processing, assembly, safety and reliability, maintenance, testing & trials, and commissioning.

Due to our critical role, further technical details of our work are classified. But rest assured, you will be doing remarkably interesting things as part of our expert engineering team!

Placements into real projects will be central to your development. The placement process is flexible to allow a specific focus in a particular technical area or a wide range of diverse project experiences – whichever you prefer. All graduates also receive a core programme of leadership, business and ‘soft skills’ training. You will be supported to start working towards your professional registration as a Chartered Engineer.

Requirements

• You will graduate with a bachelors or masters degree in any of these engineering subjects:
• Aerospace/Aeronautical
• Chemical/Processing
• Civil
• Design
• Electrical/Electronics
• General
• Integrated
• Manufacturing
• Structural
• Systems
• Maths
• Physics
• Before starting with the business, you will need to provide evidence that you have attained a minimum of a 2:2 in your degree.

Benefits

We will give you a competitive total reward package including a salary element of £30,000 per annum and fabulous benefits including a market-leading contributory pension scheme.

You Will Also Get

• Generous holiday entitlement(270 hours of leave annually)
• Excellent work/life balance
• 9-day working fortnight (this means you will not work every other Friday!)
• A salary sacrifice benefits
• A welcome payment
• An option of an interest-free loan of £1,000 as well as regular Graduate pay reviews and a structured and supported career progression
• Discounts – access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending across retail, hospitality and leisure
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services

Alongside these benefits, you will get the opportunity to learn from some of the top leaders in their field.