6 hours ago
Glasgow, United KingdomEntry Level
Responsibilities
- Complete the three-year Graduate Development Programme and its structured learning pathways.
- Design and develop engineering solutions for new and existing customer programmes with support from other engineers.
- Participate in discipline-specific learning, core training and development activities.
- Work on engineering products while building relevant skills, competencies and an internal professional network.
- Potentially rotate across business units in Year 3 or undertake an external secondment with a Thales partner.
- Complete the recruitment process, including online tests, video interview and virtual assessment centre if shortlisted.
Requirements
- Be at the start of a professional career with limited relevant professional experience.
- Have completed or be on track to achieve a bachelor’s degree in a STEM subject such as Software Engineering, Electronics and Software, Embedded Systems, Robotics, Mechatronics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering or Computer Science, or a related subject.
- Have permanent right to work in the UK.
- Successfully complete and maintain BPSS screening and UK Government Security Clearance (SC) before starting employment.
- Typically have lived continuously in the UK for the last five years to be eligible for SC clearance.
- Provide evidence of identity, right to work, overseas residence, and employment or education history during vetting.
Benefits
- £34,000 per annum salary plus performance-related pay uplifts.
- Permanent employment with a three-year graduate development programme starting 6 September 2027.
- Hybrid and flexible working options in Glasgow, with a 37-hour working week.
- 201 hours of annual holiday plus a company day and bank holidays.
- Contributory company pension and Health Care Cash Plan.
- Employee assistance programme, learning and development support, employee discounts, wellbeing initiatives and life cover.
- 80 hours of volunteering per year during the first two years.
- Potential Year 3 rotation across the country or external secondment with a Thales partner.
About Thales
Thales designs and sells defense, aerospace, space, and digital identity/cybersecurity systems to governments, armed forces, infrastructure operators, and enterprises. Its portfolio spans avionics, radars and sensors, satellites, air traffic management, secure communications, and cybersecurity and identity solutions (bolstered by the 2019 Gemalto acquisition). Headquartered in Meudon, France, Thales is publicly traded on Euronext Paris (HO) and reported €20.6 billion in sales in 2024.