6 hours ago
Cheadle, United KingdomEntry Level
Responsibilities
- Complete the three-year Graduate Development Programme.
- Design and develop engineering solutions that meet customer needs.
- Work on new and existing products across assigned programmes.
- Participate in discipline-specific learning and core training pathways.
- Develop engineering skills, knowledge, and competencies.
- Build a professional network across the organisation.
- Potentially rotate across business units or complete an external secondment in Year 3.
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.
- Relevant subjects include Computer Science, Computing, Computing and Data Science, and Software Engineering; other applicable technical or related degrees may be considered.
- Have permanent right to work in the UK.
- Successfully complete and maintain BPSS screening and UK Government Security Clearance before starting employment.
- Typically have lived continuously in the UK for the last five years to be eligible for SC clearance.
- Be a British citizen from birth and hold no other nationality to meet the UK Eyes Only programme restrictions.
Benefits
- £34,000 per annum plus performance-related pay uplifts.
- 201 hours of annual holiday plus a company day and bank holidays.
- Contributory company pension.
- Health Care Cash Plan and private medical insurance.
- Hybrid and flexible working options.
- Employee assistance programme and wellbeing initiatives.
- Learning and development support.
- Employee discounts and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Life cover and access to annual bonus or other role-dependent benefits.
- 80 hours of volunteering per year during the first two years.
- Permanent employment in a 37-hour-per-week schedule.
- Three-year accredited development programme with potential Year 3 rotation or external secondment.
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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.