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.

Weapons Science:

Our Weapons Science capabilities cover weapons and explosives materials-related activities, plus wider Army capabilities. You will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team on a range of critical customer projects and our work encompasses world-leading research and evaluation in weapon / gun systems and military capabilities, incorporating new technologies within the UK services (exploring the \'art of the possible\') to comprehensive evaluation and testing of weapon and gun systems and components, plus assessment of other future capabilities to be used by the Army (such as robotic and autonomous systems). A key part of your work will involve working in facilities such as land weapon test ranges, which are often unique in the work undertaken, and safe working in these areas is paramount.

Our teams are primarily involved in the evaluation and testing of weapon systems and explosive materials in order to ensure that systems are both safe and perform to the highest levels, and the broad field of army experimentation programmes, such as the Army Warfighting Experiments and Human Machine Teaming programmes. Our work is unusual, but, absolutely critical to saving lives and protecting our sovereign nation. You will be working with a number of science and engineering teams, all with a common interest and passion for their technical areas and in supporting our Customers.

Academic requirements:t

• You will need to have attained or be studying towards at least a 2:1 in a degree with a key focus on Engineering, particularly Mechanical, Electrical or Communications.

Additional requirements:

• We are not looking for automotive mechanical engineers
• Interest about engineering with extra-curricular activities / hobbies which supports this.
• Strong written communications skills (including report writing)
• Team leadership / Management skills (including experience gained within hobbies / academic projects)
• You must have graduated no earlier than 2021 OR will graduate no later than 2024

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):

• Fort Halstead, Kent

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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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