Graduate Opportunities

Joining Roke as a Graduate Engineer will guarantee the start of a world class career. Working on cutting edge electronic engineering projects from day one will make full use of your skills and expertise. You will also join other outstanding engineers with a passion for excellence.

We understand that continual training and professional development are paramount to your career and we’ll help you gain chartered accreditation. You’ll also have opportunities to travel the world as part of the international Chemring Group.

You’ll be joining an organisation that has been at the forefront of development in sensors, telecommunications and radar for over half a century and has a formidable reputation in the industry. Based on an extensive site in beautiful countryside surroundings you’ll not only receive an exceptional benefits package, but benefit from a fantastic quality of life.

Work with industry leading specialists and make a positive difference in these fields:

• Application & Enterprise Software
• Digital Processing
• Electromagnetics and RFICs
• Networked & Intelligent Systems
• Production Engineering

• Spectrum Processing
• Sensor Systems
• Imaging & Acoustics
• Cyber Security
• Healthcare

Money Matters

Extensive benefits include a competitive salary with frequent reviews, bonus schemes and pension. You’ll also be eligible to join our flexible benefits scheme where you can tailor your benefits to suit your lifestyle. All graduates are entitled to either relocation or settling in allowances.

And the rest

A generous holiday allocation of 25 days (plus bank holidays) is supplemented by Roke's flexi-leave scheme, giving up to 8 extra days leave. In addition you can adjust your working hours to suit your needs by taking advantage of flexi-time arrangements.

Social

Roke offers not just a top class job, but top class facilities. The breathtaking surroundings feature a trout fishing river, woodlands, tennis courts, a well-equipped gym, sports & social club and subsidised restaurant. There are numerous clubs for you to join and regular social events to attend. You’ll also have the opportunity to support the local community through company-led charitable giving and school mentoring programmes. And as if that’s not enough we also provide a minibus to transport staff who prefer not to drive.

On joining Roke you will be enrolled on the IET accredited Roke Graduate Development Programme. Containing fourteen carefully designed modules combined with continuous mentoring, you’ll have the knowledge and capabilities needed to make a smooth transition from student to professional engineer. You'll also be given specialist training geared towards your career path and designed to enhance your individual skill set.

We typically take on 10-15 new graduates each year but competition is high with over 200 applicants each year. You will need a good honours degree in one of the following or related subjects:

• Electrical & Electronic Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Physics
• Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering

If you have completed, or are about to complete, a PhD or MSc in a relevant subject then we would also be pleased to hear from you.

Skills Required

• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Team member with excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• Willing to work at other locations if required
• Willing to relocate if necessary

You must have the unrestricted right to live and work in the UK. In order to obtain full security clearance, candidates should ideally be a British Citizen however you can hold another nationality and have resided in the UK for the last 5 years.