Engineering and Technology Graduate Programme

Duration: 24 months Starting salary: £31,000 + £2,000 joining bonus Location: Derby, Bristol, Solihull

This programme is designed to help you build your career from day one, working on meaningful projects, learning from experienced colleagues and developing the skills to make a real impact.

Role Overview

During your two years on this programme, you’ll gain invaluable insight into the breadth of our work and discover where you’d like to take your career. You’ll join our Engineering, Technology and Safety organisation, supporting all our different divisions. You’ll complete rotational ‘gigs’, gathering experience across the engineering lifecycle and building capabilities such as mechanical systems, manufacturing, software and digital, electrical, materials and development. These gigs could be within our central Engineering, Technology and Safety teams or within our Civil Aerospace, Defence, Defence Nuclear Submarines or Power Systems divisions.

What you’ll be doing:

• Working on exciting and varied projects, from exploring Nuclear options for powering the UK’s fleet of Naval Submarines to helping develop next-generation demonstrator engines.
• Using data, technology and AI to improve environmental performance at power stations, test marine automation software or strengthen cyber-security.
• Developing through a mix of digital learning, on-the-job training and opportunities that bring your ideas to life.
• Completing a ‘Design & Make’ project, tackling a challenge set by business stakeholders and experiencing the full engineering life cycle from design through to manufacture.
• Gaining hands-on, practical experience in our workshop.
• Benefiting from the support of a dedicated career coach to help you create a personalised development plan.
• Accessing opportunities for continuous learning.
• Completing a week’s residential course with Outward Bound, testing and developing human skills, agility and resilience.

Who we’re looking for:

• A degree in any STEM subject, or joint honours degrees that combine STEM with subjects like business or economics.
• A strong passion for the future of technology.
• A willingness to work flexibly and travel between locations.
• Open-minded, curious and agile in your approach to work and career development.

Working arrangements:

• Hybrid working is expected, with a minimum of three days per week on site on average.
• Specific arrangements will vary from role to role and gig to gig.
• Flexible working arrangements are encouraged and supported where possible.

Security Clearance:

• To work for the Rolls-Royce Defence business areas, an individual must hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place.
• Due to the nature of the work, we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

What we offer:

• Meaningful work from day one, with support to help you succeed.
• A culture that invests in your personal and professional development.
• The chance to grow your skills while working on real projects in a global company.
• 33 days’ annual leave, including bank holidays.
• £2,000 joining bonus.
• Other bonus schemes.
• A choice of voluntary benefits, including the Cycle to Work scheme, employee discounts, discounted health care, life assurance and more.
• A competitive pension.
• Access to tax-efficient share plans.
• An enhanced maternity scheme and family-friendly policies.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Access to an independent, 24-hour, confidential counselling service.

Closing date: Friday 13th November 2026 Assessment centres: November – December Advert end date: 16 November 2026