Key Takeaways
- Launch your career in Cyber, Software & AI/ML on a 2-year graduate scheme.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunities across four UK sites: Romsey, Gloucester, Woking and Manchester.
- Requires a degree-level qualification and interest in cyber security, software development, AI/ML or data science.
- Assessment centres are expected to take place in January 2027.
About the Role
Launch your career helping solve some of the UK's most complex cyber, software and national security challenges.
As a Graduate Engineer, you'll join an environment that provides an exceptional platform to launch your career. At Roke, it's not just about learning new skills through a graduate programme, it's about applying them on real projects, developing innovative solutions and working alongside experts who push technical boundaries every day.
What We're Looking For
Essential Requirements
- A recent degree-level or equivalent qualification.
- Proactive and an effective communicator.
- Able to work well independently and as part of a team.
Knowledge or Interest in One or More of the Following Areas
- Cyber Security
- Software Engineering and Programming
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Data Science
- Cloud Technologies and AWS
- DevOps, DevSecOps and Site Reliability Engineering
- Data Engineering
- Computer Systems, Programming and Applications
- Communications Networks and Network Protocols
- Low-level Development in C or Assembler
- Security Analysis
- Systems Security
- Reverse Engineering
Your Learning and Development
As a Graduate Engineer, you'll spend your initial weeks in a dedicated Early Careers Boot Camp designed to equip you with the fundamental skills needed to succeed at Roke.
Following Boot Camp, you'll join a project team, continue your development and start contributing to real challenges that support national security and critical systems. The Graduate Scheme lasts two years and provides plenty of variety, giving you the opportunity to build a portfolio of work that showcases your developing skills and supports your future career aspirations.
You'll benefit from:
- Structured technical training.
- Support from experienced engineers and mentors.
- Exposure to a variety of technologies, domains and projects.
- Opportunities to develop both broad technical knowledge and deeper specialist expertise.
- Support towards professional membership and future chartership aspirations.
Location
We are recruiting for this role across four UK sites: Romsey, Gloucester, Woking and Manchester.
We offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements, with a minimum of two days per week spent working at your base location, customer site or engineering facility. However, this role is likely to lead to work on projects requiring up to 5 days per week at either Roke or customer sites.
Security Clearance
Due to the nature of this position, you'll need to be eligible and willing to achieve BPSS, SC and DV clearance. As a result, you must be a British Citizen, have resided in the UK for the last ten years for DV clearance, and be prepared to declare any travel that involved being outside the UK for more than 28 days during the last five years.
Why join us
- Competitive reward package – highly competitive salary, performance-related bonuses, salary reviews and pension scheme.
- Private medical cover – access to private healthcare through Bupa.
- Work-life balance – flexible working through flexi-time and hybrid arrangements, plus 30 days' annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional holiday.
- Health and wellbeing support – flexible benefits including life assurance, a Healthcare Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme and eye care support.
- Recognition and rewards – length of service awards that celebrate and reward your contribution.
- Learning and development – access to LinkedIn Learning courses and our dedicated Roke Academy, supporting continuous learning and career development.
- Supportive and inclusive culture – a range of employee community groups that bring colleagues together, foster meaningful connections and create a genuine sense of belonging.
All benefits are subject to eligibility, terms and conditions.
Application Process
Our recruitment process is people-focused and does not use AI, reflecting the importance we place on a personal approach. If your initial application is successful, you’ll be invited to a Roke assessment centre, where you can meet members of the team and learn more about life at Roke.
Assessment centres are expected to take place in January 2027 .
Roke welcomes applications from neurodiverse candidates and is committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. Please contact the Recruitment Team if you would like to discuss any specific requirements.
The Next Step
Click apply, submitting an up-to-date CV. We look forward to hearing from you.