Look to new horizons with the Ministry of Defence, Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S)

desg_email_head_2Ministry of Defence (MOD) engineers and scientists are at the heart of ensuring that our Forces have the right equipment. The world-class DESG Graduate Scheme leads to exciting careers within the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) area of the MOD (or the wider MOD in some circumstances).

Most MOD professional engineers and scientists are involved in managing major programmes: setting requirements, overseeing industry and ensuring equipment is safe and effective. Some are involved in identifying and developing new technologies, and managing and ensuring current equipment remains safe and available.

We offer careers in aerospace systems, land systems, maritime systems, nuclear systems, communications & information systems, sensors, command and control, weapons, ordnance, munitions and explosives. MOD engineers work in the UK and overseas to equip and support our Armed Forces.

Our DESG Graduate Scheme is arguably the best graduate development scheme for engineers and scientists in the UK. Benefits include:

  • Considerable investment in you! Over and above your salary, we support your personal professional development
  • An accelerated path to Chartered status in your engineering or science profession
  • Development opportunities not available in private industry
  • A truly rewarding career – MOD projects are fascinating, valuable, unique and sometimes highly classified
  • The opportunity to work in various locations across the UK and sometimes abroad
  • A competitive salary and more

Required degrees include:

  • Naval architecture / ship science
  • Systems engineering
  • Nuclear/ nuclear engineering
  • Electrical / electronic engineering
  • Radio engineering
  • Control systems engineering
  • Communications systems engineering
  • Micro-electronics engineering
  • Computer science
  • Software engineering

Go to www.gov.uk/mod/desg for a full list

Look to your new horizon and apply online today for the DESG Graduate programme here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/desg-graduate-scheme

Graduate jobs and placements: Enigma Interactive, Newcastle

Enigma regularly take on graduates who have strong creative programming ability and who want to work in digital!

We also take on a 12-month placement student each year from a Computing or Software Engineering course (or similar)  and would be looking to find someone who can start here next summer.

To find out more, see attached or email cv to Shelly Whitworth-King at shellywk@enigma-interactive.co.uk

 

Interested in working for one of the ‘BIG FOUR’ largest professional services networks in the world?

 

Deloitte offer inspiring work to students across Tax Consulting, Audit, Consulting, Financial Advisory and Technology.

Deloitte work within a range of industries including Real Estate, Financial Services, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Energy & Resources, Consumer & Industrial Products.

Opportunities available for students of all stages in a range of disciplines:

First year: Spring into Deloitte (2 days)

Second year: Summer Vacation Scheme (3-6 weeks), Industrial Placement (12 months)

Final year and Graduates: Graduate Programme (3 years)

If you would like to find out more about Deloitte, please follow the link below or contact l.a.evans@newcastle.ac.uk (Louise Evans, Deloitte Campus Ambassador)

Placements and Graduate roles: NATS (National Air Traffic Services)

NATS 2017 Early Career opportunities are now open for applications! This year we have 10 Industrial Placement opportunities and 2 Direct Entry Graduate opportunity available to students.

Applications must be submitted via our careers website, with a CV and Cover Letter detailing responses to the application questions where applicable (see advert for further information).

Industrial Placements

Our Industrial Placements are designed for students in their second year of university, who are looking for a 12 month sandwich year opportunity; this year we have 10 placement opportunities for students in the following specialisms:

  • Supply Chain Management
  • Business Development (New scheme)
  • SafetyTraining Delivery Support (Business Studies)
  • Information Solutions
  • Analytics
  • Engineering
  • Finance (New scheme)
  • Project Management

Direct Entry Graduates 

Our Graduate position is available to students coming to the end of their degree. The placement will be within our Engineering and Project Management department and students will join our two-year, graduate programme, which provides a clear route for progression and development, via a mix of on-the-job training and classroom tuition.

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