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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.
The Team
Hebrides Engineering
The QinetiQ Hebrides Range Engineering Communications Group is made up of multidisciplinary teams who deliver high quality & expert service to a wide range of military & government customers, conducting testing, trials, training and evaluation on the largest Air and Sea Range in Western Europe.
The Hebrides Range Networks & Communications group is looking for year in industry students to work as part of the team supporting cutting-edge programs such as high energetic test and evaluation trials conducted in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
During this placement students will have the opportunity to get hands on experience with a wide variety of systems such as:
- IT and networks
- Server and Platform Management systems
- Air traffic management communications systems
- Infrastructure systems used to support networks and Communications
Academic requirements
You will need to be studying towards at least a 2:1 in a degree with a key focus on any of the disciplines listed below:
- Computing and Networking
- Electronic Engineering
- Systems Engineering
Additional information
- Candidates should have a strong interest and/or experience within Networks &/or Wireless communications
- A passion for computing and working on networked based systems is recommended.
- If your hobbies include PC building / programming, amateur radio, UAV/radio controlled vehicles then this could be the placement for you.
- Successful applicants shall be required to undertake and pass Helicopter Underwater Escape training, in order to travel to the island of St Kilda for occasional deployments.
- This role involves supporting working at height activities on masts and towers and requires successful completion of associated medicals and training.
- All required specialist training is provided.
Mandatory
In accordance with our National Security Vetting requirements, all applicants must also be eligible for SC clearance as a minimum.
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.
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.
