Rotational Graduate Engineer

UTAC is a market-leading international group in digital & sustainable mobility, customisable testing solutions, vehicle engineering, homologation, regulatory advice & expertise, certification, training, corporate events and classic & sport scars festivals. The Group provides services and test solutions to customers in mobility, transport, tyre, petrochemical, agriculture and defence industries. UTAC operates test centres and laboratories in France (including the official Euro NCAP facility), the UK, USA, Finland and Morocco;

it has subsidiaries in China, Japan, South Korea, Italy & Romania. UTAC employs around 1300 people across its various locations.

As a group we share a strong and clear vision to deliver safe and efficient solutions and systems to our customers. We are proud and confident in our heritage, our capabilities and our people and believe that by creating a culture where individuals feel they can make a difference and enjoy coming to work, we can deliver the best possible service to our customers.

Our core values of Expertise, Innovation and Integrity provide a clear daily guide to how we work together safely, as one team, helping each other to succeed.

Job Description

Our graduate programme is a 21 month rotational scheme (with potential to be extended by up to 6 months), undertaking three diverse placements of 9, 6 and 6 months duration. These are located at our Millbrook, Bedford site. The placements will provide you with the opportunity to work and learn alongside our world-class engineers and technicians in a number of different operational departments.

You’ll directly interface with a range of customers and experience how UTAC’s capabilities helps to solve some of their biggest challenges.

The programme commences in mid-September, provides a dedicated mentor and Programme Manager, support and funds IMechE/Professional body accreditation where relevant.

Graduates apply for a permanent position within the business at the end of the programme. Career progression is facilitated with programme alumni rapidly expanding their professional skills and experience enabling opportunities to excel in role, move laterally or upwards in the UTAC Group.

Below are further details on some of the departments hosting placements:

We support any size of electric driveline development program, providing customers a ‘one-stop shop’ solution, whether it’s a full suite of EV battery tests or completing a design verification plan (DVP), offering comprehensive solutions tailored to our clients' needs. Whether conducting extensive EV battery durability tests in our climatic chambers or executing rigorous abuse testing in our battery safety facilities, we ensure you gain hands-on experience with pioneering projects.

Within our two engineering teams, you'll immerse yourself in the latest industry advancements, applying your expertise to real-world commercial projects. You'll work on Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Battery Testing, rig design and test profile programming. Be part of the team that's shaping tomorrow's mobility today!

UTAC’s Powertrain facility is at the forefront of development for internal combustion engines, hybridisation, electric driveline and full EV on vehicle. From testing of performance and economy, robustness and calibration, through emissions development and the introduction of clean fuel technologies, we offer test services for light and heavy-duty engines, across a broad range of applications.

We will help you gain confidence to run test programmes and work with you to develop your understanding of each area of powertrain and the facilities and capability within. You will gain real-world project management experience and improve your analytical and communication skills.

Helping our customers to be uncompromising on vehicle quality. Applying problem solving skills and years of test experience to deliver accurate, actionable results.

As part of the vehicle team you will be trusted to run test programmes to validate the quality and performance of seats, instrument panels, airbags, axles and exhaust systems. These tests cover materials,…