Graduate - Mechanical Engineer

• Full-time

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

Do you want to design a machine to detect 50-micron holes at 3000 bottles an hour? How do we make an autoinjector safely deliver drugs at home with a range of viscosities? Does the idea of making sustainable packaging with a 40-tonne press excite you?

• We work with scientists to understand the fundamental of any new problem. Together we prototype, characterise and explore technologies and processes
• By collaborating with designers and human factors experts we can pin down the form and function of new products
• Engineers of all disciplines – mechanical, electronic, software (and some in between!) – will come together to design, test, and build new products and systems
• We use our industry knowledge to inform future technical strategies for clients and work with others in PA to provide clients with wider business solutions

• Develop a new food safe material that can survive being submerged
• Assemble prototype test rigs to prove a new process is possible
• Observe user interactions with a product to ensure it is intuitive
• Capture high speed video of fine sprays to characterise nozzle performance

• Application form
• Online Assessments
• Technical Assessment

• In Person Assessment Centre with Technical Assessments

• Qualification:
  Undergraduate degree — studying towards, or completed an accredited degree in Mechanical Engineering (or related subject)
• Growth-oriented and curious
  — open to change, driven to succeed, hungry for new challenges, and eager to broaden your understanding of the world apply new technical skills and rapidly acquire domain expertise. You will be able to think creatively and laterally, applying existing knowledge to new problems
• Collaborative and relationship-focused
  — thrive in dynamic teams, build strong relationships with clients and peers, and support others to succeed.
• Credible and communicative
  — comfortable in high-performance environments, with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Comfortable working with hands on work in both a workshop and a lab setting
• Analytical and adaptable
  — demonstrate strong problem-solving abilities, innovative thinking, and the flexibility to adapt your style and approach. You will apply your engineering experience and knowledge gained through university, work or projects to help develop solutions to real-world problems
• Professional and reliable
  — show strong workplace etiquette by being punctual, dependable, and respectful of business expectations and office conduct.