Graduate Engineer - Controls and Electronics

Overview

Role: Graduate Engineer - Controls and Electronics

Location: Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex (near Brighton)

Start Date: 7th September 2026

Role :

Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world.

Ricardo, member of WSP, is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable products and solutions. Every day, we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.

Global Graduate Scheme – Ricardo Automotive & Industrial

This is a permanent role in our Controls & Electronics team starting with our 2-year accelerated development programme including technical and soft skills development in a consultancy environment. Our scheme is accredited with the IMechE and the IET and we encourage progress to CEng/IEng; we provide an in-house mentor and cover professional fees.

Do you want to use your passion for engineering to create innovative solutions to some of the world’s most complex challenges?

Ricardo is looking for the next generation of engineering graduates to join our global automotive and industrial team. You will be using your specialist skills in electrical, electronic, embedded software, mechatronics, mechanical, automotive, controls or aerospace engineering to consult with our clients to come up with innovative solutions to their requirements. You will be applying your specialist knowledge to a broad range of market sectors including passenger car, heavy duty and commercial vehicle as well as marine, defence, off‑highway and aerospace.

Our Control and Electronics group is responsible for the specification, implementation and validation of electronic control systems for a wide range of complex, clean propulsion and energy systems, including: xEV powertrains, power electronics, motors and drives, engines, transmissions, battery management systems, advanced thermal systems, and fuel cell systems.

Our work covers the full spectrum of:

• Electrical integration for complex control systems, from architecture definition and component selection, through to production harness and electrical distribution
• Electronic circuits and PCB design, from initial schematics to PCB assemblies, including circuit analysis, simulation, test and troubleshooting
• Control and software development, from core algorithm development, through to fully validated production control software (including safety software).

As a Controls & Electronics graduate, you will have the opportunity be involved with a wide range of activities, including:

• Development of control algorithms for projects related to vehicles, transmissions, electric motors, power electronics, batteries, fuel cells, combustion engines, cooling and heat transfe
• Development of embedded real‑time software for microprocessor
• Development of electronic circuits and PCBs for embedded systems, including Battery Management Systems, Power Inverters, DC/DC converters and Control Board
• Electrical integration of components to create complex control systems, contributing to definition of system architecture, sensor and actuator selection, wiring harness and communication
• Commissioning and testing of the above systems on bench rigs, on testbeds, and on‑vehicles

What we can offer you?

• A 2-year accelerated graduate development programme with a focus on developing Controls & Electronics skills, through exposure to a broad range of projects within the C&E group.
• Meaningful and fulfilling engineering projects across a range of market sectors.
• Opportunity to continue your professional development and work towards your CEng or IEng qualification with fees covered and mentorship provided.
• Technical and soft skills development in a consultancy environment.
• Recognition and celebration of your success including six-monthly performance and salary reviews during the 2-year scheme.
• Opportunity to become a STEM Ambassador and inspire the next generation of Engineers.
• Collaboration across a global graduate…