Graduate schemes

Rolls-Royce plc: Science, research and development graduate schemes

About Rolls-Royce

Whether it’s in powering the world’s aircraft, propelling its shipping, or generating the energy that keeps us all going, few do more to enable the dynamics of human life than Rolls-Royce.

Over the past 100 years, our name has become synonymous with excellence and innovation, as we have developed and delivered technologies that have helped transform the world around us. Today, we provide power systems and services for customers in 150 different countries in the Civil Aerospace, Defence Aerospace, Marine and Energy markets.

We employ more than 38,000 people worldwide, invest around £900m in R&D annually, and have a record £57.5bn worth of orders on our books. All of which means we’re confident that our best years are ahead of us.

Our culture

There’s no standing still at Rolls-Royce. As the world’s leading provider of integrated power systems, we are perpetually in motion – constantly thinking, dreaming, planning, exploring and innovating – building on a century’s worth of forward momentum to deliver excellence. Everywhere, every day, and for everyone.

Our graduate recruitment opportunities

We offer two structured graduate training programmes, in a range of engineering and non-engineering disciplines, including:

• Engineering
• Commercial
• Customer Management
• Finance
• HR
• Manufacturing Leadership
• Project Management
• Purchasing
• Supply Chain Planning and Control.

The Leadership Development Programme is about finding and nurturing future leaders, helping you develop world-class leadership skills as well as expertise in your chosen business area. It will provide you with a broad understanding of our business as well as opportunities to spend time living and working overseas.

The Professional Excellence Programme is about becoming a recognised authority in your field, allowing you to develop your specialist skills and knowledge alongside leading professionals.

Graduate training and development

Whichever path you take, you’ll benefit from an established graduate career development process that will identify your talents and support you to achieve your goals.

You’ll have a clear career route setting out the competencies you need to demonstrate if you wish to progress. These will be reviewed regularly at performance and development meetings, so you’ll always know exactly what knowledge or skills you need to acquire.

In addition, all our graduate development programmes are appropriately accredited, with most leading to recognised professional qualifications.

Find out more and apply

Keep moving – for more information about our graduate employment opportunities, visit our website today.