Graduate Trainee - Manufacturing Engineering

Company Overview

KICK-START YOUR ENGINEERING CAREER WHERE INNOVATION MEETS IMPACT

At TT Electronics, we're looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious graduate to join our Manufacturing Systems Engineering Graduate Programme - a brand-new, two-year scheme designed to accelerate your development and set you up for a meaningful, long-term career in engineering manufacturing.

Role Overview and Responsibilities

Starting in September 2026, based at our Manufacturing facility in Fairford, Gloucestershire, this programme puts you right at the heart of our manufacturing operations. From day one, you’ll gain hands-on experience and work on real projects that shape how our products are designed, built, and improved - all while supporting our global commitment to innovation and sustainability.

Through a series of structured rotations across Assembly & Test Engineering, Continuous Improvement, New Product Introduction, and Quality, you’ll own improvement initiatives, drive enhancement projects, support design change releases, and deliver problem-solving close-outs, making a measurable difference to performance, quality, and efficiency.

Upon successful completion of the two-year scheme, you’ll have the opportunity to progress into a permanent role at TT Electronics, building a career that grows with you.

If you’re looking for responsibility, variety, and the chance to leave your mark early in your career, this is where it begins!

To ensure full integration with your team and to maximise your learning experience, all our graduate roles are fully site-based.

Supported Throughout Your Career

At TT, we're committed to developing our graduates into leading technical professionals, and we’ll support you through your preferred route for professional development. From day one, you’ll have a dedicated site buddy and functional mentor, giving you the guidance you need to thrive.

Throughout the scheme, you’ll develop valuable skills and hands-on experience, with exposure to Lean principles and problem-solving techniques.

Alongside role-specific training, you’ll receive professional membership and support obtaining relevant certifications, providing industry recognition, access to learning resources and publications, networking and event opportunities, and enabling you to engage in volunteering that enhances both your experience and professional profile.

And it doesn’t stop there! Depending on your chosen career path, we’ll fund and actively support your journey toward Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status, providing guidance, mentorship, and practical support every step of the way.

Why Join TT?

At TT Electronics, we're proud of our values-driven culture. Collaboration, innovation, and integrity shape everything we do. You’ll be part of a business that believes in doing the right thing - for our people, our customers, and our environment.

Within your two-year graduate role, you’ll:

• Benefit from carefully designed rotations
• Earn a competitive, progressive salary
• Gain professional body membership and support towards Chartered or Incorporated status
• Have the full support of a personal buddy and functional mentor
• Be given exposure to senior leaders
• Participate in industry events and trade shows
• Take an active role in a sustainability or Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project that makes a difference in our local communities

Qualifications, Skills and Attributes

Who We're Looking For

We’re open to applications from graduates with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) degree backgrounds who are:

• Curious, proactive, and eager to learn
• Great communicators and team players
• Passionate about innovation, people, and sustainability
• Excited by the opportunity to make an impact in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

What We Offer You

Financial

• An annual starting salary of £30,000 with pay increments every 6 months!
• Quarterly site incentive plan
• Sharesave Scheme
• Company pension scheme – up to 7% employer contribution
• Life assurance
• Free onsite car parking
• Company discounts and benefits with a variety of partners

Health & Wellbeing

• Lunchtime finish Friday’s
• 25 days’ annual leave, calculated in hours, plus bank holidays
• Healthcare Cashback Plan, including reimbursements on dental, optical, physio and more
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Cycle-to-work scheme

Inclusive Environment

• An active charity committee and paid volunteering hours
• A dedicated Armed Forces policy, supporting Cadet Volunteers, Reservists, Veterans, and service families

Personal and Professional Development

• A personalised development plan
• A site buddy and functional mentor
• TT Electronics are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and actively encourage applications from under-represented groups.

Our Recruitment Process

Our recruitment process is broken down into two stages:

Step 1: Online application - Set up your candidate profile and apply using your CV. Here, you will be asked to answer a small number of application questions relevant to the role for which you’re applying.

Step 2: If your application is successful, you’ll be invited to attend an onsite interview here at Fairford.

Nationality and Security Restrictions

Please be aware that many roles at TT Electronics are subject to both security and export control restrictions which means that limitations relating to nationality may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates must achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). TT Electronics is unable to sponsor work visas for this role.

We hold Health and Safety in the highest regard at TT, with the Wellbeing of our employees our top priority. Any successful candidate will be required to successfully pass a pre-employment Drug and Alcohol Screening.

Solving Technology Challenges for a Sustainable World

We want the very best people in our TT family across the globe – so we welcome applications from everyone, to celebrate a diverse mix of experiences, backgrounds, and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and you can rest assured that TT Electronics takes positive steps to ensure we are an inclusive business, that will welcome and support you, from your initial application to wherever your career takes you!

If you want to work for a company where who you are is valued and respected, we’d love to hear from you.