Roxel (in partnership with Safran) - Graduate Mechanical Engineering Scheme

Safran is excited to launch its 2024 Graduate scheme in partnership with Roxel. Roxel is an Anglo-French Company that designs, develops, and manufactures a range of solid propellant rocket motors for use in tactical missiles used by the Defence industry.

Its operations are spread across several sites in the UK and France, and it has an annual turnover of about £100M and 800 staff. The main UK operations are located at Summerfield near Kidderminster in the West Midlands. 

 Our UK Graduate Programme

Working at the forefront of technology, we strive to satisfy our customers’ most challenging demands. Our determination to deliver and improve; anticipate and shape the future makes Roxel a very exciting, rewarding, and respected place to work and learn. Working at Roxel is more than just a job. Everything we do is focused on defending sovereign capability, protecting lives, and securing the vital interests of our customers.

We encourage our people to think and do things differently making a critical difference by providing unique approaches to problem solving. Our structure enables employees to work across different areas of the business, learning from some of the finest technical and scientific minds in the world.

What will I be doing on this graduate programme?

You will be aligned to a specific business area within Roxel, this will be either Mechanical or Production Engineering. During your two-year programme, your role could involve rotations in teams such as development, analysis, test and evaluation and production engineering. During your graduate scheme, your role will include but not be limited to:

• Design, qualification, and validation of rocket motors within the development team.
• Mathematical and systems modelling to analyse physics, proponents, and pressures of motors, as well as in-depth data analysis.
• The testing and trialling of component parts.
• Designing and scaling up manufacturing processes.
• Working with a range of people including project managers, project engineers and stakeholders.

What’s on offer?

• A £29k starting salary, plus access to benefits including health schemes, employee assistance programme, competitive pension scheme etc.
• Hands-on training that will see you working on real projects with real responsibilities, allowing you to take your knowledge and skills to the next level.
• The chance to embark on new opportunities within Roxel whilst being continuously supported by experts and peers within the team.
• A great work/life balance (your work week is finished by 1pm on a Friday!)

What skills do I need?

• A 2.1 or above (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering 
• A passion to deliver on projects and show responsibility and drive.

Sound like the opportunity for you? If so, simply click ‘Apply Now’ and attach an up-to-date CV – GRB will then be in touch shortly after. This is a popular scheme and spaces fill up on a rolling basis so to ensure yourself a chance at the next stage, make sure you apply ASAP.