Engineering & Technology Graduate Scheme

This is a great time to join the team as we welcome new ways of thinking in delivering our strategy. In return we offer a real world, practical environment and the opportunity to join a team supporting a critical national infrastructure. You could be working in many different areas and will be given practical and soft skill experience.

We encourage you to bring challenge and curiosity and be courageous in thinking differently in how we can offer our services.

Your placement will be within the Engineering & Technical Directorate. This comprises of Engineering & Technology programmes and could include areas such as:

· System Engineering (including Design, Delivery and Test of our Services, as well as Cyber Security)

· Safety & Investigations

· Operational Change Delivery

· Air Traffic Management Procedures and Systems

· Research & Development

· Regulation & Compliance

Why choose NATS?

You'll be working at the heart of our organisation, alongside other graduates, undergraduate students and professionals. You'll gain valuable insight into our business and make a tangible contribution to our success. Your placement experience will be unique to you so you can build on knowledge you have gained at university. We are committed to your personal and professional development and will help you achieve your goals.

What are we looking for?

We're looking for driven, proactive and committed individuals who will embrace the challenging targets that we've set ourselves over the next few years. One thing is clear to us; we can only achieve these targets through our people. We'll be leading the way technically, operationally, commercially and politically and you can help us shape the future.

You'll need to have achieved a minimum of 2:2 in a relevant degree within the last 2 years (or be on track to graduate in 2024) and have a demonstrable interest in your field outside of your studies.

You'll also need to pass NATS pre-employment security clearance checks.

NATS is the UK's leading Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP). Every year we handle 2.6 million flights and keep 250 million passengers safe whilst in UK airspace. We provide air traffic management (ATM) services to 15 airports in the UK as well as providing these services around the world spanning Europe, Middle East, Asia and North America.

We're shaping the future of ATM through our focus on 'advancing aviation and keeping the skies safe' and believe that the size and diversity of our business makes us an exciting choice for undergraduates considering their future careers.

What will the Engineering & Technology Graduate scheme involve?

This 2 year programme will be based at our Head Office in Whiteley (Hampshire) or in our Air Traffic Control Centre in Swanwick (Hampshire) however we have adopted 'agile working' which will enable you, where possible, to have the opportunity and flexibility to work in our modern office facilities as well as at home.

As one of our graduate engineers, you will be at the forefront of NATS technology as we modernise services to continue to deliver world class technical solutions to our customers., We celebrate the diversity of our colleagues. We thrive because we are all brilliantly different yet united in our passion to advance aviation and keep the skies safe. For more information on our commitment to diversity and inclusion, please visit: https://www.nats.aero/careers/why-nats/

If you share our passion to advance aviation and keep the skies safe - we would like to hear from you whatever your age, sex, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, visible or invisible disability. Individuals that bring different perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds help us be at the forefront of our industry.

We want you to be able to perform at your best, so please email if you'd like to discuss any reasonable adjustments.

Competitive salary - £31,000 per annum plus an additional £1,000 welcome bonus

28 days of holiday entitlement plus Bank Holidays

Market-leading defined contribution pension scheme