Graduate Engineering Programme

How the Graduate Programme works

Key skills, experience and behaviours

Working at Rowden

Skills

• What we’re looking for
• A STEM degree or equivalent experience, with strong fundamentals in areas such as Engineering, Computer Science, Maths, Physics, Electronics, Data Science, or Cyber Security.
• Curiosity and learning agility, with the ability to pick up new concepts and apply them quickly.
• A collaborative mindset, with the confidence to take ownership where needed.
• Evidence of problem solving through projects, labs, hackathons, societies, or work experience.
• Eligibility
• Candidates must be eligible for SC Clearance.
• More information about security clearance is available here:
• https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels
• Recruitment process
• Our recruitment process is short, practical, and focused on how you think and work.
• Short tech test: A time-bound task designed to see how you approach a representative engineering challenge.
• Alignment call: A chat with someone from our Talent team or the hiring manager to explore cultural alignment, values, and what you’re looking for from your first role.
• Assessment day (to be held in February 2027): Spend time at Rowden, see our facilities, learn more about what we build and get hands-on with an engineering challenge. Designed to focus on reasoning, communication, and collaboration.
• We care less about polished CVs and more about how you approach problems.
• Applications are open now for a September 2027 start. As part of your application, you will be asked to indicate two preferred focus (i.e. technical) areas so that we can shape your initial rotations.

Qualifications

• What we’re looking for
• A STEM degree or equivalent experience, with strong fundamentals in areas such as Engineering, Computer Science, Maths, Physics, Electronics, Data Science, or Cyber Security.
• Curiosity and learning agility, with the ability to pick up new concepts and apply them quickly.
• A collaborative mindset, with the confidence to take ownership where needed.
• Evidence of problem solving through projects, labs, hackathons, societies, or work experience.
• Eligibility
• Candidates must be eligible for SC Clearance.
• https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels
• Recruitment process
• Our recruitment process is short, practical, and focused on how you think and work.
• Short tech test: A time-bound task designed to see how you approach a representative engineering challenge.
• Alignment call: A chat with someone from our Talent team or the hiring manager to explore cultural alignment, values, and what you’re looking for from your first role.
• Assessment day (to be held in February 2027): Spend time at Rowden, see our facilities, learn more about what we build and get hands-on with an engineering challenge. Designed to focus on reasoning, communication, and collaboration.
• We care less about polished CVs and more about how you approach problems.
• Candidates must be eligible for SC Clearance. More information about security clearance is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels
• Working at Rowden
• We are committed to building a flexible, inclusive, and enabling company. Our aim is to create a diverse team of talented people with unique skills, experience, and backgrounds, so please apply and come as you are! We also recognise the importance of flexible working and support this wherever we can. We typically operate a flexible, hybrid-working model, with an average 3 days in the office each week (dependent on the role). We welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility, part-time working requirements and/or workplace adjustments with all our applicants. Rowden is a Disability Confident Committed company, and we actively encourage people with disabilities and health conditions to apply for our roles. Please let us know your requirements early on so that we can make sure you have everything you need up front to help make the recruitment process and experience as easy as possible. Finally, if you feel that you don’t meet all the criteria included above but have transferable skills and relevant experience, we’d still love to hear from you!

Preferred Qualifications

• Applications are open now for a September 2027 start. As part of your application, you will be asked to indicate two preferred focus (i.e. technical) areas so that we can shape your initial rotations.

Responsibilities

• You will complete several rotations before specialising within one of Rowden’s core engineering disciplines. The exact path isn’t rigid, we’ll shape it around your strengths, interests, and the needs of the business.
• Possible rotations include:
• Software Engineering: mobile applications, geospatial tools, systems integration, and test evidence.
• Machine Learning Engineering: deployable models for edge CV and SIGINT, with measurable performance.
• Systems Engineering: user need through requirements, architecture, integration, verification, and fielding.
• Safety Engineering: hazard analysis, mitigations, and safety evidence to support delivery.
• Radio Frequency Engineering: spectrum monitoring and insight to improve operational awareness.
• Infrastructure Engineering / DevOps: cloud platforms, portable on-prem systems, automation, and reliability.