Overview
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Role
Graduate Engineer - Test Engineering Team
Location
UK - Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Start Date
7th September 2026
Role ID
2025-3212
Our vision
We are committed to creating a safe and sustainable world.
Ricardo
Ricardo, a member of WSP, is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company. With over 110 years of engineering excellence and approximately 2,600 employees in more than 20 countries, Ricardo provides exceptional expertise in delivering innovative cross-sector transportation solutions across engineering disciplines. Visit www.ricardo.com/en/services/transport to learn more.
Global Graduate Scheme – Ricardo Automotive & Industrial
This is a permanent graduate test engineer role in our Test Operations team starting with a 2-year accelerated development programme including technical and soft skills development in a consultancy environment. The scheme is accredited with the IMechE and the IET and we encourage progress to CEng/IEng; we provide an in‑house mentor and cover professional fees.
Your Main Task Responsibilities Would Include
* Act as a graduate test engineer on a wide range of test and development work packages – achievement of time, cost and quality requirements, through provision and management of appropriate engineering technology, equipment and processes.
* Plan, commission and run bespoke test rig installations.
* Apply knowledge of transmission and driveline development.
* Support direct selling and hybrid and driveline growth solution sales activities through development and presentation of sales material, proposal generation and development of relationships with customers.
* Prepare development (DVP) plans and specifications to meet customer requirements.
* Supervise and execute test and development activities.
* Analyze and report findings from development activities.
* Problem‑solve, particularly with respect to mechanical development.
* Prepare and execute component, system, transmission, driveline and vehicle testing either at Ricardo or on/off site with the customer: Experience to include—
* Specialist instrumentation.
* Prototype component manufacture.
* Component and system functionality and durability test rigs.
* Functionality and durability vehicle tests.
* Prepare work proposals and project planning activities.
What we can offer you
* A 2-year accelerated graduate development programme with a focus on developing Test Engineering skills on a broad range of driveline and transmission projects.
* Meaningful and fulfilling engineering projects across a range of market sectors.
* Opportunity to continue professional development and work towards your CEng or IEng qualification with fees covered and mentorship provided.
* Technical and soft skills development in a consultancy environment.
* Recognition and celebration of your success including six‑monthly performance and salary reviews during the 2‑year scheme.
* Opportunity to become a STEM Ambassador and inspire the next generation of engineers.
* Collaboration across a global graduate community and opportunity to grow your professional network.
* Potential to support overseas project work on a rotation.
We are looking to recruit
Graduates with a strong desire to work within our industry who have achieved a minimum of 2:1 from Mechanical, Automotive, Motorsport or Aerospace Engineering.
Successful Candidates Will Have
* A strong ability to apply fundamental engineering principles. Relevant experience of transmission and driveline systems is essential.
* Initiative and interpersonal skills are required in this customer‑facing role, as are strong written communication and reporting/presentation skills.
* Technical task management of projects.
* Broad engineering knowledge of transmission systems.
* Ability to coordinate and understand information from multiple engineering departments.
* Understand engineering drawings.
* Experience of fault‑finding techniques used in the automotive industry.
* Good project management skills.
It Would Beicial For Candidates To Have
* A master’s degree in an engineering or related field.
* Relevant work experience.
* Interest in a mechanical or electrical engineering hobby such as motorsport, restoration projects and/or formula student.
Working here
You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place.
We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on. Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.
Work life balance
We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that is working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core of our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential.
Benefits
We want you to know how much you are valued. Your remuneration and benefits package will reflect that. You will receive a range of benefits which include support for your physical and mental health.
Our core benefits include 25 days’ annual leave, plus 8 flexible bank holidays, a competitive company pension scheme, life assurance and professional subscriptions reimbursement. We also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle.
Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion statement
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment. Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro‑actively with all our employees and to ensure an inclusive culture, we are a recognised as a ‘disability confident’ employer.
Visas and Sponsorships
In light of recent updates to UK Government immigration salary thresholds, Ricardo is currently unable to offer sponsorship for post‑study work or Skilled Worker visas as part of our early career programmes.
Whilst this means we are unable to support visa applications under the current criteria, we remain committed to reviewing our approach in line with any future changes to immigration policy. We value the diverse talent that international graduates bring and will continue to monitor developments closely.
Next steps
Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.
Ricardo is a Disability confident employer. Please advise the recruitment team via recruit@ricardo.com if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.
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