Graduate Consultant - Security & Defence

Graduate Consultant

Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom

Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits

Contract: Permanent

Breakthrough technology is vital for strengthening the UK’s Defence and Homeland Security. As a Consultant Engineer or Scientist at Awerian, you will be at the forefront of this innovation race to defend and protect the UK from the latest technological and cyber threats.

Your work will have a real-world impact. You will get to explore pioneering concepts by collaborating with elite multi-disciplinary teams of highly educated and skilled scientists, engineers, and designers. It’s a fantastically challenging, varied, and agile role.

You will see ideas become a reality through the development of prototypes using Awerian’s rapid approach to design and implementation.

Whether you’re working to solve complex problems or enjoying a eureka moment – your work will make an immediate impact on our widely varied projects.

Why Awerian?

Awerian is no ordinary research and development consultancy. Part of the TTP group; the organisation is an employee-owned business; you will work at our smart and well-equipped offices and laboratories based just outside of Cambridge. You will be encouraged to share and implement your ideas from the off - there’s no ‘newbie’ status, and you shall benefit from our culture of freedom.

With little hierarchy, there are no corporate hoops to jump through. This, along with our flat structure, encourages mutual support, teamwork, and innovation. It also creates unique opportunities to develop skills in project leadership and client management to keep your professional development on track.

Awerian are continuing their rapid growth plan, making this a great time to join our multi-disciplinary team. Building on our successful track record, you will begin your career at the cutting edge of technology. You will be supported by our team of experts. We’re a business of individuals – however, our curiosity brings us together and it drives what we do. You will be part of a supportive team, working on real-world impact, hands-on technical problems. The whole structure of Awerian is designed to help you connect, thrive, develop your expertise and career.

Requirements

We welcome applications from Graduates, Postgraduates and Doctoral students, including Academic Researchers looking to branch out and looking for their first role in industry.

You can also make an application to this role if you are an early careers candidate. Please submit your CV, along with a cover letter detailing your interest in working with Awerian.

We are keen to hear from candidates with educational background and interest in the following areas:

• General Engineering
• Electronic Engineering
• AI / ML
• Hardware Cyber Physical Research

• Autonomous Systems / Electromagnetics
• Mathematics, Algorithms & Signal Processing

If you’re ready to create the extraordinary at the forefront of UK homeland security; apply today.

Please note:

You will need to be eligible for UK security clearance

This role is not eligible for UKVI visa sponsorship scheme

We encourage you to apply as early as possible as we review applications on a rolling basis and may close the advert early if we have recruited for all the roles earlier than the closing date.

Closing Date: 31st January 2025

Benefits

Joining Awerian means you’ll enjoy our fantastic employee benefits including:

· Lunch, snacks, and refreshments provided

· Employer pension contribution of 12% (of pensionable salary +3% personal contribution)

· Private medical insurance for you and your family and Life insurance

· 25 days annual holiday plus bank holidays

· A comprehensive relocation package is available, if applicable

· Electric Vehicle leasing & Cycle to Work scheme

· Access to TTP Group social and sport clubs; on-site gym

· Discounts and memberships to local sports facilities and the theatre

Our business revolves around collaborating with one another to tackle genuinely hard problems. Equality and diversity in the workplace are some of the most challenging problems facing society. We continuously strive to do better, and we fundamentally believe in the power and importance of diversity – both for our community and for the overall success of our business. We therefore encourage applications from all individuals. Whatever your background, whatever your identity: we would love to hear from you.