Graduate Registrations for 2023 Program

Job Description

QinetiQ employs more than 6000 people in 51 locations around the world, offering our customers premier expertise in advice, services, and creative technology-based products.

QinetiQ Australia, part of the global QinetiQ group, provides technological and scientific expertise to help customers protect and advance their vital interests. As an innovative science and technology company, we help solve some of our customers' most challenging problems. Our determination to deliver and improve today and anticipate and shape tomorrow makes QinetiQ a very exciting, rewarding, and respected place to work and learn.

Register your interest for our 2023 Graduate Development Program

It’s an exciting time to join QinetiQ Australia’s award-winning 18-month Graduate Development Program!

QinetiQ is expanding at an incredible pace year-on-year and we are always looking for emerging talent to join our diverse business. Our business is a people business; we are always striving to find the right people and when we find them, we work hard to keep, develop and support them throughout their careers.

We have an exciting range of opportunities for talented graduates and offer a rewarding journey, so if you’d like to be part of one of our incredible teams, helping to improve today and shape tomorrow, then read on and register your interest for our 2023 program now!

QinetiQ employs more than 6000 people in 51 locations around the world, offering our customers premier expertise in advice, services, and creative technology-based products.

QinetiQ Australia, part of the global QinetiQ Group, provides technological and scientific expertise to help customers protect and advance their vital interests. As an innovative science and technology company, we help solve some of our customers' most challenging problems. Our determination to deliver and improve today and anticipate and shape tomorrow makes QinetiQ a very exciting, rewarding, and respected place to work and learn.

QinetiQ is hiring:

• Engineering, including:
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electronic Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechatronic Engineering
• Software Engineering
• Structural Integrity Engineering
• Explosive Ordnance Engineering
• Test and Evaluation Engineering
• Logistics Support
• Project Management
• Commercial Consulting

We will be hiring across all QinetiQ locations, including:

• Adelaide, South Australia
• Brisbane, Queensland
• Canberra, Australia Capital Territory
• Penrith, New South Wales
• Sydney, New South Wales
• Melbourne, Victoria

QinetiQ Australia will be looking for future talent who:

• Have completed a tertiary-level qualification in a relevant field in the past 12 months; OR are due to complete their studies by December 2022
• Have no more than 12-months professional experience
• Demonstrate innovative, diverse thinking and a passion for solving problems
• Demonstrate a keenness to deliver for customers
• Have a desire to work collaboratively with our QinetiQ teams and customers

What to expect

Register your interest now ahead of applications for our 18-month, award-winning Graduate Development Program opening on 2 May 2022. Once registered, we will email you when our graduate roles open so you can find the right opportunity for your talents.

Our applications will be open for 4 weeks, closing on 30 May 2022. Once closed, our Talent Acquisition Team will review your CV and qualifications and understand how we can align your skillsets to our available roles.

QinetiQ, as a people-first business, is keen to get to know a little more about you, so be prepared for a team member to give you a call to discuss your application.

Interview assessments will be conducted in June. This will involve a face-to-face or virtual interview, conducted with our hiring managers and Early Careers team. We know interviews can be a little nerve-wracking, so don’t be afraid to ask the team what to expect and if they have any top tips to provide!

In the post-assessment process, preferred candidates will be subject to a screening and reference check process. Where appropriate, offers will be made to successful candidates and the onboarding process will commence.

On the hunt for an employer that values loyalty and rewards performance? At QinetiQ, our competitive remuneration and benefits package supports your evolving needs throughout your career. You’ll share in the company’s success, and be rewarded for your own. We’ll invest in your professional development and provide an inclusive environment for you to succeed. Some of our benefits include:

• Bespoke graduate development spanning the full 18-month program
• Individual and company performance bonuses
• Referral bonus
• Annual volunteering leave with Operation Give Back
• Flexible and Summer Hours
• Leave purchase
• Loyalty leave
• Complimentary salary continuance insurance
• Cultural or Religious day of significance leave
• Employee Assistance

About QinetiQ

Our global workforce of more than 6,000 people across 51 locations is dedicated to defending sovereign capability, protecting lives, and securing the vital interests of our customers. Together we deliver mission-critical solutions by combining technological and scientific expertise with mission-led Innovation to anticipate and shape Australia’s future security landscape. 

In Australia, we employ more than 600 people across all States and Territories. QinetiQ is a unique company to join. 

As the defense industry in Australia grows, it is an exciting time to join QinetiQ. What the company looks like today will be different from that of tomorrow as we navigate an ever-changing world. To innovate for our customer's advantage we value the need for diversity of thought in everything we do. We provide a flexible and inclusive environment where our people can bring their whole selves to work,  meaningfully contribute, and have equal opportunities to succeed. We actively seek applications from people who come from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Aligned with our Gender Equality Strategy and Reconciliation Action Plan we also encourage applications from women, Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islander people.