Industrial Placement - Electrical

Kidlington, England, United Kingdom

12/12/2024

• Kidlington
• Full-time
• FTC
• 40 hours per week
  
  

THE POWER OF NOW

Fortescue Zero’s mission is to be the world leader in zero emission power systems. We are developing and manufacturing the technologies needed to decarbonise our planet. We are expanding across the geographies of UK, US and Australia and becoming a global company. As part of Fortescue, our vision is to be the number one integrated green technology, energy, and metals company.

An opportunity has arisen for an Industrial Placement – Electrical to join the Electrical Systems department in a rapidly expanding and exciting work environment.

About The Role

We operate a 13-month student placement programme within our Electrical team. This is an exciting opportunity where you will work with highly skilled and experienced engineering professionals and graduates who you can learn and develop with - the more questions you ask the more you will gain from your experience. It is important to know that many of our industrial placements have been successful in obtaining graduate roles on completion of their degree.

What You Will Do

• Developing battery systems for integration into vehicles across the automotive, mining, motorsport and other applications.
• Preparing and presenting technical reports for internal and external audiences.
• Creating system architecture diagrams and circuit drawings to support the electrical design.
• Authoring requirements and documents at vehicle, system, and component level.
• Contributing to the development of safety cases to demonstrate to customers and auditors that our designs are safe and reliable.
• Supporting our continuous improvement activity, process development, and fault resolution activities to help us to continue to learn and grow as a business.
  
  

What is in it for you?

Our typical hybrid roles at Fortescue Zero require 3 days in the office and 2 from home, making the ability to commute to the stated office location for the required days essential.

• Fortescue Zero bonus scheme
• Aviva Pension
• Group Life Assurance
• Group Income Protection
• Electric Car Scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 26 days holiday plus public holidays and the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days per year
• Childcare Benefits
• Free on-site gym access and discounted national memberships
  
  

Application Deadline

The closing date for applications is 31st January 2025.

Please note: Successful candidates will be invited to our assessment day which will be held on Thursday 13th February 2025 in Kidlington, Oxford.

Not near-zero

Not net-zero.

We are Fortescue Zero.

Additional Information

You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. At Fortescue Zero we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills. Fortescue Zero is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability, we are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments. You are welcome to apply no matter your age, disability, gender, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Please note, if you are applying for a role which involves having access to personal data, you will be subject to a background check. Where checks are unsatisfactory or incomplete and/or a failure to reveal information relating to convictions that you are required to identify as part of the background checks, could lead to withdrawal of an offer of employment.