Woman sitting in truck cab

Engineering Graduate Program

The Engineering Graduate Program is a 12-month Program through which our future engineers are developed. We are searching for graduates keen to pursue a technical career.

The Engineering Graduate Program is offered with the placement in Sweden, France, India and USA.

Engineers are our focal point in order to understand vehicle systems, design, testing and develop the next generation of products and services for the transport and infrastructure industries. Our inspiring projects, innovative products and multicultural workforce will serve as a great platform to start your career. You will work side-by-side with highly specialized teams developing the skills you need to succeed and make a valuable contribution right from the start.

A Volvo Group team standing in front of seven Volvo trucks in Sweden

What we offer

The Program includes five learning modules, in which you get together with other Program participants to take part in trainings specifically designed to prepare you for a career with the Volvo Group. The five modules are a week- length each, and, starting out with a full week in our HQ in Gothenburg, Sweden, take place in France, India and USA.

These modules focus on providing knowledge and experience on our operations in the transport industry context, Volvo’s way of doing business, hands-on vehicle technology knowledge, gaining real manufacturing and sales & customer service experience, project management skills development and in your final training period, you focus on your personal development.

Overall, you spend 75% on the job at your home site, and 25% in these international training modules. 

Join us and you will:

  • Have full time contract with competitive salary
  • Get to use your technical and creative engineering skills while gaining valuable experience working with real products on real business problems.
Timeline of Volvo Groups Graduate Engineering Program
Individual sitting in a Volvo truck cab

Do you have what it takes?

To qualify for the Engineering Graduate Program you will need:

  • A university degree, (have graduated not more than 18 months ago, or be currently working towards obtaining one by the summer), preferably MSc in one of the following fields: Electrical engineering; Mechanical engineering; Industrial Software engineering, Computer science or similar engineering field.
  • A maximum of two years working experience prior to, or after graduation
  • Solid English and have an international mind-set
  • A valid work permit for the country to which you apply (visa sponsorship is not offered for the Program)

Apply here

Application period and recruitment process for positions in the Graduate Program starting in September 2019 is now finalized and no longer possible to apply for.

Application period for the Graduate Program starting in September 2020 differs per country and is the following:

Application period for positions in the US will open in August/September 2019.

Application period for positions in Sweden and France will open in the beginning of 2020.

The recruitment process for positions in India starts in September 2019 and is handled locally through the placement officers at the universities, and therefore not possible to apply externally.

Meet our graduates

Qumera Sultana, graduate from the Volvo Group engineering program

“We have strong team work and I am already growing in my role as an engineer” says Qumera Sultana about her experiences the first months at Volvo Group Trucks Technology. Qumera joined the company July 18 and now has a graduate position in Diagnostic Engineering.

“I chose to apply to the graduate program as Volvo Group is a well-known company in Bangalore, it is a global company with many job opportunities around the world as well as known for having a good company culture. I see a future career within the Volvo Group”.

Oscar Rydholm, graduate from the Volvo Group engineer program

"Being part of the Volvo Group, a major actor in the truck industry, is really a great opportunity for me. The Engineering Graduate Program is a good start of my future career, as I now have the chance to experience many different parts of the Volvo Group as well as get insights in different roles and career paths” says Oscar Rydholm.

Oscar is working in with cab development and he points out the benefits of being in a global organization and gets to experience the cultural and diverse aspects for real. “From day one at Volvo Group Trucks Technology I felt included in my team and I was encouraged to speak up and share my views, I really feel appreciated”.

Solène Dulac, graduate from the Volvo Group engineering program

“My first impression is that Volvo Group Trucks Technology is an open-minded company that embraces diversity. Open minded also for new influences and ideas, I feel a lot of trust from my colleagues.

My closest manager’s first advice to me was “Don’t lose your freshness – dare to question us. He encourages me to question, to contribute with new ideas, and the openness I feel makes is possible for me to do that” says Solène Dulac, working with new concepts in Powertrain Engineering. “The Volvo Group is a true multicultural company, using diversity as an advantage”.

Grayson Horn, 2019 graduate from the Volvo Group engineer program

"The Engineering Graduate Program is something that I am incredibly fortunate and lucky to have been able to experience and has shaped me into the engineer and person I am today. 

Thank you all within the Engineering Graduate Program for being amazing friends and awesome people. You all were my first connections as a professional engineer, and each one of you is so unique and brings your own flavor and experiences when we meet. I have so many fond, funny, and unforgettable memories that I made during my time in the Graduate Program modules.

It was something I’ve never experienced emotionally, and something I never thought I would have gone through as an engineer."

Grayson Horn, Graduate Engineer, 2019

Related links