Engineering Graduate Program
The Engineering Graduate Program is a 12-month Program through which our future engineers are developed. The Program is aimed at building your competence across our diverse and complex engineering projects. We're searching for graduates keen to pursue a technical career.
The Engineering Graduate Program is hosted by Volvo Group Trucks Technology and 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’ll work side-by-side with highly specialized teams developing the skills you need to succeed and make a valuable contribution right from the start.
About the program
International travel is included in the Engineering Graduate Program. 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 Volvo. The five modules are a week- length each, and, starting out with a full week in our HQ in Gothenburg, Sweden, also 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 permanent 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.
Throughout the Engineering Graduate Program, you continually receive feedback and evaluation on your performance and where you will continue your Volvo career after the Program is decided through personal development dialogues, as well as the business’ needs.
Application and recruitment process
1. Screening & assessment
If you are among the candidates selected for the next phase after having sent in your CV and a personal letter, you’ll be invited to complete online ability tests, which you will receive a personal feedback on.
2. Interview
If you have passed the ability tests, you’ll be invited to the Recruitment day where you will meet a manager and an HR representative. Recruitment day is also an opportunity to get to know more about us and meeting engineers showing you the technology solutions we are working with. Beforehand you’ll be asked to complete a personality questionnaire. You will also receive feedback on your personality questionnaire results during the face-to-face interview with an HR manager at the Recruitment day.
3. Selection
If you’re selected for the Engineering Graduate Program you will be offered a full-time position contract.
Apply for Engineering Graduate Program
Application period for the Graduate Program starting in September 2019 differs per country and is the following:
Application period for positions in Sweden will open in the end of November 2018 and close in the middle of February 2019.
Application period for positions in France will open in February 2019.
The recruitment process for positions in India and US is now finalized.
Contact
If you have questions related to the Engineering Graduate Program, send an e-mail to:
Info.Engineering.Graduate.Program@volvo.com
Applications are not be accepted by e-mail.