Graduate Engineer – Applications - Nottingham, UK | 4-Day Week (Mon–Thurs, 32 Hours) | ✈ Training + Travel Opportunities

Start your career with a robotics company that’s shaping the future of high-value manufacturing.

A pioneering robotics and metrology business based in Nottingham is looking for a bright, hands-on Graduate Applications Engineer to join its growing team. If you're looking to apply your engineering degree in a practical, customer-facing role – with excellent training, global projects, and a four-day working week – this could be just the opportunity you're after.

About the Company

This cutting-edge engineering company is at the forefront of robotic technology and advanced metrology solutions. Their tools and systems are used in aerospace and high-precision manufacturing, offering innovative automation for tasks such as robotic drilling, inspection, and guidance.

The Role: What You’ll Be Doing

As an Applications Engineer, you'll support the execution of customer orders and help integrate robotic solutions on-site and off-site. You'll work with robotic simulation, offline programming, metrology setups, and system commissioning – plus contribute to demonstrations, training, and customer support. It’s a varied role with real responsibility from day one.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the delivery of robotic inspection and drilling systems

• Developing measurement plans and understanding GD&T

• Performing robot simulations and offline programming

• Setting up and calibrating metrology equipment

• Running demos, acceptance testing, and customer training

• Acting as a technical liaison between internal teams and customers

• Participating in pre-sales support through simulations and demos

• Coordinating projects and providing first-line support until handover

You’ll also have the chance to get involved in R&D projects, product testing, and contribute to best practice development.

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

• A degree in Systems Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline

• Full UK driving licence

• Strong communication skills and good spoken English

• Hands-on approach – comfortable using tools as well as software

Desirable:

• Experience with CAD or robot simulation software

• Confidence giving presentations or technical demonstrations

• Enthusiasm for new tech and working in varied environments

Ideal Attributes

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Proactive and solutions-focused

• Comfortable working independently

• Curious and eager to learn high-tech systems

• Empathetic to customer needs and commercially aware

• Able to read and interpret technical drawings

• Confident communicating technical ideas clearly and simply

What’s on Offer

• Competitive graduate-level salary

• A 4-day working week (Mon–Thurs, 32 hours) – full-time pay

• Brilliant training and support – including international travel

• Involvement in leading-edge technologies with real-world impact

• A friendly, collaborative team and a progressive work environment

• Long-term career development with genuine growth opportunities

Ready to launch your engineering career somewhere exciting?

Apply today or get in touch to find out more about this unique opportunity