SELEX Galileo : Employer profile

Company profile

SELEX GALILEO employs over 4000 employees across five UK sites and is part of the Finmeccanica Group employing 58000 employees worldwide.

Joining our award-winning Transnational Graduate Development Programme you'll not only benefit from an exciting and challenging environment. As part of the wider Finmeccanica Group, you will have access to attractive career prospects and international learning and development opportunities.

About us

Welcome to the Transnational Graduate Development Programme. Its aim is to give you a flavour of the benefits and unique opportunities you can expect by joining SELEX Galileo as a graduate within the UK and Italy.

Part of the Finmeccanica group of companies, SELEX Galileo employs over 7,000 personnel and has operations in the UK, Italy and the United States.

The two year scheme provides graduates with the best possible start to their career, excellent prospects and great development opportunities within the wider Finmeccanica Group, which employs over 73,000 people world-wide.

Our company culture

At SELEX Galileo, our core values are fundamental to the way in which we do business, whether we are dealing internally with fellow employees or externally with customers, suppliers, stakeholders and competitors.

The values of SELEX Galileo

• Customer intimacy - the top priority: We know our customers. We anticipate their needs and create solutions. We meet their expectations on delivery. By doing this we become their preferred provider.
• Our people - working together: As our greatest strength, all our people will be encouraged to reach their full potential and will be recognised for their commitment, collaboration internally and externally and value to the company.
• Integrity - to the highest standard: We will not place business over doing what is right.
• Diversity - embracing our cultures: We will harness the rich connections that our multi-cultural work place offers to be a single winning team.
• Innovation - we choose to push the boundaries: We will nurture a culture in which we accept tough challenges, drive new ideas and develop new technologies and processes to maintain our competitive edge. We will show agility and timeliness in our response to customer needs.

Training and development

Selex Galileo’s business environment, provides a supportive transition between academic life and industry. With an accelerated programme specifically tailored for graduates. It places an emphasis on the importance of providing continuous training and opportunities for career development within a transnational company.

The programme consists of three elements: local based modules, international module and the Graduate International Conference.
What are the benefits of joining a transnational programme?

• Building knowledge and awareness of tools and processes within UK/Italy.
• Learning how to work within a successful organisation.
• Understanding SELEX Galileo common values.
• Developing an effective international network of colleagues across the business.
• Enriching your cultural awareness
• Possible opportunity to undertake placements/secondments between UK and Italy and so gain maximum exposure and experience over the two years.

Our promise to you

SELEX Galileo is committed to an equality policy in employment and, subject only to considerations of national and international security, will assess applicants for jobs fairly and without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, race, colour, nationality, religion, ethnic or national origins.

Due to the sensitive nature of our work there are restrictions imposed upon some contracts and visibility of any information related to them. Some groups can have restrictions which may limit their career development or their ability to work on specific projects.

What we look for

We recruit passionate, talented individuals who will contribute to the continued growth and success of SELEX Galileo. You should have an excellent academic record and show enthusiasm in activities outside your studies. You should have determination to succeed, an innovative approach and be ready for a challenge. If you hold 2:2 honours degree or above in engineering, or a 2:1 honours degree above in a business related subject please apply at www.selexgalileo.com

Salary and benefits

Graduates receive an attractive, competitive salary, a £2000 welcome payment and generous temporary accommodation assistance of up to £400 a month for the first six months where applicable.

Graduates are assigned challenging roles within the business and are rewarded with three performance-related salary reviews over the two years.

Benefits include:

• Company pension scheme
• Flexible working
• Attractive annual leave package
• Discounted high street
• Subsidised gym

How to apply

To apply see website