Associate Engineer

Overview

Role: Associate (Graduate) Engineer

Location: Detroit, Michigan

Role ID: 2025-2759

Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world

Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable products and solutions. Every day, we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.

Do you want to use your passion for engineering to create innovative solutions to some of the world’s most complex challenges? 

Ricardo is looking for the next generation of engineering associates to join our global automotive and industrial team. You will be using your specialist skills in mechanical, automotive, mechatronic, controls, electrical, manufacturing, or aerospace engineering to consult with our clients to come up with innovative solutions to their requirements. You will be applying your specialist knowledge to a broad range of market sectors including passenger car, heavy duty and commercial vehicle as well as marine, off-highway and aerospace.  You will be initially assigned to one of our engineering capability teams (Electrical, Design, Control or Systems) with the aim of rotating between teams where client projects allow, in order to gain even broader experience and exposure to our business.

We are looking to recruit graduates from the following engineering disciplines:

• Mechanical
• Electrical
• Electronics
• Automotive
• Mechatronics
• Manufacturing
• Aerospace

Successful candidates must have a minimum of 3.0 GPA in a relevant degree and a strong desire to work within our industry. 

It would be beneficial for candidates to have:

• Bachelor’s Degree Computer engineering, electrical engineering.
• Minimum 3.0 GPA.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a group/team environment.
• Strong problem solving, analytical and listening skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively multi-task.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel, Access and Power Point.
• Ability to work well with people, in a team environment, and to communicate effectively both written & oral.
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, matrix organization.

 What we can offer you?

• Meaningful and fulfilling engineering projects across a range of market sectors.
• Opportunity to continue your professional development.
• Technical and soft skills development in a consultancy environment.
• Recognition and celebration of your success.
• Collaboration across a global graduate community and opportunity to grow your professional network. 

Salary 

Competitive starting salary with regular performance and pay reviews recognising continuous development and progression. 

Working here

You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place.

We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on.  Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.

Work life balance 

We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that is working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential.

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion statement

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, creed, gender identity. sexual orientation, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital or parental status (IL only), height, weight, national origin, citizenship status, age, domestic violence victim status, arrest record  or conviction record (MI only), genetic information, military or veteran status or disability, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or municipal law. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Next steps

Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.

Ricardo is a Disability confident employer please advise the recruitment team via recruit@ricardo.com if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.