Kickstart your career at Ricardo
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Offering meaningful work that will challenge you, and the chance to work alongside world-class experts, we champion on-going learning, supporting many of our employees through further qualifications and continuous professional development.
Early career pathways
We welcome ambitious young people at the start of their careers who love problem-solving and want to work in a dynamic cross-functional team. If you're looking for an exciting, challenging and meaningful start to your career, then look no further than Ricardo!
Internships
Ricardo internships are an excellent opportunity to apply the theory of your studies to real world challenges. You will be undertaking challenging project work through a structured programme supporting both your personal and professional development.
Our internships and placements offer experiential learning that integrates knowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application and skills development in a professional setting, as an intern, you will assist in carrying out research and analysis, testing, controls and computer science that underpins our consultancy work. You will be responsible for the quality and delivery of your work and liaise with other experts and consultants to incorporate your contribution into wider project outputs.
Find the right placement or internship for you
In key regions, we offer year in industry placements, and work placements, and also run open days when you can visit us.
North America
This is an excellent opportunity for college students in North America to apply the theory of your degree to real engineering challenges. An internship at Ricardo runs during the summer months, and lasts for around 10-12 weeks, depending on the individual's availability.
Europe
As an intern in Europe, you will assist in carrying out research and analysis, and be responsible for the quality and delivery of your work.
At our Prague Technical Centre in the Czech Republic, we offer summer internships for six-12 weeks between July and September, and a year-long internship comprising of 20 hours of work per week.
United Kingdom
For UK-based students, we offer two types of work placement and internships:
1. Year in Industry placement or year-out internship - 12 months in duration, from summer to summer
2. Summer internship - six to 12 weeks between July and September
Asia Pacific
For students based in Asia, we offer the following work placements and internships:
Malaysia: Winter/summer internships for six months between September to April, or January to August
China: Winter/summer internships for six months between September to April, or January to August
Apprenticeships
Our programmes give you the opportunity to learn while you earn, involving you in exciting projects. From day one, you will be in a real and meaningful role, learning whilst also working towards academic and industry accredited qualifications
If you want to embark on an exciting career early, our Ricardo automotive apprentice schemes may be a great option for you: enabling you to learn while you earn, working on real-life projects
For most of your working time, you will be doing hands-on work that will help you to gain skills and real-world experience of your chosen field: whether that is marketing, finance, IT, digital services, business administration, human resources or site services.
Graduates
As a graduate, you will get to work in practice straight away with the guidance of a mentor so that you can quickly participate with senior consultants in high profile projects independently. You’ll follow a structured development programme that will enhance your skills and enable you to develop your abilities as a professional.
After gaining several years of experience, you are ready for new challenges as a professional. Whether you wish to specialise in a certain field, or develop yourself broadly, we continue to support you develop your knowledge, skills and career.