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GKN Aerospace

Global Graduate Program (Management)

Date: Dec 9, 2025

Location: Papendrecht, NL

Company: GKN Aerospace Careers

During your placements, you will be part of a global team, giving you the opportunity to experience different cultures and work with a diverse range of people. Whether you envisage a career as an engineer innovating to overcome technical challenges or as an executive helping to lead the business, choosing GKN Aerospace means choosing a global engineering network with wide-ranging opportunities .

Throughout the program, we give you the opportunity to test and grow your (technical) knowledge and personal skills. You will have support and mentoring from experienced leaders and coaches as you work on real projects, solving real problems and delivering real change. We aim to match your capabilities and aspirations to our strategic and operational needs, ensuring a thriving business for us and fulfilling career for you.

We are committed to your continuous development and success throughout the program as you will be involved in an on-boarding and structured development program , and part of a GKN Aerospace Global Group Graduate Community , to provide you with support and networking opportunities throughout your career at GKN. You will also have the opportunity to take part in additional activities outside of your role, whether it be supporting local community initiatives outside of your role, whether it be supporting local community initiatives, or our young people strategy, and you are given the encouragement and time to participate.

Your assignments can be at different GKN Aerospace entities in the Netherlands, but also abroad, therefore, you are willing to work on a co-location basis at different sites.

What You'll Bring

• You bring the skills, enthusiasm and passion to become leaders of the future in what they do,
• You have an ability for sound judgement and decision making, able to work with teams and across cultures,
• Your educational background is a Master's degree. We prefer a completed Master's at a University of Technology, or a Master's degree in a subject related to our business processes,
• You have gained managerial and international experience during your studies and extracurricular activities,
• It is important that you can convince us of your proven affinity with the Aerospace industry or your strong interest,
• You have a maximum of one-year relevant working experience,
• You have a passion to drive your career and your continuous personal development,
• You are open to different cultures and you master the English and, preferably, Dutch language at a good level,
• You have residence in the Netherlands.

What We'll Offer

• 24 month program with a guaranteed permanent opportunity on Graduation,
• Variety of rewarding and challenging placements across different programs and sites rotating every 6 months,
• Working at the forefront of engineering, technology and innovations,
• International exposure opportunities,
• Structured development journey,
• Home Managers, Placement Managers, Mentors, Buddy, Coach to support you throughout your program,
• Opportunity to understand and therefore work to your personal strengths,
• Competitive Salary,
• High Level of Exposure to different parts of the business; sites, locations, customers, stakeholders,
• An ambassador for the organisation at various events and functions as well as STEM and Future Careers events,
• A member of the Global Graduate community.

The Selection Process

Excited to begin this journey? If so, apply by submitting your CV and motivation letter by the 28th of February 2026 . If your application will be shortlisted, you will have a screening call with our Talent Acquisition team, an online assessment, a 1st (virtual) interview with the hiring managers and a final assessment on site (day event) in April 2026. During the assessment day, you will be asked to prepare & deliver an individual presentation, collaborate and present a group exercise and participate in an individual interview.

The Global Onboarding for all Global Graduates of 2026 is set in September 2026 , therefore, we expect that you will be ready to start your career at GKN Aerospace.