Job Description
Company Description
Applications will be closing on Monday 6th March.
About us
We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.
As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.
Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.
An innovation and transformation consultancy, we are over 4000 specialists in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists.
We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Netherlands and Nordics.
PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.
Job Description
Power Your Curiosity at PA
Joining us as an intern is the next step in starting your career. Whether you’re coming from a specialist background or from an unrelated subject, we want you to be bold, stay curious and dive into the opportunities we have to offer.
Our People Make a Difference
If you want a balance of technology, commercial and real-world applications, coupled with an opportunity to work across a broad range of industry sectors, then this might be what you have been looking for.
At PA Consulting we have a unique combination of industry expertise and engineering capability. At our dedicated Global Innovation Technology Centre in Cambridge UK, we develop award-winning products and manufacturing processes, helping clients understand and use technology more effectively.
During your weeks as an intern at PA, you’ll learn some of what it takes to be a top-notch consultant. You’ll be coached and guided by experts and have countless opportunities to broaden your experience on challenging projects and programmes.
Whatever you work on, you’ll be part of the team and free to build your networks, both here at PA and far beyond.
A career at PA is what you make of it — so power your curiosity and prepare to make an impact.
Qualifications
What we're looking for
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You’ll be on track to gain an accredited degree in electrical engineering/electronics.
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Have practical experience of electronics developments through university, work or home projects
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Enjoy using your engineering skills to develop solutions to real-world problems
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Are credible and comfortable working with clients in high performance environments
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Can build strong relationships
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Are curious and want to broaden their understanding of the world
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Are collaborative and work at their best in dynamic teams
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Are hungry for new challenges
This role is open to undergraduates in their penultimate year of university. If you intend to return to university after the internship to complete an MSc, you will also be eligible for this position.
The Offer
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A broad range of work that spans multiple sectors
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The opportunity to experience all phases of development, from conceptualisation and theoretical design to hands-on building/prototyping and testing in our workshops
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The opportunity to work closely with experienced and knowledgeable colleagues from across the design, applied science, software and engineering disciplines as you design, test, and build new products and systems
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Ability to manage your own time, with choice over which projects you work on
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Be involved in creating future technology strategies, working with others across the wider PA, to provide clients with wider business solutions
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Flexible healthcare plans
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Competitive leave allowances
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A wide range of internal and external training programmes
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3 days’ volunteering for a charity of your choice through our ‘Give as You Earn’ scheme
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Your work base will be our Global Innovation & Technology Centre, Melbourn, Cambridge
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Full time
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This role will start in June 2023 – for 6-8 weeks. Exact dates will be confirmed at offer stage.
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Salary: Competitive
Additional Information
Inclusion & Diversity
We believe that diversity makes us a stronger firm and look to employ people with different ideas, styles and skill sets. This diversity stimulates a rich, creative environment – one in which our people develop, and our clients enjoy enduring results. We’re committed to recruiting, promoting and rewarding our people solely based on their ability to contribute to PA’s goals, without regard to their sex, race, disability, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age or marital status.
Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on [email protected].
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