Apprentice & graduate opportunities

Our internship programme offers a one to six month (maximum) opportunity, which is currently part of our school programme in France. We work with students and propose internship contracts whilst in their first-year at university (engineering school level) through to master’s degree.

We also offer a “break internship” which is a programme offering six months in France and six months abroad.

By undertaking this programme, you will gain insight into working in an international environment, experiencing high levels of responsibility whilst working on international, dynamic projects. You will learn from our experienced teams, who will also help you develop both personally and professionally.

The VIE is an international mobility scheme lead by the French State, allowing companies, under French law, to offer positions abroad to French talent or a citizen of the European Economic Area, aged between 18 and 28. The programme supports the possibility for young people to gain professional experience in an international context in a French company abroad.

These programmes last between 6 months to 24 months.

To register your interest and to find out more about our opportunities, please contact our HR team in France: France.recruitment@hitachirail.com

Our apprenticeship programmes are open to people from all backgrounds – whether you are new to work, the rail industry or starting a new career.

We are looking for proactive people who excel when working as part of a team and stand out from the crowd with their enthusiasm and ambition. We offer a number of opportunities across a range of different departments including, Engineering, Operation, Service & Maintenance, Software/hardware development, Cyber Security, Quality, HSE, Project Management, IT, Legal, Finance, Procurement and HR.

All of our programmes offer you on-the-job experience, a structured development programme and give you the opportunity to work towards nationally recognised qualifications. In addition, you will work alongside experienced teams who provide support to develop your practical skills, knowledge and the behaviours needed to build a successful career.

Our UK graduate scheme is a two-year placement programme, which includes targeted training, continuous learning and the opportunity to work on challenging and dynamic projects.

You will work alongside inspiring teams and have access to four placements across the business, allowing you the chance to embed your current learning and let you relate your education to real life engineering and business challenges.

If you are ambitious, collaborative and forward thinking, then we would like to hear from you. Our graduate scheme is a great way to start a successful career within Hitachi!