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NKT Trainee program

Do you want to enter a key role in empowering the green transformation and creating a sustainable society? Are you newly graduated with your master's degree with a focus on electrical engineering or areas such as physics, electric power or mechanics?

Are you encouraged by taking responsibility and solving complex problems by team work? Are you passionate about large projects, cutting edge technology and want to work in a heavy industry?

Then our certified trainee program is for you! Our Trainee program allows top graduates to get an ideal start to their careers.

NKT is committed to foster a diverse organization and a culture where people from different backgrounds can thrive and are inspired to perform at their best. We believe that a diverse organization enables sustainable performance, and that an inclusive and welcoming culture makes for a better place to work.

Quick facts:

Program length: 12 months with start September 2022
Application has opened – apply here
Permanent fulltime placement with market salary
Program certified by TraineeGuiden
Educational background: Electrical Engineer, Physics, Power Systems, Mechanics
Other requirements: Excellent knowledge of English, Swedish is considered an strong asset. Permanent authorization to work in Sweden or SE/EU/CH/NO citizenship.
Content: job rotations, international internship, tailored trainings

Our Trainee program is certified by TraineeGuiden who has certified Swedish trainee programs since 2006. Its purpose is to simplify the process of applying for trainee programs. At the same time, employers are given guidance on what should be included in a trainee program in order to achieve the highest quality of the program.

Our program extends over 12 months at NKT Karlskrona and you will be permanent employed from day one with all benefits our employees normally has. The program consists of a combination between theory and job rotations, both domestic and one international.

The setup of the trainee program will give you a unique possibility to learn the industry and company from ground and up, work in an international environment, across functions and to establish a strong company network. The various parts include both theoretical as well as practical aspects and tailor designed trainings will be integrated to your program.

You will get both a broad foundation to stand on and the opportunity to individually focus on specific areas according to your ambitions, wishes and business needs. Upon completion of the trainee program you will have a permanent position within our Solutions business line in Karlskrona.

Rotations

The first two weeks of the Trainee program consist of an onboarding and introduction to NKT. This will include the normal onboarding process for new employees to give you a broad overview of the company.

The program includes in total four job-rotations – whereas one international, each approximately twelve weeks. The objective of the rotations is for you to achieve a solid understanding about the operative parts of the company, culture and create your own company network.

Your own interest plays an important role in choosing rotations and we encourage to include different areas of the business in the rotations, this in order to achieve a broad “end to end” understanding of NKT. During the rotations the you will get the responsibility to solve well-defined tasks and solve problems that is typical for NKT. On each rotation you will be appointed a supervisor in addition to your reporting manager.

International Internship

The abroad rotation is meant to accelerate your personal growth by solving tasks typical for NKT in an international environment. Together with your manager you will decide which international rotation that best serves to complete your Trainee program and give you the best prerequisites for a continued career at NKT. Internships could be related to our offshore installation or some of our international cable factories. The internship will also give you an insight to how it is to work in different cultures and how this is influencing relationships and work.

Trainings & Personal development

We will during the program offer you trainings, this in order to give you the best prerequisites for a continued career at NKT. The training program will be tailored based on your needs, examples of trainings include Business Presentations Techniques in English and basic Project Management.

An continuous dialogue with your direct manager as well as your job rotation´s supervisors will ensure your personal development both on an technical as well as on a personal level.

We are looking for newly graduated students from a Swedish university with master's degree in the field of electrical engineering or areas such as physics, electric power or mechanics with project management ambitions. Are you encouraged by taking responsibility and solving complex problems by team work? Are you passionate about large projects, cutting edge technology and want to work in a heavy industry?

Then you could be one of three who gets the desirable opportunity to join NKT as trainee!

After finalizing the program you will hold a position within our business line Solutions in Karlskrona.

At the factory in Karlskrona, NKT is designing, developing and manufacturing the high-voltage power cable solutions enabling the transition to renewable energy. Here, you will join a diverse organization at an internationally recognized engineering center operating one of the most advanced high-voltage test halls, a state-of-the-art cable manufacturing and the NKT Victoria – the most sustainable cable-laying vessel in the offshore industry. After the trainee year there will be an direct transfer to your permanent position which will be decided to match your own skills and aspirations as well as NKT business needs.

We expect you to take on the role as an Engineer within the team contributing with technical knowledge and skills as well as contributing to our great team spirit sharing knowledge, best practise and collaboration.

We are driven by our shared beliefs: “We Advance”, “We Connect, We Deliver”, “We Care” and we expect our trainees to play a key role embracing these together with the team.

As a trainee at NKT we will give you best possible conditions to develop not only technically but also personally during the program. We will dedicate effort and resources to give you a proper onboarding, preparing you for a long-term and successful career in the company.