Direct Engineering Employers

Anglo American Plc

Anglo American is a global leader in mining and natural resources. Our diversified products are essential parts of modern life. Anglo American is committed to operating in a profitable, sustainable and responsible way.

ARM Ltd

ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 16/32-bit RISC microprocessors, data engines, 3D processors, digital libraries, embedded memories, peripherals, software and development tools, as well as analog functions and high-speed connectivity products. Combined with the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies.

BAE Systems

BAE Systems is a global company engaged in the development, delivery and support of advanced defence and aerospace systems in the air, on land and at sea. BAE Systems have major operations across five continents, with customers and partners in more than 100 countries. BAE Systems has strong positions in each of our six home markets – Australia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sweden, UK, US – and have organised the business to reflect this. The UK and Rest of the World business is responsible for delivering and growing our home markets, optimising our ability to deliver through-life military capability to the front line.

BG Group

A leading player in the global energy market, BG Group is a dynamic growing business with operations in some 27 countries over five continents. While our headquarters are in the United Kingdom (UK), over 65% of the talented professionals who make up the BG team are located outside the UK. We have a proud history in all aspects of the energy sector, particularly natural gas, where we have experience across the entire gas chain – from exploration to delivery to the consumer.

BHP Billiton

BHP Billiton is a global leader in the resources industry. Formed from a merger between BHP and Billiton, we bring together an exceptional mix of quality, low-cost resource assets, complemented by a strong management team determined to operate our assets in an efficient manner. We have financial strength through our cashflow and balance sheet, a diversity of products and customers, as well as access to global capital markets and an enviable platform of growth opportunities.

BP

The purpose of the BP business is to provide products that satisfy human needs, fuel progress and economic growth and to maintain and invest in a sustainable environment With a workforce of nearly 100,000 employees, BP operates globally, with business activities and customers in more than 100 countries across six continents. Every day, we serve millions of customers around the world. To put this in perspective, our businesses and brands – among them BP, Castrol, ARCO, Aral, Ultimate, Connect and am/pm – reach nearly as many consumers as Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer.

Cable and Wireless Plc

Cable & Wireless is one of the world’s leading international communications companies. It operates through two standalone business units – International and Europe, Asia & US. The International business unit operates integrated telecommunications companies in 33 countries offering mobile, broadband, domestic and international fixed line services to residential and business customers, with principal operations in the Caribbean, Panama, Macau, Monaco and the Channel Islands. The Europe, Asia & US business unit provides enterprise and carrier solutions to the largest users of telecoms services across the UK, US, continental Europe and Asia - and wholesale broadband services in the UK.

Centrica Plc

Our vision is to become a leading integrated energy company in our chosen markets around the world. Regular visitor. Centrica is a top 30 FTSE100 company with growing energy businesses in the UK, North America and Western Europe.

E.ON UK

E.ON UK is a leading energy company in the UK. We are one of the UK's leading energy suppliers, the second largest electricity generator in the UK and we own the second largest distribution network in the UK. We are part of E.ON; the world's largest investor-owned power and gas company, which has its headquarters in Germany.

Glaxosmithkline

Glaxosmithkline have a challenging and inspiring mission: to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. This mission gives us the purpose to develop innovative medicines and products that help millions of people around the world. In fact, we believe we are the only pharmaceutical company researching both medicines and vaccines for the World Health Organization’s three priority diseases – HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, and are very proud to have developed some of the leading global medicines in these fields.

Imperial Chemical Industries Plc (ICI)

ICI is now part of Akzo Nobel, the world's largest coatings manufacturer, the number one in decorative paints and performance coatings, and a leading supplier of specialty chemicals. We are now beginning the process of integrating Akzo Nobel and ICI. Please bear with us during the integration process as we make changes to this website.

Invensys

Invensys is a global industrial automation, transportation and controls group. Through the application of technology we enable our customers to increase productivity, reduce waste, remove cost from the supply chain, boost profitability and demonstrate measurable improvement in performance. Operating in more than 60 countries worldwide, we meet the needs of the process and batch industries – from oil and gas, power and utilities, chemicals and rail systems communications – as well as the discrete and hybrid manufacturing sectors. We also provide components, systems and services to the heating management, commercial refrigeration and automotive industries, electronic and electro-mechanical systems and components to appliance and related industries.

Mitsubishi

The history of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation dates back to 1870, the year that the Tsukumo Shokai shipping company was founded. Mitsubishi Heavy-Industries, which can trace its origins to Tsukumo Shokai, launched the "Mitsubishi Model-A" project in 1917, one of the pioneers of Japanese mass-production passenger cars. Mitsubishi Motors became an independent company in 1970 when the automobile division was spun off from Mitsubishi Heavy-Industries, producing cars, trucks and buses for over thirty years. In 2003 the company was reborn again as the new Mitsubishi Motors, a manufacturer specialized in passenger cars.

National Grid Company

National Grid is dedicated to being the world’s premier network utility. Our core skills lie primarily in the management of large and complex energy delivery networks. We own, operate and develop the high-voltage electricity transmission network in England and Wales and Great Britain's principal natural gas transportation system. Our portfolio of other businesses is mainly concerned with infrastructure provision and related services where we can exploit our core skills and assets to create value. These businesses operate in areas such as Wireless Network Infrastructure for broadcast and mobile telephones, Metering, Grain LNG Import, Interconnectors and Property.

Rolls-Royce Plc

Rolls-Royce, a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea and in the air, operates in four global markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy. It continues to invest in core technologies, products, people and capabilities with the objective of broadening and strengthening the product portfolio, improving efficiency and enhancing the environmental performance of its products. These investments create high barriers to entry.

Sage UK Ltd

Sage is a leading supplier of business management software and services to 5.4 million customers worldwide. From start-ups to larger organisations, we make it easier for companies to manage their business processes.

Scottish and Southern Energy Plc

Scottish and Southern Energy is more than just Scottish and Southern. We serve customers from more than 150 sites across the country. SSE’s core purpose is to provide the energy people need in a reliable and sustainable way. In line with this, its strategy has been and will continue to be the delivery of sustained real growth in the dividend payable to shareholders through the efficient operation of, and investment in, a balanced range of regulated and nonregulated energy-related businesses. Implementation of the strategy is founded on a series of well-established financial principles.

Scottish Power

ScottishPower is an integrated energy provider, we generate, transmit and distribute energy – right from the power station to the plug. Today, we are the UK's leading supplier of green energy products to domestic and business customers and we aim to increase our renewable energy capacity in the UK to 1,000 MW by 2010.

Severn Trent Plc

Severn Trent Water is the group's largest operation and one of the UK's leading water and sewerage companies. More than eight million people living and working in the heart of Britain, from mid-Wales to Rutland and from the Bristol Channel to the Humber, rely on Severn Trent for supplies of high quality drinking water and waste water services. Nearly two billion litres a day of water are brought to homes and businesses through 46,000 km of pipes, and a further 54,000 km of sewers take the waste water away to be cleaned and safely returned to rivers and streams through more than 1,000 sewage works.

Shell International Ltd

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies. We are active in more than 130 countries and territories and employ 108,000 people worldwide. We believe that oil and gas will be integral to the global energy needs for economic development for many decades to come. Our role is to ensure that we extract and deliver them profitably and in environmentally and socially responsible ways.

Smiths Group Plc

Smiths Group has three divisions - Smiths Detection, Smiths Medical and Smiths Specialty Engineering - that are focused on the threat & contraband detection, medical devices, energy and communications markets worldwide. Our customers range from governments and their agencies, to hospitals, petrochemical companies and manufacturers in various sectors around the world.

The BOC Group

On September 6, 2006, BOC and Linde combined to become The Linde Group. When two forces combine, something special can be created. Linde and BOC are a perfect match and the resulting group has a perfect position in the worldwide gases business. Not just in terms of sales but above all in its range of high quality products. The expanded company operates in some 70 countries, employs 53,000 people and has annual sales of €12.7 billion. The Linde Group is a genuine global player. As part of The Linde Group, BOC Gases, with its 120-year history of customer service continues to operate globally. Our business and reputation are built around our customers. Whatever the industry or interest, we continue to respond to its needs as quickly and effectively as possible. The ever-changing requirements of customers are the driving force behind the development of all our products, technologies and support services.

United Utilities

United Utilities PLC was created from the merger of North West Water and Norweb in November 1995. Its shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange. Its principal activities are managing and operating the regulated electricity distribution, water and wastewater networks in north west England, a region with a population of around 7 million. In August 2000 United Utilities sold its electricity and gas supply business and as a result no longer has any significant exposure to the competitive UK generation and supply market.