Renishaw - Manufacturing Engineer Placement Year

Renishaw is a market-leading, global provider of manufacturing technologies, analytical instruments and medical devices.

We work closely with our customers to solve complex engineering and science challenges. Our unique blend of pioneering research and product innovation helps our customers to solve complex engineering and science challenges, meaning we touch billions of lives around the world.

Our Early Careers cohort consists of around 195 Graduates, 203 Apprentices and 58 Placements. You are the people who can make a real difference. By bringing your new and innovative ideas you will help keep Renishaw at the forefront of the industry, and that’s why we invest if your continuous development and success from day one.

Our Values

At Renishaw you’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential.

We are proud of our strong working culture and work hard to promote diversity and inclusivity. We encourage our people to act in line with our core values of innovation, inspiration, integrity and involvement.

What type of things will I be working on?

This 12-month industrial placement, starting September 2025, offers you the opportunity to understand and interact with cutting-edge technology within a precision mechanical, electronic, and optical environment. It provides a chance to learn what a career in a modern manufacturing facility really means and offers excellent insight into how a manufacturing organisation interacts with the entire business operation.

You will be assigned relevant, value-adding projects and responsibilities related to your interests and the discipline you have studied. The entire placement will be spent within the Manufacturing Services Division, allowing you to fully integrate into the team and understand its purpose. Throughout your placement, you will be mentored and supported by our technical staff and senior managers.

Your placement will be within either our assembly engineering or component engineering functions, incorporating:

• Process Development
• Process Support
• Project Engineering

You will join a positive growth culture where both personal and technical development are encouraged and supported. You will gain significant exposure to effective soft skills such as decision-making, communication, and problem-solving, in addition to developing technical proficiency in areas such as process design, project planning, and performance analytics.

What’s on offer?

• £20,510 salary.
• Potential of future offers and opportunities on our graduate schemes.
• Flexible & hybrid working available (team dependent).
• Fantastic training including core skills training plus access to a learning and development courses platform.
• Bonus scheme & 9% pension contribution. 
• Lots of perks including full medical insurance, access to onsite fitness centres & onsite subsidised restaurants.

Where will I be working?

This role is based out of one of our main sites in Miskin manufacturing facility in South Wales  As Renishaw sites are located in semi-rural areas, applicants must ensure they have reliable means of transport to reach the site, as public transportation options will be limited. Alternatively, applicants should be willing to relocate to the local area.

Placements are also available in our site in Woodchester, Gloucestershire. 

What do I need?

We’re looking for passionate engineers expecting a 2:1 or above (or equivalent) in a relevant Engineering or STEM discipline.

Training and development is excellent so candidates with no experience but a keen interest in engineering will be strongly considered. If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another graduate opportunity at Renishaw.

What’s the application process?

1. Quick Apply: Simply submit your CV—no cover letter needed! However, we'd love it if you could personalise your CV with a short profile that reflects your interest in Renishaw and this graduate opportunity. 
2. Online Testing *: Complete a task-based online assessment to assess your aligning with Renishaw’s core values
3. Telephone Call with the GRB Renishaw team– this not an interview, just a chance for us to have a conversation around what made you apply and what makes you a great fit!
4. Online Assessment Centre: meet the team and get a great feel for why Renishaw is for you! This will take place in February. 

Equal Opportunities

Renishaw are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the team on [email protected]

* Testing is just one part of our process; the final decision is made by line managers and the recruitment team based on your overall performance. We use testing to help structure interviews and guide the assessment centre process, supporting us in making well-rounded recruitment decisions.