Graduate Systems Engineer

Graduate Systems Engineer

Are you a forward thinking and aspiring undergraduate in your final year of university? Are you excited to take the next step in your career?

Join our graduate programme at Yunex Traffic and see for yourself how this programme could help shape your professional career.

As our cities get bigger and more complex, Yunex Traffic makes mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable with forward-looking infrastructure and transport solutions. Yunex Traffic designs, markets, manufactures, installs, and maintains a wide portfolio of international traffic management products and is the UK market leader in the traffic signal business. This includes intersection and pedestrian traffic controllers, intelligent urban traffic control systems, variable message signs, public transport, and car park guidance systems to enhance road safety and improve traffic flow in congested urban and inter-urban areas.

This is your chance to learn about how our work impacts everyday life across the world – you could be there at the centre of it, helping us shape the future.

Yunex Traffic recognise that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements and workplace adjustments with all our applicants to encourage agile working and innovation.

The challenge

Part of being a #TrafficTransformer graduate at Yunex Traffic means you’ll take part in our fantastic graduate development programme, gaining practical experience working on real projects in a leading, global intelligent traffic systems company. You’ll bring fresh perspective to what we do, helping us to achieve our goals. We will provide an in-depth training plan to help you develop the specific skills and knowledge required for your role. By the end of your programme, you will be set up with the best knowledge and hands-on experience to equip you for your professional career in Yunex Traffic.

Here is a taste of what you can expect from this role:

To develop foundational technical and professional skills in systems engineering, with a focus on infrastructure, networking, and cloud technologies. This role is designed to prepare graduates for progression into customer-facing delivery roles.

The location of this apprenticeship role will be: Poole, Dorset.

The candidate 

We are looking for forward-thinking, inquisitive candidates who demonstrate the following characteristics:

Professional & Delivery Skills

• Ability to follow structured project delivery processes
• Willingness to learn customer engagement and stakeholder communication
• Interest in developing commercial awareness and understanding business impact
• Strong documentation and reporting skills
• Basic understanding on engineering development processes, from requirements to acceptance testing.

Collaboration & Communication

• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Willingness to learn from peers and mentors
• Confidence to ask questions and seek feedback

Behaviours & Attitudes

• Proactive and curious mindset
• Ownership of tasks and a drive to see things through
• Resilience in the face of technical challenges
• Commitment to continuous learning and development

Whilst not essential, it would be a bonus if you already have experience with:

• Basic understanding of IP networking and communications
• Exposure to Linux and/ or Windows operating systems
• Awareness of cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Familiarity with system integration concepts

Minimum Educational Requirements

• Degree in Engineering (Systems/ Software), STEM or relevant subject
• Internship, placement, or project experience in a technical environment is desirable, but not essential

The benefits of the Yunex Traffic Graduate programme

• A comprehensive 2-year graduate programme that allows you to be part of a global leading business in intelligent traffic systems. This will then lead to a permanent role within the business.
• Opportunity to be a delegate of our Green Light Programme - designed to accelerate growth and prepare participants for future leadership and specialist roles.
• Competitive salary, career development, and 26 days holiday.
• Join a community of highly skilled professionals, who will help you on your learning journey.
• Mentorship and support to help you develop professionally.
• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our business, staying at the forefront of innovation and excellence
• Join our flexible benefits scheme with access to private medical care, discounted cinema tickets and gym membership and so much more!

What else do I need to know?

If we all thought the same, we would never think of anything new. That’s why we recruit great minds from all walks of life. We embrace diversity and create what’s right for the world by employing the people who live in it.

Should you require any adjustments or assistance during the recruitment process, please feel free to email us on ukcareers@yunextraffic.com and we will do our best to accommodate.

Recruitment Process

Applications for our Graduate roles will close on 2nd February 2026.

For this role, we will be holding in-person interviews in Poole, some roles may also require attendance to a virtual interview, or in person assessment centre. Assessment centres typically include a combination of tasks and activities such as group problem-solving tasks, individual interviews, presentations, and role simulation exercises. Interviews are typically competency based and a chance for us to find out what your motivations are for your next career.

Our Graduates will join the business on Monday 7th September 2026, so you must be available from this date.

Right to Work

Please note, if you are applying for a graduate role at Yunex Traffic, you must have the Right to Work in the UK for the duration of graduate programme (2 years). Unfortunately, we are currently unable to sponsor anyone joining us on our Graduate Development Programme who doesn’t have valid right to work in the UK.

Additional Information to help with your application

If you would like to hear more about Yunex Traffic and what we do, check out our Virtual Work Experience with Springpod here! This is an on-demand programme that you can complete at any time. If you complete this, be sure to let us know on your application, or via email at ukcareers@yunextraffic.com.

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We look forward to hearing from you!