Business Management Graduate Programme

Location Denham

Salary £34,000 plus a £1,500 welcome payment

Application Deadline 23 October 2026

Job Summary

Kick-start your business career with our exciting Business Management Graduate Programme, launching in September 2027. Over two dynamic years, you’ll build hands-on experience through core rotations in Commercial and Sourcing, alongside specialist elective placements in areas such as Business Development, Compliance, Finance and more. With the flexibility to shape your journey around your strengths and passions, you’ll develop valuable expertise, tackle meaningful challenges and collaborate with industry experts—gaining the insight, confidence and experience to accelerate your professional growth.

Direct Impact, Global Scale. Life-Saving Mission.

At Martin-Baker, the work we do matters. We design, manufacture and support life-saving equipment used by aircrew around the world. Our products operate in demanding environments, where quality, reliability and attention to detail are critical.

We’re proud of our long history in aerospace and defence, also focused on the future. Joining Martin-Baker means becoming part of a business with a clear purpose, strong engineering capability and a long-term commitment to its people, products and customers.

Whether you work in engineering, operations, commercial, finance, supply chain or support functions, your contribution helps deliver equipment that protects lives. It is challenging work, but it is also meaningful, and with over 7800 lives saved, it gives our people the opportunity to be part of something with real impact.

What We’re Looking For

If you’re a proactive self-starter who enjoys challenging the status quo, improving the way things are done and making a real difference as part of a collaborative team, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. We’re looking for someone who can plan and organise their work effectively, bring fresh ideas, and approach challenges with curiosity, confidence and enthusiasm.

• Keen attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and precision in our Commercial and Sourcing departments.
• Strong numeracy and literacy skills, comfortable working with data and numbers.
• Business acumen and problem-solving prowess, driving mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Confident communicator, adept at building relationships with internal and external stakeholders of all levels.
• Predicted or achieved a 2.1 or higher in any degree discipline within the last two years.
• Degrees in related fields such as Business, Law, Economics, Maths or Finance are advantageous but not essential.
• Share and demonstrate the Martin-Baker values.

Our Values

At Martin-Baker, we value professionalism, understanding, teamwork, humility, accountability and integrity. We look for people who take pride in their work, collaborate openly and act with care because the work we do matters.

What We Offer

• Excellent pension package with strong employer support — Martin-Baker contributes 9% of your salary (non-contributory to the employee), with further employer contributions that grow as you increase your own
• Life Assurance
• Lunchtime finish on a Friday
• Personalised training and development plan
• Healthcare plan
• 25-days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Martin-Baker + (retail discounts platform)
• Occupational Health team
• Workplace Nursery Benefit scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

How to Apply / Your Interview Journey

To apply, please submit your CV. You’re also welcome to include a brief covering letter outlining why you’re interested in the role, along with any relevant experience, skills or expertise you feel you could bring to the programme.

Once your application has been submitted, our recruitment team will review your details and keep you updated on the next steps.

Online Assessments – If you meet the eligibility criteria, we’ll invite you to complete online skills assessments through SHL. Once completed, we’ll review your application in more detail as part of the shortlist process for our Assessment Day.

Assessment Day – Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an Assessment Day at our Denham site on Wednesday 9th December. Please keep this date in mind when applying for the role.

We believe in equal opportunity, committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected. We want you to be able to do your best work.

Martin-Baker is a signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, showing our support and commitment to our Armed Forces and their families, proudly supporting those who serve.

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). For more information and guidance please visit https://martin-baker.com/security-vetting

The role also involves access to information governed by U.S. Export Control Laws (including ITAR); therefore, all applicants must satisfy ITAR eligibility requirements.