Graduate Sales Engineer -September 2025 start

Every day, we get opportunities to make a positive impact – on our colleagues, partners, customers and society. Together, we’re pioneering the solutions of the future and unlocking the full potential of precious resources. Trusted to act on initiative, we challenge conventional thinking to develop world-leading technologies that inspire progress in vital areas, including energy, food, water and shipping.

As we push forward, the innovative, open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So, as we shape a more resourceful, less wasteful world, we build our careers too.

Who you are

You are a recent graduate with an engineering degree. You care about working for an organisation that is leading the way in sustainability. You are driven and see solutions rather than problems, effectively prioritising and executing tasks. A focus on continuous improvement is in your DNA.

About the job

Alfa Laval is a leading global provider of first-rate products in the areas of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling. With these as its base, Alfa Laval aims to help enhance the productivity and competitiveness of its customers in various industries throughout the world. We define their challenges and deliver sustainable products and solutions that meet their requirements – mainly in energy, the environment, food and the marine industry.

We are seeking recent University Graduates to join our Graduate Programme here in the UK&I. This role will be mainly office based from our Head Office, currently in Camberley, Surrey. The successful candidates will join us in September 2025 and embark on a varied and exciting 18-month, structured programme designed to help you evolve and develop skills to become an experienced professional in your chosen field. You will be empowered to drive your career and will be exposed to a variety of experiences to assist you in gaining the skills you require to succeed, the programme provides a deep immersion into the markets, product solutions, and tools needed for success at Alfa Laval. The successful candidates will have the opportunity to work alongside our Marine, Energy and Food and Water divisions in all areas of the business, sales and service , during which they will be building internal and external relationships, which will assist in achieving success in the role they are appointed to at the end of the programme.

What you know and requirements

• You have a minimum of a 2:1 degree in engineering
• Ideally you will have knowledge of industrial equipment and/or systems: heat transfer, rotating equipment, fluid separations/filtration/handling, process monitoring and optimisation  
• Some travel, potentially international, we would therefore require the successful candidate to have a full valid driving licence and passport
• You have the right to work in the UK
• You have a genuine passion for engineering and sustainability

Why work for us

The Alfa Laval culture is open, informal and supportive. We believe in diversity and equal career opportunities and encourage people to take charge of their personal development.

Alfa Laval UK&I currently provides a wide range of benefits, schemes, and initiatives to our employees including:

• Holiday entitlement of 25 days + Bank holidays
• Simply Health – Health cash plan available to enter worth over £2500 annually
• Life Assurance – 4X annual salary when you remain in the pension
• Training and Career Development potential
• Cycle to work scheme
• Tech scheme benefit

We care about diversity, inclusion and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioural traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games.

This role will remain open until a suitable candidate has been selected.

As part of the recruitment process you will need to show your right to work in the UK.