Location: South Africa | Type: Hybrid | Duration: 24-Month Program
Transform Your Potential into Impact
Are you a driven STEM graduate ready to shape the future of energy management and automation? Join Schneider Electric’s prestigious Graduate Trainee Program – a transformative 24-month journey designed to accelerate your career in one of the world’s most innovative technology companies.
What Makes This Program Exceptional
Our comprehensive development program combines hands-on experience with structured learning, mentorship, and coaching. You’ll gain exposure across multiple business areas including Product Marketing, Service Business, Industrial Automation, and Digital & Software Business. This isn’t just a job – it’s your launchpad into a meaningful career where technology meets sustainability.
Key Program Benefits:
- Competitive salary and full employee benefits from day one
- Guaranteed transition to permanent role upon successful completion
- Access to both local and international growth opportunities
- Personalized mentorship and leadership development
- Exposure to cutting-edge automation, electrification, and digitization technologies
Who We’re Looking For
Academic Excellence:
- Final-year students (2025) or recent graduates (2024)
- Bachelor’s degree in STEM fields: Electrical & Electronics, Mechatronics, Computer & Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering
- Matric results: 70% average in Mathematics & Physics, 60% in English
- Tertiary average: 65% or higher
Experience & Mindset:
- 0-2 years of work experience
- Strong problem-solving abilities and innovation mindset
- Demonstrated leadership potential
- Passionate about technology and driving positive change
Why Choose Schneider Electric?
As a global leader with €36 billion in revenue and over 150,000 employees across 100+ countries, we’re #1 on the Global 100 World’s Most Sustainable Corporations. Our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – create a culture where exceptional people turn sustainability ambitions into real-world actions.
We’re not just building careers; we’re developing IMPACT Makers who contribute to a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world. At the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization, you’ll work on solutions that matter.
Our Commitment to You
Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world. We provide equitable opportunities to everyone, ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. Our diversity mirrors the communities we serve, and inclusion is core to everything we do.
We uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, guided by our Trust Charter – demonstrating our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality, and cybersecurity in every aspect of our business.
Ready to Make an IMPACT?
This is more than a graduate program – it’s your opportunity to connect your career ambitions with meaningful global impact. Join us in creating innovative solutions that address the world’s most pressing energy challenges.
Apply now and become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric.
Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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