Technical Graduate Programme 2027
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 20, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 19, 2026.
Are you ready to make your mark in empowering the green transformation and creating a sustainable society? Are you a newly or soon-to-be graduated student from a university with a Master's degree within electrical engineering, process engineering, physics, electric power engineering or similar?
NKT connects the electrical grids of countries and enables the transmission of renewable power from remote locations to urban areas. Cables are the unseen heroes of this electrified age and the global transition to renewable energy. We take great pride in being part of the green transition and building a sustainable future for generations to come.
We are now scouting for newly graduated talents to join our NKT Graduate Programme and our journey to connect a greener world. For our site in Karlskrona, we are looking for four graduates to join the programme in September 2027. Are you in?
Join us in connecting a greener world!
Life at NKT
NKT is committed to fostering a diverse organisation and a culture where people from different backgrounds can thrive and are inspired to perform at their best. We believe that a diverse organisation enables sustainable performance, and that an inclusive and welcoming culture makes a better place to work. Being part of NKT opens a world of future career opportunities as well as learning possibilities.
You will join and rotate amongst highly skilled teams, based in Karlskrona, Sweden. Here, you will become part of an international environment and have the opportunity to build your knowledge and experience within the power cable industry while contributing to our journey towards a greener world.
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Eager to kick-start your career in a global company with endless opportunities?
The NKT Graduate Programme begins in September 2027 and runs for 18 months. You will be offered a permanent contract from day one. Upon successful completion of the programme, your future department will be shaped by both business needs and your ambitions.
The programme includes job-rotation blocks, whereof one is international. The objective of the rotations is for you to achieve a solid end-to-end understanding of NKT, our culture and for you to develop a broad network across the organisation. During the various rotations you will get the responsibility for well-defined tasks and solve problems that are typical for NKT.
The rotation abroad will accelerate your personal growth in an international environment. Together with your manager you will decide which international rotation best serves to complete your graduate year and give you the best prerequisites for a continued career at NKT.
You will also take part in a high-profile project together with other graduates, sponsored by one of our senior business leaders.
You will also meet with the other programme participants for common training modules four times during your participation.
The overall setup of the NKT Graduate Programme will give you a unique possibility to get to know the industry and company from the ground up, work in an international environment, across functions and establish a strong company network. The various parts include both theoretical as well as practical aspects to give you a solid foundation to stand on as you advance your career with us.
Ambitious, collaborative and highly motivated talents
You have a high technical interest as well as great eagerness to acquire new knowledge and skills. Our teams are built on collaboration and strong team spirit, so one success factor for you as a graduate is a strong team mindset with an open mind for sharing solutions, competences and experiences. In addition to this, you are an analytical problem solver, you take great responsibility for your work and possess excellent communication skills.
Besides the above, you have excellent verbal and written English and Swedish skills. You have permanent authorization to work in Sweden.
The recruitment process
Please apply by November 22nd. Personality and adaptive tests may occur in our recruitment process. Final candidates will be invited to an Assessment Day.
If you have any questions regarding our NKT Graduate Programme or your application, you are very welcome to reach out to Senior Global Talent Attraction Specialist, Kevin Strack, at [email protected]. Please note that due to GDPR regulations, we cannot accept any applications via e-mail.
Be a Connector of the green tomorrow!
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About NKT
At the factory in Karlskrona, NKT is designing, developing and manufacturing the high-voltage power cable solutions enabling the transition to renewable energy. Here, you will join a diverse organization at an internationally recognized engineering centre operating one of the most advanced high-voltage test halls, a state-of-the-art cable manufacturing and the NKT Victoria - the most sustainable cable-laying vessel in the offshore industry.
At NKT, we are all Connectors. We connect to develop leading power cable technologies that enable the world’s transition to renewable energy - and we stay connected to grow as people and professionals. As a company, NKT connects a greener world with high-quality power cable technology and plays a key role as the world moves towards clean energy. NKT designs, manufactures and installs low-, medium- and high-voltage power cable solutions enabling reliable energy transmission. Since 1891, NKT has innovated the power cable technology, building the infrastructure from the first light bulbs to the megawatts created by renewable energy today.
NKT is headquartered in Denmark, operates from more than 30 countries worldwide, and employs 6,500 people globally. NKT is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and realised a revenue of EUR 3.6 billion in 2025. NKT - We connect a greener world. www.nkt.com