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A structured and bespoke global career development plan aimed at building and enhancing sovereign Test & Evaluation skills in Australia.

To support our global defence and security customers with their increasingly complex Test & Evaluation (T&E) projects, our T&E Sovereign Skills program trains, mentors and coaches individuals, with the aim of them working in partnership with our customers and playing an integral role in creating sovereign T&E capability in Australia. The Program leverages QinetiQ’s unrivalled T&E experience and expertise for the benefit of our customers globally, and reinforces and complements QinetiQ’s strategy to remain a world leader in T&E.  

Please download our FAQs to answer questions you may have on the program. For any question that you don't find the answer to, please email TandE@qinetiq.com.

To find out more about the Program, what we do in Test and Evaluation, and to apply, please scroll down.

Download our T&E Fundamentals insights piece

Download our program 2-Pager

Download our program At-A-Glance

New: Rich Picture - Integrating Test and Evaluation from Concept to Operation 
Watch our animated Rich Picture which is a visual explaining the journey we are on to delivering an integrated approach to Test & Evaluation from Concept to Operation, to support customers in their adoption of advanced defence capability.
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Test and Evaluation Rich Picture
Maintaining Operational Advantage in the Underwater Battlespace

A two-minute overview of some of the brilliant facilities and capabilities at Haslar Marine Technology Park, just one of several key UK sites where we carry out crucial trials, Test and Evaluation for submarines, as well as ships.

More information about the program

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Candidates and roles
We are looking for people to join the program and be a fundamental part of building and expanding this capability in Australia. Individuals should have a desire to grow, an aptitude to learn and a passion for personal development.
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What does the Program look like?
As part of the T&E Sovereign Skills program, individuals take part in a combination of online development, as well as mentoring and coaching with our specialist teams in live test and evaluation environments.
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Why have we created this Program?
People around the world depend on QinetiQ for their safety and security. Partnering with our customers, we create, test and enable the effective use of new ways to save lives, reduce risks to society and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend.
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Why join QinetiQ?
There has never been a more exciting time to be part of the QinetiQ team. As a company of over 6,000 dedicated professionals in 51 locations around the world, we are a global centre of excellence in research and development.
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Apply for Program here (New application process to open soon)
If you are interested in joining our international development program to grow your career in Test & Evaluation for Defence, read the information on these pages and click here to apply. Please note, recruitment is currently closed until later in the year.