Which Frazer-Nash role is right for me?
As a consultancy, Frazer-Nash work within a wide range of sectors, so it’s important to find the right role for you. With this in mind, we caught up with a range of employees to find out more about the graduate roles in the sectors they work in.
These are just a few examples of the type of early careers opportunities on offer at Frazer-Nash. They’ve got over 100 vacancies - take a look at the full list of graduate roles on their page.
Below, they break down what it’s like to work in a technical role within a consultancy. If one of Frazer-Nash’s graduates has inspired you, click on their title to read the full role details.
Future Systems Assurance Graduate - Jack Geldard
Please tell us a little bit about your background and your role:
My role is a Digital Systems Assurance Engineer. With a background in aerospace engineering, I primarily focus on aerospace systems but also work in other sectors looking at cyber security, artificial intelligence and safety critical systems.
Why did you want to apply for your role?
I applied for this role in a consultancy due to the varied nature of the work. Being able to learn from one industry and apply it to problem solving in another situation with another client can be very exciting. We help our clients solve their most challenging problems, so there is always something interesting to get involved with.
What’s been your favourite project/ highlight of the job so far?
One of my current projects is providing systems engineering support to an electric vertical take off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. This is a particularly interesting project as I’m passionate about decarbonising the aviation sector and moving it to more sustainable transport means. By providing systems engineering support to this client, I am actively helping to move towards a more sustainable and cleaner world.
Techno Economics Graduate – Lewis Richardson
Tell us a little bit about your background and your role
I came to Frazer-Nash Consultancy having just finished my degree in economics. During my degree, I worked for Boeing in procurement and market research. My current role puts me within the techno-economic assessment team in FNC. Amongst all the projects I have worked on, the focus has mainly been around project setup and project management. This has led me into the business-case side of projects. With training and qualifications, I am now moving into helping clients produce and inform business cases.
Why did you want to apply for your role?
The role looked to be multi-disciplinary and allowed for career options and multiple learning opportunities, all whilst making use of my previous experience and degree. The company also seemed to work across a wide variety of industries and sectors in areas that I was interested in.
What’s been your favourite project/ highlight of the job so far?
My favourite project is my current role within the space sector. The team are great and extremely knowledgeable, meaning I have learnt a lot about space technologies and the running of large multinational and multi-company projects.
Is there anything else you’d like to add?
Applicants shouldn’t be put off by the ambiguous wording of a consultancy job advert. Compared to some firms, the advert wording can be less detailed, as roles vary per client. This is a huge positive as you are not pigeonholed from the get-go. You have huge scope and potential to grow and expand throughout the work here.
Techno- Economics Graduate - Simon Guyott 
Tell us a little bit about your background and your role
I studied MORSE (Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics, and Economics) at Warwick University before joining Frazer-Nash. My current role in the Techno-Economic Assessment (TEA) group, is to deliver whole-life cost models to support investment decisions and business cases. This entails utilising statistical techniques, such as Monte Carlo simulation, to understand the uncertainty in cost profiles for economic, environmental, financial and commercial cases. My role is cross-sector, so I support other teams across Frazer-Nash with a suite of tools I have developed to assess investment options and identify the best choice.
Why did you want to apply for your role?
I was aware that TEA was a growing service, which meant I would receive exposure to multiple skills across different industries. Knowing that I wanted to do something statistical in economics but not much more, I knew that this exposure would help me develop what my career aspirations were. I was also aware of the working atmosphere at Frazer-Nash and heard good things about the people, environment and working week balance.
What’s been your favourite project/ highlight of the job so far?
My current one. I have enjoyed building a portfolio of skills over my years within Frazer-Nash and my current project allows me to use them all, as well as developing best-practice guidance for industry. Nevertheless, I have enjoyed all my projects so far!
Anything else you’d like to add?
Applicants from all degree backgrounds would be a good fit for the team. I use skills from Mathematics, Operational Research (Business Management), Statistics, and Economics every day. The balance between these skills is varied between each team member, so don’t be put off if you’re only interested in one or two of the areas.
Maritime Safety Assurance/ Naval Graduate/ Naval Architect Graduate Engineer - Alex Court
Tell us a little bit about your background and your role
I am a Senior Engineer in the Systems Integration & Assurance Team and have been a part of the company for 3 years. I joined shortly after graduating from Loughborough University in 2019, with a First in MEng (Hons) Aeronautical Engineering.
Why did you want to apply for your role?
I applied to the entry level Engineer role because the job description closely aligned to some of the modules which most enjoyed at uni. These included modules on Hazard Identification, Risk Analysis, Risk Assessment, Availability, Reliability and Maintainability (ARAM), and Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA). The job includes much of this and a lot more. Additionally, it was fairly local to me, only being a 25-minute drive away. However, with remote working I now also have the ability to work from home.
What’s been your favourite project/ highlight of the job so far?
I have worked on quite a few projects spanning the air, rail and maritime domain. Projects within the maritime domain are some of my favourites because I enjoy learning more about marine engineering and submarines on the job. I find it difficult to pick a favourite. However, there have been some really interesting ones in the last 3 years, which is why I continually ask around for opportunities in that area. I got to visit HMNB Devonport in the last 12 months which was insightful coming from a civilian background.
Is there anything else you’d like to add?
I enjoy the nature of consultancy since no quarter is the same. There are various projects of varying lengths to be involved in, plus there is a network of people that I support ad-hoc with. While I joined with the intention of being focused on the air domain, the compatibility of my safety skills within other areas has allowed me to try out different projects and gain unique insights
Electrical Graduate Engineer/ The Embedded Control Graduate - Cameron Dempster
Tell us a little bit about your background and your role
My background prior to joining Frazer-Nash was completing my Meng in Electrical & Electronic Engineering at Heriot Watt University. During my time here, I had various focuses. This included using embedded systems and software on a group project for Edinburgh Zoo’s Penguin Breeding program, as well as my final year project centred around power system modelling and energy trend analysis. Once I completed my studies, I began working for Frazer-Nash as an engineer within the Modelling and Engineering Software team in the Glasgow Office. In my role, I work on a broad spectrum of different projects including electrical & power systems modelling, software development and system design. On top of the technical aspect to my role, I have also had the opportunity to work within other areas of consultancy including writing bids for work and project management.
Why did you want to apply for your role?
I applied for the role because throughout the course of my degree, I developed an interest within power systems and more specifically, renewable energy. The job role specifically mentioned this being a key area of work. The role also discussed the opportunity not only to work within technical areas, but also build other skills that were excellent for furthering my career goals. For example, chartership and learning about other areas of engineering.
What’s been your favourite project/ highlight of the job so far?
One of the highlights to my role to date has been the development of a decarbonisation forecasting tool, for which I carried out a large portion of the software development. The work I carried out on this, gave me the opportunity to learn a new set of software skills and develop solutions to interesting problems. Decarbonisation has always been an area I have been interested to work within, so the opportunity was very exciting to me. The ensuing presentations and tutorials I gave on the tool also gave me the opportunity to discuss its various applications. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing where my work would be applied in the real world.
Electrical Graduate Engineer/ The Embedded Control Graduate - Jake Corkhill
Tell us a little bit about your background and your role
I’m a recent Electrical and Mechanical Engineer graduate from the University of Edinburgh, joining the Electronic Control and Instrumentation group within the Bristol office.
Dealing with a variety of clients and projects, my role is currently focused around the UK nuclear energy sector, stretching across both technical and managerial aspects. This involves working on client sites, managing relations with their respective contractors, and providing technical authoring and reviewing of electrical related documentation. It also includes the occasional visit to the Hinkley Point C construction site.
Due to the nature of working within a consultancy, the projects that I collaborate on can change drastically within the space of a few months, with roughly three different work streams being assigned to myself at any one time.
Why did you want to apply for your role?
I originally joined Frazer-Nash back in 2019 through the UKESF. This is an electronics scholarship foundation, aiming to integrate studying engineers within industrial settings, as a means of developing the Electronics sector as a whole.
Not quite knowing what specific aspect of the industry I wanted to work in, especially considering my broader degree background, Frazer-Nash presented a range of opportunities when it came to the type of work that they could offer me. They were open from the beginning about their willingness to let me dictate the projects that I was interested in. That, coupled with the smaller nature of the company, meant that I would receive a more individualised and tailored engineering role - something which might be missed when joining a much larger and standardised graduate position elsewhere.
What’s been your favourite project/ highlight of the job so far?
During my industrial placement in 2021, I was given the opportunity to work on a defence related project as a solo engineer, performing the verification and validation of nuclear safety related equipment. As that project progressed with time, it also grew in scale and responsibility. With my position transitioning to a technical leadership orientated role, managing the workstreams of three additional engineers.
What made this project stand out above the rest, is that I was entrusted with the responsibility of working alone with one of our core clients, even though I had not finished my degree by that stage. Those months proved to be vitally important in developing my soft skills, shaping me into a better consulting engineer.
Anything else you’d like to add?
Much of the work we do as a company is tightly integrated within the defence sector. It also involves presenting young graduate engineers with the opportunity to work on interesting and classified projects, currently being developed within the MoD. I currently provide support to a small-scale project within this, acting as the project manager.
Frazer-Nash is very good at providing its new joiners with a multitude of different experiences and is of the mantra that learning is best enabled through the work itself. Although this might mean working outside of your comfort zone, the support that you receive from those around you always ensures that you aren’t left struggling alone. This way of doing things has developed my skills as an engineer quickly and has allowed me to boost my own confidence within the field.