2026 Rheinmetall Resonant South Africa: Engineering Internship Programme

Ref No: ZA00784
Schedule type: Full Time
Contract Type: Internship
What we are looking for?
The RHR Engineering Graduate Programme is designed to develop and nurture young engineering talent by offering structured training, mentorship, and hands-on experience in a highly technical engineering design environment.
Eligible fields of engineering study:
Opportunities are offered to final-year university students in the following Bachelor of Engineering fields of study.
- Chemical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronic Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electronic Engineering
What qualifications you should have
- South African Citizen and ID.
- Applicants must be in their final year of studies with an average of 75%.
- A detailed academic transcript from the University must be provided.
- Applicants who have completed their BEng degrees will also be considered.
Rheinmetall was founded in 1889 as “Rheinische Metallwaaren- und Maschinenfabrik Actiengesellschaft”. Today, the listed company Rheinmetall AG, headquartered in Düsseldorf, stands for a company that is as strong in substance as it is successful internationally, and that is active in various markets with an innovative range of products and services. Rheinmetall is a leading international systems supplier in the defence industry. The focus on sustainability is an integral part of Rheinmetall’s strategy. The company aims to achieve CO2 neutrality by 2035.
Through our work in various fields, we at Rheinmetall take on responsibility in a dramatically changing world. With our technologies, products and systems, we create the indispensable basis for peace, freedom and sustainable development: security.
On 20 March 2023, Rheinmetall AG entered the DAX, Germany’s benchmark index of forty blue chip companies. The German Stock Exchange announced this move on 3 March 2023. As a result of the share price performance in recent months, as of the end of February 2023 we have reached the 33rd position in the ranking list of listed companies with the highest market capitalization in Germany, which entitles us to be promoted in accordance with the rules of Deutsche Börse.
A company with a proud heritage, Rheinmetall has long been a publicly traded enterprise. Following its foundation in 1889, Rheinmetall, then known as Rheinische Metallwaaren- und Maschinenfabrik Actiengesellschaft was first listed on the stock exchange in 1894. In 1996, Rheinmetall was a founding member of the Germany’s MDAX (Mid-Cap-DAX), where it has been listed without interruption ever since.
Rheinmetall AG is the parent company of the Rheinmetall Group and has its registered office in Düsseldorf, Germany, at the group’s headquarters. As the management holding company, it defines long-term strategic orientation and corporate policy of the Rheinmetall Group. It also performs control and governance functions and provides services to the group companies. Its most important tasks include specifying targets and guidelines, optimizing the investment portfolio, central financing, risk management and filling management positions in the group. Support and service functions, such as finances, HR, corporate communications, law, taxation, information technology, internal auditing, compliance, corporate sustainability and mergers & acquisitions, are performed at group level. Rheinmetall AG ensures that there is a group-wide, standardized planning, control and management process in place, and within the context of the compliance management system it monitors the group-wide implementation of laws, guidelines and regulations in accordance with a set of uniform criteria.
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