GE Aerospace: does its 12 month placements sponsor a UK visa?

No12 Month Placements (UK)

No. GE Aerospace does not sponsor its 12 month placements for international students who need a visa. GE Aerospace offers 12 month placements at its UK sites in aerospace and mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, data science, digital technology, finance, manufacturing engineering, quality, research and development, software engineering, supply chain and systems engineering. Placements are pitched as a pipeline into its graduate programmes, and start dates are typically mid June to July, varying by site. Earlier advertised placements in Cheltenham and Eastleigh (software engineering, digital technology, data science) have been taken down. The UK student FAQ states that sponsorship is not available for early careers opportunities. Pay is confirmed as paid full time but not published.

Sponsors grads?: No
Pay vs threshold: Not published
Opportunity: placement
2027 cycle: Applications open each autumn for summer starts and close at the end of October (no specific date or year published)
Confidence: high

“Further, sponsorship is not available for our Early Careers opportunities. Our placement roles are pipeline for our graduate roles, which require permanent right to work to be eligible.”

GE Aerospace, from its own careers pages

The catch: Placements usually do not need a work visa for students on a sandwich course, but GE explicitly ties placements to its graduate roles, which require permanent right to work, so a placement here is unlikely to convert into a graduate job for a visa holder.

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What GE Aerospace publishes about this programme

Checked against GE Aerospace's own careers pages on 2026-10-01. Anything not published is worth asking the early careers team before you apply.

Visa sponsorship policy: published
Application dates: published
Pay: not published
Locations: not published
Degree requirement: not published
Recruitment stages: not published

More early careers programmes at GE Aerospace

UK graduate development programmes (Edison Engineering Development Programme, Operations Management Leadership Programme, Digital Technology Leadership Programme, Manufacturing Engineering Development Programme, Financial Management Programme)graduate scheme, no

Sources

Verdict last checked 2026-10-01.

Common questions

Does GE Aerospace sponsor visas for its 12 month placements?

Does the pay clear the UK Skilled Worker salary threshold?

The pay for this scheme is not published clearly enough to judge against the threshold.

What is the catch international students miss with GE Aerospace?

Placements usually do not need a work visa for students on a sandwich course, but GE explicitly ties placements to its graduate roles, which require permanent right to work, so a placement here is unlikely to convert into a graduate job for a visa holder.

When do applications open for the GE Aerospace 12 month placements?

Applications open each autumn for summer starts and close at the end of October (no specific date or year published). Checked on 2026-10-01 against GE Aerospace's own site.

How should I confirm GE Aerospace's sponsorship before applying?

Read the specific vacancy on GE Aerospace's careers site, ask its early-careers team directly, and check the employer on the gov.uk Register of Licensed Sponsors. Policies and thresholds change, so treat this page as a starting point and confirm for the exact role and cycle.

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