Power your career. Automate your future.

Sentra Group is now taking applications for our 2027 Graduate Program: a 12-month combined pathway that builds real skills in both electrical engineering and automation & control, across three specialist businesses: GPS Electrical Services, Spectrum Automation and Machine Safety Australia.

If you’re an Electrical Engineering Graduate who wants to work on live industrial projects, learn from experienced engineers, and finish your first year with hands-on skills in two disciplines rather than one, this program is for you.

About the Program

Over 12 months you’ll complete two 5-month rotations and a 1-month secondment, seeing how electrical, instrumentation, controls and automation come together across the full project lifecycle. While you’ll gain hands-on experience across all three businesses, the intention of this position is for you to be placed within our electrical engineering team at GPS Electrical Services once you complete the program.

- Rotation 1 – Automation & Control (Spectrum Automation), Months 1–5: control system architecture, PLC hardware and programming, SCADA/HMI, industrial networking, a practice project and FAT/SAT exposure
- Rotation 2 – Electrical Engineering (GPS Electrical Services), Months 6–10: the electrical design lifecycle from concept to final drawings, including calculations, standards and compliance, switchboard and control panel design, and design drafting
- Secondment – Machine Safety Australia & Workshop, Month 11: machinery risk assessments, AS 4024 principles and safety function design, plus panel build, wiring QA and workshop testing
- Month 12 – Final presentation: present your year to the whole team and executive leadership and transition into your placement with the electrical engineering team.

Rotation order may be swapped to suit your degree background and business need.

What You’ll Learn

Structured technical training and on-the-job learning across:

- Electrical system design: SLDs, LV networks, cable sizing,



fault studies, protection coordination, arc-flash, power factor correction and harmonics
- Switchboard and MCC engineering, including AS/NZS 61439 design verification
- Control circuit design and drafting: schematics, GAs, cable schedules and termination drawings
- PLC programming (Ladder, Function Block, Structured Text) on Siemens and Allen-Bradley platforms
- SCADA/HMI development, alarms, trending and industrial networks (Ethernet/IP, Modbus, Profibus)
- VSD configuration and PLC integration
- FAT, SAT, I/O checks, loop testing and commissioning
- Machinery safety lifecycle in line with AS 4024
- Technical documentation: functional specifications, test plans and commissioning reports

What You’ll Get

- Real work from day one on live projects, FAT/SAT and commissioning
- A senior engineer as your mentor for the full program, with fortnightly catch-ups
- Fortnightly technical training and lunch and learns
- Mid-year and end-of-year presentations to the whole team and executive leadership
- Work that builds evidence towards Chartered status with Engineers Australia
- A transparent pathway into a permanent Junior Electrical Engineer role with GPS Electrical Services, subject to performance, with your placement confirmed before you graduate

Who We’re Looking For

- Recent graduates or final-year students in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
- A strong interest in both electrical engineering and industrial automation
- A basic understanding of electrical distribution and protection, and of PLCs and control systems
- A logical, hands-on problem solver who works well in a team and is keen to present their work
- Bonus points for an internship or industry placement, exposure to PLC/SCADA platforms or tools like PowerCAD or ETAP, or knowledge of AS/NZS 3000, 3008 or 61439
- Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident, or a valid work visa

Apply now with your CV and a short cover note telling us why the combination of electrical and automation engineering interests you or email [email protected] for a confidential discussion.

📌 Graduate Program 2027 - Electrical Engineering (Melbourne)
🏢 GPS Electrical services
📍 Melbourne