Aerospace Systems Engineering Intern: Design, Verify & Certify

Jobtailor; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor invites Early Careers candidates to join a UK placement focused on Systems Engineering for safety-critical aerospace products. You will gain experience across requirements capture, system design, and verification while supporting IT systems and cross-functional teams.

Ideal applicants are penultimate-year students in Engineering with BPSS clearance and right to work in the UK. This placement emphasizes lean methods, collaboration, and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• BPSS clearance required and must be maintained

Responsibilities

• Gain experience across systems engineering phases: requirements, design, and verification.
• Support IT systems for network connectivity, support services, or internal processes.
• Define requirements for propeller control systems within safety engineering frameworks.
• Propose cost-effective control solutions and analyse performance with simulations.
• Create requirements for control units for subcontract design and manufacture.
• Define and support verification testing of propeller control systems.
• Navigate the end-to-end lifecycle for safety-critical aerospace products.
• Capture and manage customer requirements with full traceability.
• Define and execute V&V through lab tests and integration analyses.
• Contribute to certification and safety evidence for aviation authorities.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, safety, and certification teams.
• Participate in technical reviews and apply lean engineering principles.
• Deliver projects with coaching and mentoring from People Leader and team.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Requirements Capture

Verification Testing

Control Systems

Safety Engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering

Integrated Master’s in Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Jobtailor invites Early Careers candidates to join a UK placement focused on Systems Engineering for safety-critical aerospace products. You will gain experience across requirements capture, system design, and verification while supporting IT systems and cross-functional teams.

Ideal applicants are penultimate-year students in Engineering with BPSS clearance and right to work in the UK. This placement emphasizes lean methods, collaboration, and timely delivery.