Digital Transformation and Systems Intern, Summer 2026 9-12 weeks Internship, between June and[...]

Huxley Bertram Engineering Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 14,490 - 20,638; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Flexible Working

Pro-rata 25 days annual leave

Job summary

Huxley Bertram Engineering Ltd. is seeking a Digital Transformation and Systems Intern for Summer 2026 at their Waterbeach location near Cambridge. This role offers an excellent opportunity to support the company's evolving digital strategy through mapping workflows, improving systems, and enhancing tool adoption.

Ideal candidates are smart, IT-savvy undergraduates looking to gain meaningful work experience in a supportive environment. The role offers £12.75 per hour with flexible 40-hour work weeks and pro-rata 25 days annual leave.

Qualifications

• 2nd or 3rd year undergraduate seeking a summer placement.
• Ability to document processes clearly and provide practical recommendations.
• Familiarity with digital tools and how teams collaborate.

Responsibilities

• Map and document current workflows and systems.
• Support digital governance and tool adoption.
• Accelerate ClickUp usage and improve usability.
• Identify opportunities for automation and improved reporting.
• Run small digital pilots and document outcomes.
• Contribute to digital theme workstreams.

Skills

IT-savvy

Clear communication

Curiosity about digital tools

Education

Undergraduate in engineering, business, operations, IT, or related field

Tools

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

ClickUp

Power BI

Power Automate

Job description

Digital Transformation and Systems Intern, Summer 2026 9-12 weeks Internship, between June and Sept, £12.75 per hour, based at Waterbeach, nr Cambridge (DSI021)

Enable engineering transformation at Huxley Bertram

Huxley Bertram Engineering Limited designs and builds bespoke machinery and automated equipment for clients operating in high technology and regulated sectors, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, energy, research, and nuclear.

We are seeking a capable, solutions‑oriented Digital Transformation and Systems Intern to support the early‑stage delivery of Huxley Bertram's evolving digital strategy. The role will involve mapping current ways of working, improving digital organisation and governance, supporting tool adoption, and helping to identify practical opportunities for better‑connected systems, reporting, and automation. The role is central to enabling meaningful, sustainable digital improvement across the business.

The role offers an excellent opportunity for an undergraduate to gain meaningful work experience, develop practical skills, and build exposure across a broad range of disciplines spanning technology, process, data, and business improvement.

Why Huxley Bertram

Founded in 1979, Huxley Bertram has delivered over 1,000 engineered solutions worldwide. We combine innovation, practicality, and simplicity to solve complex engineering challenges.

We encourage collaborative working, professional autonomy, and continuous improvement. Our work is technically challenging and varied, offering opportunities to develop skills across electrical, mechanical, and control disciplines.

In 2024, the company transitioned to an Employee Benefit Trust, reflecting our long‑term commitment to our people, sustainability, and shared success.

What You’ll Do

As our Digital Transformation and Systems Intern you’ll support early‑stage delivery of HB's evolving digital strategy—mapping, documentation, prioritisation and small pilots (rather than big‑bang transformation). You can expect a varied, hands‑on mix of activities such as:

• Map and document how work gets done today: capture current systems, tools, data flows and pain points across departments, helping create a baseline view we can improve from.
• Support practical digital governance, help organise information, naming conventions, where things live and how we create a clearer single source of truth mindset.
• Help accelerate ClickUp adoption and ways of working: tidy structures, improve usability and help teams get value from task/project tracking and reporting.
• Explore less Excel / more connected systems opportunities: identify repeat manual steps and propose simpler, more robust alternatives.
• Investigate integration and reporting options (with support from the team): where it helps, explore connectors/APIs and automation ideas (e.g. Power Automate / reporting improvements) and document workable approaches.
• Support early digital pilots: help run small experiments (e.g. meeting notes/transcription practices, AI usage patterns, lightweight reporting) and capture what worked, what didn’t and what to do next.
• Contribute to digital theme workstreams as needed—examples already identified include data governance, AI tools, cybersecurity foundations, SharePoint/storage, core systems, meeting transcription/AI notes, and connectivity/reporting.

Who You Are

We’re looking for a smart, practical, IT‑savvy student—someone who enjoys learning new tools and figuring out how we could do this better, and who can communicate clearly with different teams.

You’re likely a 2nd or 3rd year undergraduate (mid‑course) looking for a meaningful summer placement where you can build real‑world digital experience.

Your degree could be engineering, business, operations, IT or a related field—we’re not only looking for computer science specialists; we’re looking for someone who can bridge people, process and tech.

You’re curious about digital tools and technology in organisations—how information flows, how teams collaborate, and how automation/reporting can remove friction.

You’re comfortable being hands‑on and proactive: you can gather input, structure messy information and turn it into clear notes, simple process maps and practical recommendations.

You’re a confident communicator: able to work with different stakeholders, ask good questions and present your findings clearly and professionally.

You’re happy working in an environment where we’re building capability internally (not outsourcing everything): you’ll help us learn, document and embed improvements so they stick.

Nice to have (not essential): familiarity with tools such as Microsoft 365, SharePoint, ClickUp, Power BI, Power Automate or an interest in AI tools and how teams use them productively.

Why You’ll Love Working with Us

Huxley Bertram offers a supportive, technically interesting environment where individuals are trusted to own their responsibilities. We are a stable business with a strong reputation and a global customer base, and we value professionalism, clarity and collaboration.

Here’s what you can expect:

• Competitive Pay: £12.75 per hour.
• Flexible Working: 40 hour week, with flexibility on how these are structured.
• Holidays: pro‑rata 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.

Location

Our main office and manufacturing facilities are located in Waterbeach, near Cambridge, UK, with convenient access to cycle, road and rail networks.

If you’re looking for a summer internship and looking to build your work experience with digital transformation and technology skills in a supportive and professional business environment, based near Cambridge, we’d be pleased to hear from you.

REF: DSI021