Hydrogen Systems Intern – Bristol, 12 Month | Flexible Hours

GKN Aerospace company; West of England; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Starting bonus

Flexible hours

25 days holiday

Job summary

GKN Aerospace Global Technology Centre in Bristol is inviting applications for a 12-month Year in Industry placement on the Hydrogen Systems team. You will work on flagship programmes, gain hands-on experience and contribute to zero-emission flight innovations.

Starting salary £24,500 plus a £500 starter bonus, flexible hours, 25 days holiday, and a supportive intern community as you develop design, test and build skills. Location: Bristol, UK. Start August/September 2027.

Qualifications

• Progress toward a degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related field.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, technical documentation and test data.
• Comfortable working in both office and workshop/laboratory environments.
• Good communication skills and ability to work within a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Enthusiastic, hands-on approach to engineering development and prototype build activities.
• Willingness to support both engineering design activities and shop floor hardware builds.
• Motivated and organised.

Responsibilities

• Support design, development and maturation of cryogenic and hydrogen system hardware.
• Collaborate with engineers and technicians on prototype manufacture, assembly and integration.
• Provide hands-on support during shop floor builds and hardware development programmes.
• Assist with laboratory testing, rig commissioning and development trials.
• Analyse test results and support investigations and root cause analysis.
• Support engineering assessments, trade studies and design reviews.
• Generate and maintain engineering documentation, test procedures, reports and presentations.
• Support troubleshooting of development hardware and test rigs.
• Collaborate with Systems, Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineers to deliver hardware through build and test.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Engineering drawings

Technical documentation

Test data analysis

Office & lab work

Communication

Team collaboration

Hands-on engineering

Prototype build

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Materials Science

Physics

Tools

CAD

MathCAD

MATLAB

Job description

GKN Aerospace Global Technology Centre in Bristol is inviting applications for a 12-month Year in Industry placement on the Hydrogen Systems team. You will work on flagship programmes, gain hands-on experience and contribute to zero-emission flight innovations.

Starting salary £24,500 plus a £500 starter bonus, flexible hours, 25 days holiday, and a supportive intern community as you develop design, test and build skills. Location: Bristol, UK. Start August/September 2027.