Hydrogen Systems Internship: 12-Month Aerospace Placement

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

Benefits offered by this job

Starting salary £24,500

Starting bonus £500

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Flexible working hours

GKN Bristol facility

Job summary

GKN Aerospace Global Technology Centre in Bristol invites applications for a 12-month Year in Industry industrial placement. Start date August/September 2027, based at the Bristol GTC, supporting the Hydrogen Systems team on flagship programmes like H2FlyGHT and ICEFlight.

You will develop electrical power distribution technologies for zero-emissions flight, contribute to ESS and PDC designs, and gain hands-on experience with HIL testing and multidisciplinary integration.

Qualifications

• Working towards a degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related field.
• Understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals and circuit analysis.
• Knowledge of electrical power systems, battery systems or power electronics.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and schematics.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Motivated and organised.

Responsibilities

• Requirements development & management.
• Support the development and operation of a low-power Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test rig representing an electric aircraft and conduct electrical tests.
• Assist with subscale and full-scale electrical testing and integration.
• Troubleshoot & Problem solve system and test issues.
• Contribute to the development of Energy Storage Systems (ESS) and Power Distribution Centres (PDCs) designs and their operation.
• Codify learning and work using a model-based engineering approach, technical documentation, and test reports.
• Connect and integrate between multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Skills

Electrical power systems

Battery systems

Power electronics

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Schematic reading

Communication skills

Teamwork

Organised

Education

Electrical/Electronic Engineering degree

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

Job description

GKN Aerospace Global Technology Centre in Bristol invites applications for a 12-month Year in Industry industrial placement. Start date August/September 2027, based at the Bristol GTC, supporting the Hydrogen Systems team on flagship programmes like H2FlyGHT and ICEFlight.

You will develop electrical power distribution technologies for zero-emissions flight, contribute to ESS and PDC designs, and gain hands-on experience with HIL testing and multidisciplinary integration.