Hydrogen Systems Internship: Controls & MBSE

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

Benefits offered by this job

Starting salary £24,500

Starting bonus £500

25 days holiday

Pension scheme 1.5x

Flexible working hours

Placement at Bristol

Job summary

GKN Aerospace Global Technology Centre in Bristol is offering a 12-month Year in Industry placement for engineering students. You'll work with the Hydrogen Systems team on flagship programmes, gaining hands-on experience and contributing to zero-emission flight projects.

Essential requirements include studying a relevant engineering degree with controls/systems modules, and skills in MATLAB/Simulink and Python. Desirable knowledge includes HDL/FPGA and system engineering fundamentals.

Qualifications

• Essential degree with substantial Controls and/or Systems Engineering modules.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink and Python or similar tools.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Motivated and organized mindset.

Responsibilities

• Assist Hydrogen Systems team on flagship programmes (H2FlyGHT, ICEFlight).
• Develop requirements and manage documents within MBSE framework.
• Create technical docs, test reports and data analysis.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Develop and test control strategies; deploy software in real-time environment.
• Operate HIL test rig and support system integration.

Skills

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

Strong analytical skills

Communication skills

Motivated & organized

Education

Degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Control, Electrical/Electronic, Automation Engineering

Tools

HDL programming

Job description

GKN Aerospace Global Technology Centre in Bristol is offering a 12-month Year in Industry placement for engineering students. You'll work with the Hydrogen Systems team on flagship programmes, gaining hands-on experience and contributing to zero-emission flight projects.

Essential requirements include studying a relevant engineering degree with controls/systems modules, and skills in MATLAB/Simulink and Python. Desirable knowledge includes HDL/FPGA and system engineering fundamentals.