Hydrogen Systems Internship Flexible Hours Hands-on Aerospace

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

Benefits offered by this job

Starting salary £24,500

Signing bonus £500

Intern community

Technical Authorities & Fellows

GKN Bristol Centre

Flexible hours

25 days holiday

Hands-on learning

Pension scheme

Collaborative environment

Job summary

GKN Aerospace Bristol is recruiting for a Year in Industry internship with the Hydrogen Systems team. You will gain hands-on experience on flagship programmes such as H2FlyGHT and ICEFlight, contributing to electrical power distribution technologies for zero-emissions flight.

You'll work on requirements development, participate in HIL testing, and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, while developing skills in MATLAB/Simulink and Python. Start date late August 2027 for 12 months.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing 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 Engineering

Circuit analysis

Power systems

Power electronics

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Organised

Education

Electrical/Electronic Engineering degree

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

Job description

GKN Aerospace Bristol is recruiting for a Year in Industry internship with the Hydrogen Systems team. You will gain hands-on experience on flagship programmes such as H2FlyGHT and ICEFlight, contributing to electrical power distribution technologies for zero-emissions flight.

You'll work on requirements development, participate in HIL testing, and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, while developing skills in MATLAB/Simulink and Python. Start date late August 2027 for 12 months.