Hydrogen Systems Internship: Hands-on Aerospace R&D

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

28 days holiday incl. bank holidays

Pension scheme

Job summary

GKN Aerospace Global Technology Centre in Bristol offers a Year in Industry internship in a leading aerospace research hub. Join the Hydrogen Systems team to work on flagship programmes, gain hands-on experience, and contribute to zero-emission flight technologies. Start date August/September 2027 for a 12-month placement.

The role involves design, development, prototype builds, testing and documentation across multidisciplinary engineering teams, with supportive mentors and industry exposure.

Qualifications

• Pursuing 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.
• 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 the design, development and maturation of cryogenic and hydrogen system hardware.
• Work closely with engineers and technicians to support prototype manufacture, assembly and integration activities.
• 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 technical investigations and root cause activities.
• 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 interpretation

Office and workshop environments

Communication

Hands-on engineering

Team collaboration

Willingness to support design & builds

Education

Degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/Electrical Eng or related field

Tools

CAD

MathCAD

MATLAB

Job description

GKN Aerospace Global Technology Centre in Bristol offers a Year in Industry internship in a leading aerospace research hub. Join the Hydrogen Systems team to work on flagship programmes, gain hands-on experience, and contribute to zero-emission flight technologies. Start date August/September 2027 for a 12-month placement.

The role involves design, development, prototype builds, testing and documentation across multidisciplinary engineering teams, with supportive mentors and industry exposure.