Mechanical and Climatic Engineer - Summer Placement 2027

MBDA UK; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 14% total contributions

Paid overtime

5 days annual leave

Subsidised meals

Free car parking

Job summary

MBDA UK invites undergraduates to join the Mechanical and Climatic Engineering team for a 10-week summer placement starting June 2027. You will contribute to real-world projects across EE&F domains, learning instrumentation, data analysis, and trial execution in a supportive environment.

Successful placements may lead to graduate opportunities. The package includes pension contributions, paid overtime, and 5 days annual leave. On-site facilities are available at MBDA sites in Stevenage.

Qualifications

• Currently studying an engineering discipline at undergraduate level.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with problem-solving mindset.
• Ability to work in a team and learn from practical projects.

Responsibilities

• Learn how a weapon system is developed through risk reduction, design assessment and qualification testing.
• Work on projects at different stages of the product development cycle, including in-service support.
• Gain hands-on experience by understanding and conducting environmental and structural test requirements.
• Measure, process and analyse data from flight/firing trials or lab tests.

Education

Undergraduate student in Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering

Pursuing degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Mechanical and Climatic Engineer - Summer Placement 2027

Mechanical and Climatic Engineers are at the forefront of ensuring MBDA products survive and operate as required throughout customer in-service use. This role is challenging and dynamic and works across the full range of MBDA products with a friendly and supportive team.

Salary: £24,460 (pro-rata)

Dynamic working: 3-4 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

This role is scheduled to close for applications at midnight on Monday 4th January 2027 but may close earlier depending on application volumes.

What we can offer you:

• 10 week placement: Starting June 2027, that allows you to apply your university learning to real-world projects and technologies
• Perform well on your placement and you could secure a graduate role before your final year
• Pension: Maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: Opportunity for paid overtime
• Annual Leave: 5 days
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…

The opportunity:

During your placement as a Mechanical and Climatic Engineer in Environmental Engineering & Facilities (EE&F) you'll experience a wide variety of challenging technical projects including hands on work where you get a chance to influence real world engineering decisions, strategies, and designs. EE&F is made up of three domains; Test, Trials and Analysis, and Projects. Your placement could be focused in one or all three of these areas work, on a range of current products at different stages of the development cycle Each EE&F domain will enable you to gain experience and technical/soft skills whilst collaborating with partners from across, and external to, MBDA. You’ll experience a challenging and technically exciting working environment, surrounded by a great support network within the department, experienced in hosting placement students. Areas of work could include specifying instrumentation / acquisition systems for data gathering trials, and conducting trials at external sites in close proximity to customer platforms, as well as testing, modelling and analysing data to prove our product complies with the requirements we set.

During your placement you will:

• Learn how a weapon system is developed through risk reduction, design assessment and qualification testing for customer acceptance and in service use.
• Work on a range of projects at different stages of the product development cycle, as well as in service support.
• Gain hands on experience by understanding, preparing, and conducting environmental and structural test requirements in our UKAS accredited laboratory.
• Learn how to measure, process and analyse a variety of data from flight and firing trials, or from laboratory tests.
• Be involved with preparing and conducting off-site data gathering trials.

What we're looking for from you

Current undergraduate working towards a degree in an Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Production and Manufacturing Engineering, Maths or Physics discipline.

Our company:

Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom. We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more… We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information. What we do matters. Because defence matters. As a leading company in the defence industry we support our nations by delivering essential military capabilities, both for today and the future. We are proud to be an award-winning employer and are proud of the growing diversity of our workforce. Our people are the ones who drive our constant innovation and deliver against challenging targets. Whatever your background, we welcome your application to MBDA UK and look forward to speaking with you soon.