Mechanical & Climatic Engineer — Summer Placement 2027

MBDA UK Ltd; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10 week placement

Pension: 14% total contribution

Overtime: paid

Annual Leave: 5 days

Subsidised meals

Free car parking

Job summary

MBDA UK Ltd invites applications for a 10-week Summer Placement in Mechanical and Climatic Engineering within Environmental Engineering & Facilities. Starting June 2027, you will work on real-world projects and gain hands-on experience in instrumentation, trials, data analysis, and product development.

The role is on-site in Stevenage with 3-4 days per week, open to undergraduates in Aeronautical, Mechanical or related degrees.

Qualifications

• Current undergraduate working towards a degree in one of the listed engineering disciplines.
• Eligibility to work in the UK and ability to obtain BPSS security checks.
• Willingness to work on-site in Stevenage for a 10-week placement starting June 2027.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Education

Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Production and Manufacturing Engineering

Maths

Physics

Job description

MBDA UK Ltd invites applications for a 10-week Summer Placement in Mechanical and Climatic Engineering within Environmental Engineering & Facilities. Starting June 2027, you will work on real-world projects and gain hands-on experience in instrumentation, trials, data analysis, and product development.

The role is on-site in Stevenage with 3-4 days per week, open to undergraduates in Aeronautical, Mechanical or related degrees.