Mechanical & Climatic Engineer — Summer Placement 2027

MBDA UK Limited; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10 week placement

Overtime

Annual Leave

Pension

Subsidised meals

Free car parking

Job summary

MBDA invites applications for a Mechanical and Climatic Engineer Summer Placement 2027 at their Stevenage site. The role offers a 10-week placement starting June 2027 with on-site work 3–4 days per week and a pro-rata salary of £24,460.

Security clearance for British citizens or dual nationals is required, with BPSS checks after offer stage. The package includes pension contributions up to 14%, paid overtime where applicable, 5 days annual leave, and excellent site facilities such as subsidised

Qualifications

• 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.

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

Undergraduate student in Aeronautical/Aerospace or Mechanical/Electrical/Manufacturing Engineering, Maths or Physics

Job description

MBDA invites applications for a Mechanical and Climatic Engineer Summer Placement 2027 at their Stevenage site. The role offers a 10-week placement starting June 2027 with on-site work 3–4 days per week and a pro-rata salary of £24,460.

Security clearance for British citizens or dual nationals is required, with BPSS checks after offer stage. The package includes pension contributions up to 14%, paid overtime where applicable, 5 days annual leave, and excellent site facilities such as subsidised