Quality Engineering - Placement Year 2027

BMW Group UK; Chichester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidised on-site restaurant

Advantages scheme discounts

Job summary

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Goodwood invites you to join as a Quality Engineering placement year student for July 2027. You’ll support apprentice onboarding, engagement activities and events, learning to plan and run recruitment centres and Welcome Evenings.

You will gain hands-on experience in a world-leading premium automotive manufacturer while developing skills for learning opportunities and professional growth. This is a unique development opportunity.

Qualifications

• 本科/Integrated Master’s degree in Engineering with 2:2 or higher.
• Quality Management knowledge a plus, not required.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Take initiatives from concept to implemented solution.

Responsibilities

• Support, coordination and management of specific daily tasks and longer term projects.
• Support, analysis and implementation of improvements to the Quality Management System (QMS).
• Support, coordination of Conformity of Production (CoP) and Test Equipment Management.
• Co-ordination and steering of Target Management Process and KPI’s.
• Supporting the implementation of Quality methods to ensure ongoing product and process improvement.

Skills

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or integrated Master’s degree (Engineering) 2:2+

Job description

START WITH WHAT INSPIRES YOU.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Goodwood – Quality Engineering - Placement Year (July 2027)

The Rolls-Royce Future Talent team is responsible for steering the training and development needs of all Intern, Graduates and Apprentices within our Goodwood office.

In the Apprentice Training area, you will be part of the team to support with all aspects of apprentice onboarding, apprentice marketing and school events. You will develop and organise apprentice engagement activities. Over the course of the year, you will build the skills needed to plan and run apprentice events including recruitment Assessment Centres and Welcome Evenings.

This is a fantastic opportunity, if you are excited about developing people, to gain first-hand knowledge, take responsibility for and further enhance the learning opportunities offered by the world’s leading premium automotive manufacturer.

What awaits you?

• Support, coordination and management of specific daily tasks and longer term projects.
• Support, analysis and implementation of improvements to the Quality Management System (QMS).
• Support, coordination of Conformity of Production (CoP) and Test Equipment Management.
• Co-ordination and steering of Target Management Process and key performance indicators (KPI’s).
• Supporting the implementation of Quality methods to ensure ongoing product and process improvement.

What should you bring along?

• Studying a Bachelor’s or integrated Master’s degree and on track to achieve a 2:2 or above in a relevant Engineering course.
• Any knowledge in Quality Management or similar would be an advantage, however not a requirement.
• Able to work independently and within a team.
• Use initiative to take tasks and projects from concept through to a complete and implemented solution.

What can you look forward to?

• Great Pay – A competitive annual salary, 27 days holiday per annum (pro rata to your contract) and an attractive pension scheme.
• Rewarding Work-Life Balance
• Exciting Additional Benefits – You will have the opportunity to enjoy other employee benefits, a subsidised on-site restaurant and access to our Advantages scheme which gives you a range of offers and discounts.

Please note

To be eligible for this position, you must be returning to your studies, for a minimum of 6 months, after completion of this placement. You must be able to provide proof of your legal right to work in the UK.

We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of disability, age, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sex or sexual orientation.

At the BMW Group, we place great importance on equal treatment and equal opportunities. Our recruiting decisions are based on the personality, experience, and skills of the applicants.

About the Company

We believe in creating an environment where you, our placement student, can learn and develop during your time with us and where you are given your own areas of responsibility from the start. Our experts and mentors will treat you as part of the team from day one, encouraging you to bring your own ideas to the table and giving you the opportunity to show what you can really do.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is part of the BMW Group and its Goodwood manufacturing plant sits in the heart of the West Sussex countryside. The maxim of Sir Henry Royce, ‘take the best that exists and make it better’, permeates in everything we do at Rolls-Royce. As a student, you will have hands on experience from day one, gaining practical insights into the corporate operations of a world-class automotive manufacturer.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 18th October 2026.