Undergraduate Placement Year 2027 –Development Engineering - Gas/Hydrogen Intern

Worcester Bosch; Worcester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days annual leave

Perkbox access

Product discounts

Enhanced pension

Bosch Social Club

Volunteering days

Family policy

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Worcester Bosch invites placement year students for summer 2027 in their R&D division. You will assist the gas appliance development teams, perform analyses and laboratory testing, and contribute to next generation boiler projects.

There may be involvement in hydrogen-related neighbourhood trials, expanding your hands-on experience. This 1-year placement requires an undergraduate in Mechanical Engineering, with ownership attitude, strong written and verbal communication, and a proactive

Qualifications

• Undergraduate student pursuing a placement year as part of your degree.
• You must be studying Mechanical Engineering and ready to take ownership of topics.
• Strong analytical, collaboration and communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Support gas appliance development teams with analysis and testing.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of existing and next generation boilers.
• Assist in hydrogen-related projects including neighbourhood trials.

Skills

Analytical

Team collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Education

BEng/MEng in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Laboratory testing

Job description

Company Description

We’re the nation’s favourite heating brand, here to warm up people’s homes, lives, and futures.

From boilers, hybrids and heat pumps to solar thermal and smart controls, we’re givingour customers plenty of choice. With cutting-edge tech and research, we’re right in the thick of the drive for a better future of home heating.

It’s not all tools and tech. People are the real heart of our company. We connect with our customers to deliver genuinely helpful support, and we care about our employees and give them enriching careers. We work hard, we work together, and we work with a cause – delivering brilliant customer support and exceptional engineering.

As an organisation of more than 1,600 employees, we also take our role in the communities we serve seriously. From giving away free heating systems for community spaces, to our charity, education, and volunteer work – we’re no strangers to rolling our sleeves up, getting stuck in, and helping out.

If that sounds like something you’d like to be a part of, we’d love to meet you.

Come and work at Worcester Bosch.

Job Description

Join us for your placement year in summer 2027! Our internships are designed to give you an insight into what it's like to work for a world-renowned brand with a culture of support and community. The R&D department are responsible for the design and development of new appliance ranges to satisfy customer needs. The development section is responsible for support of our existing profile of gas wall hung appliances and next generation appliances in development. This also include the possibility of supplying and monitoring the first Hydrogen appliances into a neighbourhood trial.

In this role, you will be responsible for: The placement role will primarily focus on supporting our gas appliance development teams, working on continuous improvement of existing and next generation gas boiler products. You’ll work in focused teams, collaborating with a wide range of colleagues. Tasks will be varied, including analysis, laboratory testing and participation in group work. Main tasks will include support of the development engineers in the tasks they are doing, but also completion of smaller projects linked to the main project tasks. There may also be the possibility to contribute to hydrogen related projects, including the first ever Neighbourhood trial of hydrogen in UK homes.

Qualifications

Please note that to be eligible for this role, you must be an undergraduate student seeking a placement year as part of your degree - if you do not meet these criteria please consider applying for other positions.

Our ideal candidate must have: Studying BEng/MEng degree or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or similar, you are trustworthy, willing to take responsibility and claim ownership of topics and tasks. You have a positive outlook, a willingness to admit failure, and a readiness to reflect, learn and seek opportunities to grow. You find satisfaction in solving problems, you are inquisitive and analytical

Our ideal candidate should have: You are always ready to listen and value others’ views. You’re able to articulate and convey concepts and ideas to others, you are also able to be clear, precise and accurate when communicating technical information.

Right To Work: please ensure you have a valid Right To Work in the UK status for the entirety of the placement year upon submitting an application.

Additional Information

Deadline for Applications: 27/11/2026

Expected Start Date: July 2027

Contract Duration: 1 year

Working Hours: 39 hours per week – standard working pattern of 08:00 – 17:00 Monday to Thursday and 08:00 – 16:00 Friday with a 1-hour lunchbreak

Working with us comes with the following benefits:

• 20 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays
• Access to the Perkbox Benefits platform
• Discounts on products from across the Bosch Group
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Access to Bosch Social Club membership offering you and up to 5 friends and family discounts on excursions and events
• Volunteering days
• Policy to support growing families
• Health & wellbeing support including: over 200 trained mental health first aid champions, free of charge employee assistance programme
• And more!