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Summer Placements
10 weeks of learning and earning

Summer Placements Overview

This is a fantastic opportunity to experience real-life work and discover the path you might want to take on your future career. It’s all hands-on work and you’ll gain exposure to real projects, where you can contribute as a valued team member. 

We offer summer placements in business, engineering, software and manufacturing for university students who are anywhere from their first to final year of study. These run for 10 weeks, starting in June.

You will receive continuous support to ensure you enhance your knowledge as well as personal skills. It’s an incredible opportunity to gain experience during your studies, put your university skills into action and build up a strong network within the industry.

This is just the start too. You can continue to progress your career by returning for another summer placement, or take a look at our undergraduate and graduate programmes.

You'll earn £20,000 per year, pro-rated across the 10 week programme.

We are now open for applications for our June 2025 programme - take a look at our job search page for details of the roles that we have available. Applications will close on the 4th November so be sure to act fast!

Spotlight on our Functions

Take a look at the functions that you could be joining on our summer placement:

 

Aerodynamics

Locations: Bristol

Commercial

Locations: Stevenage

Computer Vision and AI

Locations: Bristol

Customer Support and Services

Locations: Stevenage

Electronics Engineering

Locations: Stevenage and Bolton

Electro Optics Seekers and Systems

Locations: Stevenage and Bristol

Guidance Control and Navigation

Locations: Bristol

Manufacturing

Locations: Bolton

Mechanical Engineering

Locations: Stevenage or Bolton

Procurement

Locations: Stevenage, Bolton and Bristol

Project Management

Locations: Stevenage or Bristol

Seekers

Locations: Stevenage

Simulation and modelling

Locations: Stevenage and Bristol

Software Engineeering

Locations: Stevenage and Bristol

Systems Design Engineering

Locations: Stevenage and Bristol

Weapon Systems Engineering

Locations: Bristol

Not sure which of our roles to apply to?

See which functions are a match for your degree using our handy matcher

If there is more than one function that you are interested in, you can apply for up to 3 roles with us.

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Entry criteria & Application Process

Entry criteria

You'll need to be studying towards an undergraduate degree in a relevant area (as listed on our job adverts) and be on track to graduate with a minimum 2.2 classifiction.

Application Process: 1. Submit an application

Our application form contains a few factual questions, some questions relating to the role you have applied for and a section for you to tell us all about you! 

 

2. Online assessment - Part One

Next in our process is part one of our online strengths assessment, completely tailored to our business and early careers schemes. After completing our assessment you'll receive a personalised report. 

3. Online assessment - Part Two

Part two of our online assessments include three video recorded tasks which are authentic work scenario based activities which you could be doing on your programme - we refer to these as job simulations.

4. Internal review

Hiring managers and members of the recruitment team assess your application and assessment results and if successful, you'll be shortlisted for our assessment centres.

5. Assessment centre

Our strength based assessment centre is a half day virtual experience! You’ll get to work on a range of tasks, meet current programme members and people from the department you have applied for. All candidates receive feedback on their performance. 

6. Offer

We’ll call you shortly after your assessment day to talk through your feedback and the finer details of your offer, as well as next steps.

AI in our application process

At MBDA, we believe in the power of technology to enhance our work and the potential of our future talent.

We understand that candidates may use tools to improve their applications. At MBDA, we emphasize the importance of using this technology ethically and responsibly. Innovation and integrity are two of our values at MBDA.

Use AI to Enhance, Not Replace:

  • Drafting and Editing: Let AI help you organize and polish your application, but ensure your personal voice and experiences shine through to show us your authentic self.
  • Research and Preparation: Use AI to gather insights about our company and the role, demonstrating your understanding and alignment with our values.

Avoid Misuse:

  • Originality is Key: Submitting AI-generated content without personalization can be easily spotted. Authenticity and honesty are crucial.
  • Final Review: Always conduct a thorough manual review to ensure your application reflects your true self and adheres to context-specific nuances.

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