Undergraduate Placements
10 month placements that develop your skills
Undergraduate Placements Overview
Do you want to kick-start your career, gain industry experience, and start building the skills to help you succeed in business or engineering? You could be perfect for our undergraduate placement. It’s open to university students in the penultimate year of their studies and will help you discover where your career could take you.
Over 10 months, you’ll work on exciting live projects in our business, engineering, software and manufacturing areas, applying the skills you learn at university to the real world. Depending on your placement, you’ll either focus on one specialist area or split your time into two five-month placements to experience different departments within your function.
You’ll get plenty of support with a ‘buddy’ to help you settle in, on-the-job training, and our mentor scheme. Your experience can also count towards professional qualifications and often leads to a graduate offer for when you finish university.
Starting September, you'll earn £23,495 per year (pro rated across your 10 month placement); you'll also be eligible for our company bonus scheme.
Applications for our September 2025 programme are now closed; register your interest with us using the link below and we'll let you know when we open for applications for programmes that could be of interest to you.
8 reasons why you should consider a placement with us:
1: It will enhance what you are studying at Uni
1: It will enhance what you are studying at Uni
You'll be able to put into practice, the theory you are learning in your degree.
2: It could lead to a graduate role with us
2: It could lead to a graduate role with us
If you enjoy your placement and you'd like to come back to us once you've graduated, you could be made an offer for our graduate programme at the end of your placement!
3: You'll develop more than just your technical skills
3: You'll develop more than just your technical skills
Networking, working with a range of functions, working to deadlines - all of these are great additional skills you'll develop whilst completing your placement
4: It's a great community
4: It's a great community
With more than 300 graduates, undergraduates and summer placements joining on a yearly basis, you'll have a great community to join. You may find somene that has an exact same hobby as you - or someone that teaches you a new one!
5: We've some great working practices
5: We've some great working practices
You'll benefit from our flexible working practices, which means you control when you start and finish work - depending on your role this could also mean working from home for some days each week (if you'd like to!)
6: It's a great way to try an Industry
6: It's a great way to try an Industry
Not only will you learn a lot about the sort of the role you could be doing when you graduate, you can also learn a lot about the Industry that you are interested in working in before deciding if it's for you.
7: It's great for a confidence boost!
7: It's great for a confidence boost!
You'll discover your strengths, experience new situations, and get feedback from those around you - you'll feel a lot more confident by the end of the placement.
8: You'll build a great network
8: You'll build a great network
You'll build great networks within your own team, but also the wider teams that you'll work with.
Spotlight on our Functions
Take a look at some of the functions that support our undergraduate placements:
Aerodynamics
Locations: Bristol
Commercial
Locations: Stevenage
Change Management
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
Finance
Locations: Stevenage
Future Battlespace Solutions
Locations: Stevenage
Guidance Control and Navigation
Locations: Bristol
Human Factors
Locations: Stevenage or 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.
Entry criteria & application process
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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