Mechanical and Climatic Engineer - Summer Placement 2026
Mechanical and Climatic Engineers are at the forefront of ensuring MBDA products survive and operate as required throughout customer in-service use. In our team you will be involved in specifying instrumentation / acquisition systems for data gathering trials, and conduct trials at external sites in close proximity to customer platforms, as well as testing, modelling and analysing data to prove our product complies with the requirements we set. This role is challenging, dynamic and works across the full range of MBDA products with a friendly and supportive team.
Salary: £23,495 pro-rated
Dynamic (Hybrid) Working: 3-4 days per week on-site due to workload classification
Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship.
Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.
CLOSING DATE FOR THIS ROLE IS MIDNIGHT ON 5TH JANUARY 2026 (SUBJECT TO APPLICATION VOLUMES)
What we can offer you
10 week placement: starting June 2026, that allows you to apply your university learning to real-world projects and technologies
Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
Annual Leave: 5 days
Facilities: fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
The opportunity
The mission of Environmental Engineering and Facilities (EE&F) is:
To define the environments (e.g. shock, vibration, temperature, humidity) that MBDA's products will see in service
To support other Functions and Projects in developing robust designs and efficient proving strategies
To generate the evidence to demonstrate that MBDA's products will meet our customer's environmental requirements
Experience a wide variety of challenging technical projects that also includes hands on work where you get a chance to influence real world engineering decisions, strategies, and designs from an environmental test perspective. The scheme is split into four six month placements, with three placements within EE&F and one externally to EE&F of your choice within MBDA. Within EE&F, you will experience all three domains with a position in the Test Team, the Trials and Analysis Team (T&A), and the Projects Team. You'll work on a range of projects at different stages of the product development cycle, as well as in service support.
Each EE&F domain will enable you to experience and gain unique technical and soft skills and collaborate with partners from across MBDA and the customer community. Examples include hands-on mechanical and climatic testing experience in Test, experiencing environmental data gathering trials on various on site and external opportunities in T&A, and managing technical delivery of challenging small to medium sized work packages in the Projects team. With mentorship, you will be given responsibility for delivering tasks of real substance from the beginning of the programme, with the aim that through the programme, you'll become an independent, problem solving and trusted engineer in any domain you choose to specialise in.
You'll operate in a challenging, encouraging and technically exciting working environment, surrounded by a great support network within the department, experienced in managing early careers and getting the best out of each graduate and individuals. Regular feedback and support through regular reviews will help you with your personal development, with a focus on formal training as part of this.
In addition, you have the opportunity to work towards a Chartership through MBDA's accredited schemes with the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) or Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS). A Chartered mentor will aid you throughout this process.
Through the Programme you will:
Learn how a weapon system is developed through risk reduction, design assessment and ultimately 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, if the opportunity arises (which there are many!).
What we're looking for from you
Working towards a degree in an Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Production and Manufacturing Engineering, Maths or Physics discipline.
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