Mechanical and Climatic Engineer - Summer Placement 2027
£24,460 / year
Salary
As advertised by the employer
£52,400
Going rate
Offer is 0.5× the going rate
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2126 is an eligible occupation, but we are only 48% sure that is the right code. MBDA UK Limited is a licensed sponsor, so if the code fits, the role should qualify. Check the occupation eligibility rules against what the job actually involves.
This could also be SOC 2122 (Mechanical engineers) or SOC 3113 (Engineering technicians). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
About the role
Mechanical and Climatic Engineer - Summer Placement 2027
Mechanical and Climatic Engineers are at the forefront of ensuring MBDA products survive and operate as required throughout customer in-service use. This role is challenging and dynamic and works across the full range of MBDA products with a friendly and supportive team.
Salary: £24,460 (pro-rata)
Dynamic 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.
This role is scheduled to close for applications at midnight on Monday 4th January 2027 but may close earlier depending on application volumes.
What we can offer you:
10 week placement: Starting June 2027, that allows you to apply your university learning to real-world projects and technologies
Perform well on your placement and you could secure a graduate role before your final year
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:
During your placement as a Mechanical and Climatic Engineer in Environmental Engineering & Facilities (EE&F) you'll experience a wide variety of challenging technical projects including hands on work where you get a chance to influence real world engineering decisions, strategies, and designs.
EE&F is made up of three domains; Test, Trials and Analysis, and Projects. Your placement could be focused in one or all three of these areas work, on a range of current products at different stages of the development cycle
Each EE&F domain will enable you to gain experience and technical/soft skills whilst collaborating with partners from across, and external to, MBDA.
You’ll experience a challenging and technically exciting working environment, surrounded by a great support network within the department, experienced in hosting placement students.
Areas of work could include specifying instrumentation / acquisition systems for data gathering trials, and conducting 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.
During your placement you will:
Learn how a weapon system is developed through risk reduction, design assessment and 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.
What we're looking for from you
Current undergraduate working towards a degree in an Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Production and Manufacturing Engineering, Maths or Physics discipline.
Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given
MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.
We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more…
We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Aerospace engineers (SOC 2126) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay- Offer £24,460
- Median £52,468
- Going rate £52,400
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £36,700–47,200
ONS publishes no quartiles for this occupation, so the shaded band is a rough guide.
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What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2126 going rate of £52,400. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.