Undergraduate Placement - Mechanical Design & Sustainability Engineer
CompanyAiredale by Modine
Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At4/30/2026
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Occupation TypeMechanical engineers
Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled
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£46,800
(£24.00 per hour)
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Description
At Modine, we are Engineering a Cleaner, Healthier World™. Building on more than 100 years of excellence in thermal management, we provide trusted systems and solutions that improve air quality and conserve natural resources. Our Airedale by Modine brand is a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative thermal management solutions for data centers, clean rooms, hospitals, universities, and other mission-critical environments.
Never heard of Airedale by Modine? In short, we cool the internet. Ever used an app to book a taxi? Ever had a video meeting? Ever bought something online? Chances are, the digital 1s and 0s you’ve created and sent are being kept cool by Airedale by Modine. We’re one of the key cogs in the global machine that keeps your digital world running smoothly.
Trusted as The Critical Cooling Specialists, Airedale by Modine has decades of experience providing efficient, flexible end-to-end cooling solutions that work smarter, not harder, to deliver more cooling for less power. With manufacturing facilities in Canada, Spain, the UK, and the U.S., we’re scaling up across the world to support an ever-growing demand for our solutions. That’s where you come in….
Position Description
The role consists of working as part of a multidisciplinary team to develop new product design projects in accordance with APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) and relevant SOM guidelines, from concept through to full product launch. You will support the Lead Mechanical Engineer where required and, as part of the wider team, be responsible for creating design briefs for company wide approval, performance predictions, cost target achievement, and delivery against agreed project requirements. Additionally, the role includes identifying sustainability risks and appropriate mitigation measures, highlighting term sustainable business objectives across operations, processes, supply chain, products and systems. You will support the company's path to net zero carbon emissions and will undertake embodied carbon calculations for both new and existing products. This will include creation of Environmental Product Declarations and completion of product lifecycle carbon assessments. The role also requires close collaboration with product development teams to continuously improve designs and reduce lifecycle emissions, as well as working with operations and environmental management teams to report on and reduce plant level carbon emissions.
Key Responsibilities
Never heard of Airedale by Modine? In short, we cool the internet. Ever used an app to book a taxi? Ever had a video meeting? Ever bought something online? Chances are, the digital 1s and 0s you’ve created and sent are being kept cool by Airedale by Modine. We’re one of the key cogs in the global machine that keeps your digital world running smoothly.
Trusted as The Critical Cooling Specialists, Airedale by Modine has decades of experience providing efficient, flexible end-to-end cooling solutions that work smarter, not harder, to deliver more cooling for less power. With manufacturing facilities in Canada, Spain, the UK, and the U.S., we’re scaling up across the world to support an ever-growing demand for our solutions. That’s where you come in….
Position Description
The role consists of working as part of a multidisciplinary team to develop new product design projects in accordance with APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) and relevant SOM guidelines, from concept through to full product launch. You will support the Lead Mechanical Engineer where required and, as part of the wider team, be responsible for creating design briefs for company wide approval, performance predictions, cost target achievement, and delivery against agreed project requirements. Additionally, the role includes identifying sustainability risks and appropriate mitigation measures, highlighting term sustainable business objectives across operations, processes, supply chain, products and systems. You will support the company's path to net zero carbon emissions and will undertake embodied carbon calculations for both new and existing products. This will include creation of Environmental Product Declarations and completion of product lifecycle carbon assessments. The role also requires close collaboration with product development teams to continuously improve designs and reduce lifecycle emissions, as well as working with operations and environmental management teams to report on and reduce plant level carbon emissions.
Key Responsibilities
- Carrying out engineering calculations, including performance predictions and acoustic analysis
- Selecting and specifying critical components to fulfil project requirements
- Creating 3D models, layout drawings and schematics
- Structuring Bills of Material
- Implementing component upgrades on existing standard product ranges
- Working to deadlines & cost requirements
- Carrying out embodied carbon calculations
- Creation of Environmental Product Declarations
- Product lifecycle analysis for carbon emissions
- Interface with multiple business functions to enhance the business's sustainability goals.
- On track to achieving a First or Second class degree in Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or any associated disciplines of engineering (e.g. Automotive/Motorsport, Aerospace, Energy etc).
- Good theoretical and practical understanding of mechanical engineering principles, particularly those centred around thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, especially refrigeration.
- Good theoretical and practical understanding of manufacturing engineering.
- Ability to produce comprehensive and coherent technical reports.
- An interest in sustainability, low carbon design and environmental performance.
- Enthusiasm, curiosity and a desire to contribute positively to product development and sustainability activities
- Be able to communicate effectively at all levels; you will need to be a proactive individual as you will be required to obtain information effectively by going out and speaking to employees within the business or communicating externally with various suppliers
- Proficient using the MS Office suite (especially excel, with VBA experience desirable).
- Professional attitude at all times, not only will you be representing Airedale, you also represent the department.
Desirable
Experience with 3D CAD modelling (Solid Edge, SolidWorks, or similar).
Experience with 2D drafting (e.g. AutoCAD)
Experience using ERP systems (training will be provided for using SAP, our chosen ERP).
Experience with 3D CAD modelling (Solid Edge, SolidWorks, or similar).
Experience with 2D drafting (e.g. AutoCAD)
Experience using ERP systems (training will be provided for using SAP, our chosen ERP).
- Proficient using the MS Office suite (especially excel, with VBA experience beneficial).
- As a company we are renowned within the industry not only for our products, but also our on-site training facility, used by many other companies across the globe. We are keen to put this to use in helping develop the engineers of tomorrow.
- Airedale has a history of taking on placement students in full time roles upon graduation, with 2 previous placement students now working here on a permanent basis. This placement role is no exception, and can be viewed as a yearlong interview process for the successful candidate. The position of the role within the product development team also puts the successful candidate in prime position to work with us on final year project ideas, which we are more than happy to work on in collaboration with the student during the final year of study at university