Join us for your 12 month placement year in summer 2027! Our internships are designed to give you an insight into what it's like to work for a world-renowned brand with a culture of support and community.
The Manufacturing Engineering Intern plays a critical role in supporting the engineers to optimize and improving manufacturing processes to ensure efficiency, cost-effectiveness, quality, and safety. This individual will be responsible for designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining manufacturing tools, gauges, and equipment. They will work closely with cross-functional teams to identify areas for improvement, reduce waste, and enhance overall production performance.
In this role, you will be responsible for:
- Design, develop, and implement new manufacturing processes, equipment, and tooling.
- Optimize existing manufacturing processes for efficiency, throughput, quality, and cost reduction.
- Develop and maintain detailed process documentation, including work instructions, process flow diagrams, and control plans.
- Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives using lean manufacturing principles (e.g., 5S, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping).
- Lead or participate in Root Cause Analysis for production issues and implement corrective and preventative actions.
- Drive efforts to reduce scrap, rework, and waste.
- Troubleshoot equipment malfunctions and implement permanent solutions.
- Collaborate with Production to support daily operations, resolve technical issues, and provide training.
- Communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
- Contribute to a safe and healthy work environment.
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Please note that to be eligible for this role, you must be an undergraduate student seeking a placement year as part of your degree - if you do not meet these criteria please consider applying for other positions.
Our ideal candidate must:
Be an undergraduate student (studying an Engineering focused degree) with a desire to complete a 12-month work placement as part of degree studies.
Our ideal candidate should:
- Be a capable 3D CAD user, ideally NX, and able to interpret & create technical drawings.
- Good organisational and planning skills with the ability to prioritise workload.
- Has the ability to adapt quickly to changing working environments and is ready to embrace new ways of working through digitalisation.
- Has the confidence to challenge and create new ideas.
- Has the capability to work well in a team as well as independently, using own initiative.
- Has a quality mind-set with high attention to detail.
- Can communicate confidently with people at all levels, both written and verbal (including on the telephone).
- IT literate and confident in using MS Office packages as well as learning Company systems.
Right To Work: please ensure you have a valid Right To Work in the UK status for the entirety of the placement year upon submitting an application.
Deadline for Applications: 30/11/2026
Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time so we encourage candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible.
Expected Start Date: July 2027
Please note that this date is advisory and can be flexible within reason.
Contract Duration: 1 year
Working Hours: 39 hours per week – standard working pattern of 07:00 – 16:00 Monday to Thursday and 07:00 – 15:00 Friday with a 1-hour lunchbreak
Working with us comes with the following benefits:
- 20 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays
- Access to the Perkbox Benefits platform
- Discounts on products from across the Bosch Group
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Access to Bosch Social Club membership offering you and up to 5 friends and family discounts on excursions and events
- Volunteering days
- Policy to support growing families
- Health & wellbeing support including: over 200 trained mental health first aid champions, free of charge employee assistance programme
- And more!