Undergraduate Placement Year 2026 – Design Intern in R&D

Worcester - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Join us for your placement year in summer 2026/27! Our internships are designed to give you an insight into what its like to work for a world-renowned brand with a culture of support and community.

The internship is within the Bosch R&D department where we look after heating products throughout their lifecycle from concept/idea stage to the end-of-life. The R&D team consists of design and development engineers as well as project and product managers working together to create market leading heating systems.

In this role you will be responsible for:

Based in Worcester you will have the chance to work for a dynamic company to enrich your knowledge and experience. During your 12 month internship you will have the opportunity to support on a range of design & mechanical engineering topics and become an integral part of the team. You will gain experience in:

CAD modelling & technical drawings
Design workshop and rapid prototypes
Operating and maintaining 3D printers
Testing appliances
Liaising with colleagues and suppliers internationally

You will be working in a team with and learning from talented engineers with a variety of skills

Interested Upload your CV and a Cover Letter today!

Qualifications :

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 have:

Must be an undergraduate student in an engineering related subject
Must have some prior familiarity with a CAD software

Our ideal candidate should have:

The ability to effectively prioritize tasks and manage time
Proficiency in clear and effective communication both in verbal and visual formats

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.

Additional Information :

Deadline for Applications: 31/01/2026

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 2026

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 08:00 17:00 Monday to Thursday and 08:00 16:00 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!

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time

Join us for your placement year in summer 2026/27! Our internships are designed to give you an insight into what its like to work for a world-renowned brand with a culture of support and community.The internship is within the Bosch R&D department where we look after heating products throughout their...