Aerodynamics Engineer - Undergraduate Placement 2027
// Role Summary
Launch your aerodynamics career with a 1-year undergraduate placement at the forefront of missile design, working alongside expert aerodynamicists.
// Key Responsibilities
- Gain hands-on experience in missile aerodynamics, from concept to in-service support.
- Utilize bespoke and commercial software for airframe performance evaluation.
- Explore multi-disciplinary aspects including stealth, propulsion, and structural design.
- Opportunity to secure a graduate role upon successful placement.
- Receive mentorship from specialist aerodynamic engineers.
// Role Specification
Aerodynamics Engineer - Undergraduate Placement 2027
This scheme offers an excellent opportunity to kick-start your aerodynamics career. Work in one of the most exciting areas of the aerospace industry, alongside a team of outstanding aerodynamicists at the forefront of missile aerodynamics.
This role requires on-site working in Bristol for the majority of the time due to security considerations and teamwork. However, we will try to accommodate a limited amount of remote working where there are opportunities to do so.
All successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team. The 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:
- 1 year placement: starting September 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.
- Company bonus: based on company performance and will vary year to year.
- Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%.
- Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime.
- Annual Leave: 25 days plus option to purchase extra holiday.
- Flexi Leave: up to 15 additional days.
- Facilities: fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more.
- Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.
The opportunity:
You will be able to draw on knowledge and experience from specialist aerodynamics engineers. The aerodynamics department at MBDA works on the entire MBDA UK portfolio of products, from concept phase through to in-service support. As a key player in the UK defence industry, we are able to provide outstanding opportunities across a wide range of applications.
Receive mentorship and support from our team of aerodynamicists to learn to use cutting-edge aerodynamic techniques; designing the missiles of the future. Undertake a placement seeking to expose you to some of the following areas:
- Application and development and use of our bespoke tools alongside commercial software to evaluate the performance of airframes.
- Design of a range of missiles, in all the different stages of their development (concept, assessment, development, in-service).
- Stealth, propulsion, thermal and structural aspects of missile design and how these foster a multi-disciplinary design approach.
- Missile integration onto land, naval and air platforms.
- Integration of solid rocket motors and air-breathing engines into missile airframes.