Key Takeaways
- Undertake a 1-year undergraduate placement in Development Engineering, focusing on gas and hydrogen appliances.
- Gain experience in analysis, laboratory testing, and project support within the R&D department.
- Must be an undergraduate student studying Mechanical Engineering or similar, seeking a placement year.
- Applications close on 27/11/2026 for a July 2027 start.
- Role is based at Worcester Bosch and requires a valid Right To Work in the UK.
About the Role
Join us for your 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.
About the Department
The R&D department are responsible for the design and development of new appliance ranges to satisfy customer needs. The development section is responsible for support of our existing profile of gas wall hung appliances and next generation appliances in development. This also includes the possibility of supplying and monitoring the first Hydrogen appliances into a neighbourhood trial.
What You'll Be Doing
In this role, you will be responsible for:
- Supporting our gas appliance development teams, working on continuous improvement of existing and next generation gas boiler products.
- Working in focused teams, collaborating with a wide range of colleagues.
- Tasks will be varied, including analysis, laboratory testing and participation in group work.
- Supporting development engineers in their tasks and completing smaller projects linked to main project tasks.
- Potentially contributing to hydrogen related projects, including the first ever Neighbourhood trial of hydrogen in UK homes.
Qualifications
To be eligible for this role, you must be an undergraduate student seeking a placement year as part of your degree.
Our ideal candidate must have:
- Studying BEng/MEng degree or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or similar.
- Be trustworthy, willing to take responsibility and claim ownership of topics and tasks.
- Have a positive outlook, a willingness to admit failure, and a readiness to reflect, learn and seek opportunities to grow.
- Find satisfaction in solving problems, be inquisitive and analytical.
Our ideal candidate should have:
- Always be ready to listen and value others’ views.
- Be able to articulate and convey concepts and ideas to others.
- Be clear, precise and accurate when communicating technical information.
Key Information
- Deadline for Applications: 27/11/2026
- Expected Start Date: July 2027
- Contract Duration: 1 year
- Working Hours: 39 hours per week (08:00 – 17:00 Monday to Thursday and 08:00 – 16:00 Friday with a 1-hour lunchbreak)
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!