Development Engineer – Gas/Hydrogen Intern

Job Description

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.

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 include the possibility of supplying and monitoring the first Hydrogen appliances into a neighbourhood trial.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

The placement role will primarily focus on supporting our gas appliance development teams, working on continuous improvement of existing and next generation gas boiler products. You’ll work in focused teams, collaborating with a wide range of colleagues. Tasks will be varied, including analysis, laboratory testing and participation in group work. Main tasks will include support of the development engineers in the tasks they are doing, but also completion of smaller projects linked to the main project tasks. There may also be the possibility to contribute to hydrogen related projects, including the first ever Neighbourhood trial of hydrogen in UK homes.

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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:

Studying BEng/MEng degree or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or similar, you are trustworthy, willing to take responsibility and claim ownership of topics and tasks. You have a positive outlook, a willingness to admit failure, and a readiness to reflect, learn and seek opportunities to grow. You find satisfaction in solving problems, you are inquisitive and analytical

Our ideal candidate should have:

You are always ready to listen and value others’ views. You’re able to articulate and convey concepts and ideas to others, you are also able to be clear, precise and accurate when communicating technical information.

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: 27/11/2026

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 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!