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Benefits

• Salary of £23,500 per annum
• 12-month Industrial Work Placement with valuable hands-on experience
• 25 days annual leave
• Opportunity to gain industry knowledge and practical skills within the Aerospace sector
• Exposure to real business challenges with the support of a collaborative team

Ready to start your journey as an Engineer?

Join Collins Aerospace as an Engineering Placement Student and gain hands-on experience across our engineering departments. This placement offers an invaluable opportunity to deepen your technical knowledge and contribute to exciting engineering projects within the aerospace industry.

What You’ll Do

This role provides diverse engineering experience with opportunities in:

• Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Quality Engineering

Your responsibilities may include:

• Developing and optimizing manufacturing processes, trialing and implementing new technologies.
• Supporting quality investigations, providing robust containment actions, and conducting root cause analysis to ensure corrective actions.
• Assisting in new product introductions and preparing new capabilities for production.
• Creating design schemes, including CAD models, assemblies, and 2D drawings for concept and detailed designs.
• Performing Finite Element Analysis (FEA) on complex components to support concept and detailed design.
• Participating in test rig design, commissioning, and system testing.

What’s in it for you?

• Technical Development: Build technical skills in engineering, CAD, and manufacturing processes while gaining hands-on experience.
• Career Foundation: Lay the groundwork for a successful engineering career with mentorship and training.
• Dynamic Environment: Work within a collaborative team environment that encourages innovation and creative problem-solving.

About You

• Currently an undergraduate studying Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Aerospace), on track to achieve a 2:1 or above, with Maths A-Level Grade C or above.
• Technically proficient with experience in reading and creating engineering drawings and reports.
• Experience with CAD packages, preferably NX.
• Knowledge of Lean principles and quality problem-solving tools.
• Team-oriented with strong relationship-building skills.
• Adaptable and responsive to change, with strong time management and organizational skills.

About us:

At Collins Aerospace, we’re working side by side with our customers & partners to dream, design & deliver solutions that redefine the future of our industry. We are part of Raytheon Technologies & provide technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defence industry to connect and protect people around the world. We are inventors, we are manufacturers, we work in space exploration, commercial air travel, defence & rescue applications.

Are you looking to join a dynamic global team that works across the entire Aerospace industry? If yes, get onboard the Collins Aerospace Team & play a part in expanding the opportunities to develop new products & challenge the state of art technology.

We believe Diversity drives innovation; equity eliminates obstacles, inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where everyone can belong & succeed, contributing to a better society.

We are committed to ensuring the recruitment process is barrier-free & inclusive as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long term condition to remove barriers that may be experienced in the recruitment process.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day!

Please note that potential candidates will be subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and background checks and that project access restrictions may apply to some nationalities.

Additional Information: Candidates must be able to commit to the full 12-month placement, excluding the 25 days annual leave.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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