Summer Intern

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Southampton
TYPE
Internship
LEVEL
Internship
CATEGORY
Engineering
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Ship structures knowledge Python CAD software Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Technical writing Communication skills Problem-solving Teamwork

FULL DESCRIPTION

Summer Intern

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Southampton, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Posted: 29 April 2026

The Role

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Technical Directorate as a Summer Intern focusing on Ship Structures. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in structural research and development relating to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s future rules and procedures. Under the guidance of experienced professionals, the intern will contribute to ongoing projects aimed at enhancing the structural safety of ships. This role will report to the Team Lead Rule Development.

What We Offer You

  • The opportunity to work for an organization that has a strong sense of purpose, is values driven and helps colleagues to develop professionally and personally through our range of people development programmes
  • Fixed-term internship for 8 weeks

Responsibilities

  • Assist in conducting literature reviews and gathering relevant research materials on ship structures, materials, and construction techniques.
  • Collaborate with engineers and researchers to analyze and evaluate existing ship structures, identifying areas for improvement and innovation.
  • Utilize computer-aided design (CAD) and finite element analysis (FEA) software to model and simulate ship structures, assessing their performance under various loading conditions.
  • Contribute to technical reports, presentations, and documentation summarizing research findings, methodologies, and recommendations

What You Bring

  • Working towards Degree standard having completed at least the first year.
  • Knowledge of structures
  • IT literate with knowledge of MS Office applications
  • Knowledge of Python
  • Good communication skills

You Are Someone Who

  • Is keen to take accountability and ownership for delivering customer needs
  • Is able to self-manage and prioritize tasks towards achieving goals
  • Is effective at solving problems, trouble-shooting and making timely decisions
  • Is flexible and eager to take initiatives
  • Communicates in a structured way and has ability to present technical ideas in user-friendly language
  • Displays a team spirit, particularly in a multicultural environment
  • Responds positively to learning opportunities and is comfortable stepping out of own comfort zone
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