Summer Intern in Southampton

Location: Southampton, UK.

What we’re looking for

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the Lloyd's Register 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 Lloyd's Register'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.

The role

• 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.

About us

We are a leading international technical professional service provider and a leader in classification, compliance, and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industry, a trusted advisor to our customers helping to design, construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and performance. We are shaping the industry’s future through the development of novel and innovative technology for the next generation of assets, while continuing to deliver solutions for our customers every day.

Lloyd’s Register is wholly owned by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a politically and financially independent global charity that aims to engineer a safer world through promoting safety and education. For a thriving ocean economy, Lloyd’s Register colleagues and Lloyd’s Register Foundation work together to fund research, foster industry collaboration and develop action-oriented solutions to make the world a safer place.

Want to apply?

Here at Lloyd’s Register, we care, we share and we do the right thing in every situation. It’s ingrained in our culture and everything we do. We are committed, and continually strive, to lead with our values that empower and enable an inclusive environment conducive to your growth, development and engagement. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you have experienced, how you identify, how old you are, where you are from, what your beliefs are or how your brain or body works – the diversity of our colleagues is fundamental to our futures and the changes we can make together. Our inclusive culture allows us to connect together authentically and to be courageous and bold. We don’t just talk about our differences, we celebrate them!

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we possibly can to support you.

If you don't tick every box in these ads, please don't rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our goal of working together for a safer, sustainable, thriving ocean economy. We care, we share, we do the right thing.

If you have further questions about this role, please contact us at careers@lr.org and we will respond to you as soon as possible.

Diversity and Inclusion at Lloyd's Register: Together we are one Lloyd’s Register, committed to developing an inclusive and safe workplace that embraces and celebrates diversity. We strive to ensure that all applicants to LR experience equality of opportunity and fair treatment, because we believe it is the right thing to do. We hope you do too.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:

• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
• Communicating and promoting vacancies.
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required.
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.
• At least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people.

Find out more about Disability Confident at: www.gov.uk/disability-confident.