Hydraulics & Mechanical Engineering Placement – Summer 2026 in Gillingham

PHINIA is an independent, market-leading, premium solutions and components provider with over 100 years of manufacturing expertise and industry relationships. We provide fuel systems, electrical systems, and aftermarket products and solutions of the highest quality, developed and manufactured responsibly, designed to enhance efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of vehicles, industrial machinery, and other applications.

PHINIA promotes and cultivates an inclusive culture and diverse perspectives, strives to maintain its reputation for excellence, thrives on the power of collaboration, and fosters the development of our talented employees.

Multiple positions are being offered across various functions and product families. The placement roles are spread across departments responsible for design, development, testing, and validation of innovative fuel injection systems and products and associated system components for a full range of common rail liquid fuel and hydrogen products. The student’s interests and scope of the placement will be clarified during the selection process.

You will be able to put into practice your knowledge from university and gain thorough experience working in a global tier 1 automotive supplier powering a carbon-free tomorrow. Specific training will be provided for product functionality as required. The position is based in Technical Centre Gillingham.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and development of fuel components.
• Assigned to either liquid or gaseous fuel pump, injector, or systems teams.
• Devising and executing test and analysis work on fuel injection equipment rigs, engines, and vehicles.
• Contributing to formal and informal design and development reviews at appropriate stages of projects.
• Writing reports and presenting results to internal and external audiences.
• Understanding the risks/gaps to support the generation of a pump validation plan.
• Help develop internal tools, processes & procedures to support effective site working practices.
• Organise the procurement and testing of sample hardware to meet project requirements.
• Provide support to Systems Integration and Engine Calibration teams.
• Update and Maintain the KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) for the component and system validation team.
• Update and Maintain documentation and forms for IATF16949 audits compliance.
• Exposure to DFMEA, tolerance stack analysis, geometrical tolerancing.
• Opportunity to get involved in additive manufacturing, traditional manufacturing, machining, casting etc.

Skills

• Mandatory: Personal and presentation skills, current IT knowledge of MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and understanding of the capabilities of CAD and FEA packages. Good written and spoken fluency in English.
• Desirable: Able to operate effectively in a multi-national multi-lingual project environment.

Attributes

• Proven understanding of the principles of physics and mechanical engineering.
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and manage several tasks at once.
• Familiarity with fluid dynamics and metal fatigue principles.
• Ability to work as part of a team whilst showing self-motivation and initiative.
• Good organisational skills – managing multiple projects at once.

Experience & Qualifications

• Mandatory: Working towards Degree (or equivalent) in mechanical engineering or related subject.
• Desirable: Exposure via project work with mechanical and/or electromechanical components and products.

Additional Information

• Hours of work - 37 hours per week: 8am - 4.30pm Monday to Thursday, 1/2 hour unpaid lunch break. 8am - 1pm Friday, no lunch break.
• Holiday: Students receive 25 days paid holiday in a full 12-month calendar period, pro-rata for shorter periods.
• Annual Salary: £24,454.04 Duration: 12 months.

What We Offer

We provide compensation and benefits programs intended to attract, motivate, reward, and retain an incredibly talented, globally diverse workforce at all levels within our organization. We are committed to providing our team with quality and competitive benefit programs, including health and well-being resources, family-centric policies, and an agile workplace program.

SAFETY

You will consistently hear us say Safety First! We are committed to continually improving our strong safety performance supporting the health and wellness of our employees!

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

PHINIA is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

VISA SPONSORSHIP

PHINIA does provide sponsorship for employment visa status based on business need. However, for this role, applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis, in the country where the position is currently based.