Power BI Dashboards Intern — Aerospace & Defence

Quest Global is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Placement Student to support the development of a Power BI dashboard solution within a key Aerospace and Defence programme. This 3-month placement will provide hands‑on experience in data analysis, reporting, stakeholder engagement and dashboard development in a client‑facing engineering environment.

• Support the development and implementation of Power BI dashboards for programme reporting and delivery tracking.
• Work with engineering and programme teams to understand reporting requirements and stakeholder needs.
• Assist in defining, capturing and visualising agreed KPIs between Quest Global and the client.
• Analyse existing data sources and support data cleansing and structuring activities where required.
• Create clear and effective visualisations to communicate engineering delivery performance.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives through improved reporting and data visibility.
• Participate in meetings and workshops with internal and client stakeholders.
• Assist with documentation and presentation material relating to dashboard functionality and reporting outputs.
• Ensure reporting solutions are developed in line with data governance and business requirements.
• Gain exposure to engineering delivery processes within the Aerospace and Defence sector.

• Currently studying towards a degree in Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Basic understanding of Power BI, Microsoft Excel and data visualisation principles.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to organise and interpret data from multiple sources.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Enthusiastic, proactive and willing to learn within a professional engineering environment.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office tools and reporting platforms is desirable.
• Awareness of KPI reporting and performance metrics would be advantageous.

• Undergraduate student currently undertaking a degree (ideally software related) programme with an industrial placement or work experience component.
• Interest in data analytics, reporting and digital transformation within engineering organisations.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Professional attitude with a willingness to engage with both internal and client stakeholders.
• Ability to manage tasks and deliver outputs within agreed timescales.

Due to security requirements these posts are open to SOLE UK NATIONALS ONLY.

If you are a motivated and driven student looking to gain valuable industry experience within a global engineering organisation, we would love to hear from you. Join Quest Global and contribute towards meaningful engineering and digital improvement initiatives within the Aerospace and Defence sector.