Student Design Engineer; undergraduate student placement

Student Design Engineer (12 month undergraduate student placement)

Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

Company: Bit recruit

Client /

Employer:

Occupop

Job reference: 81

The Primary role is to support existing products in production. Key activities include problem solving, support to the Product Team, engineering change control, and designing solutions for customer options.

• Daily support for existing Mobile Elevating Work Platform products in production
• Solve engineering problems relating to production line assembly, customer options and feedback, and engineering change requests
• Design solutions to problems on existing products and support the Production Engineering and Production departments to implement the solution (customer feedback, Stakeholder Team meetings)
• Support Quality and Purchasing departments with technical leadership
• Prepare CAD/models in Creo
• Produce Engineering drawings to BS8888
• Conduct experiments to solve 8D problems as part of the company's team‑based problem‑solving methodology
• Undertake the assembly of Prototype systems
• Oversee the operation of first off production builds
• Produce Process documentation and work instructions to support introduction of new designs/customer options
• Work safely to standard operating procedures
• Fault‑find own work and assist with machine commissioning
• Maintain high standards of workplace organisation and cleanliness

• Working towards a degree in an Engineering field
• Engineering design experience in industry
• Understanding of control systems, software, and structural design, hydraulics, packaging requirements and recognition of good product quality
• Experience supporting vehicle testing and development
• Experience with mechanical or electrical CAD design packages, particularly Creo, AutoCAD 2D, and Windchill PDMLink 10 (advantageous but not essential)
• Experience in Off Road Vehicle design and practical plant maintenance or other agricultural equipment (advantageous)

• Strong problem‑solving ability
• Excellent communication skills
• Flexibility
• Able to work individually as well as a team member
• Good attention to detail and consistently produces high quality work
• A keen desire to learn new technologies

• Annual bonus (approx. £500 per annum)
• 25 days holiday, increasing with service up to 30 days, plus bank holidays
• Staff discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Referral Scheme
• Discounted gym memberships
• Free on‑site parking
• Subsidised refreshments (lunch and drink options)
• Free quarterly company lunches
• Free family events
• Health cover scheme for dental, optical etc. (kids membership included for free)
• 5% contributory pension
• Life insurance scheme
• Workwear (including safety shoes and PPE)
• On‑site changing rooms and showers

Competitive

Friday 3rd July 2026