Engineering Innovation Placement Students

by Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd.

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Deadline: 19th March 2017
Salary: £17,300
Length: Placement (10 Months+)
Roles: Engineering
Location: South West
City: Melksham, Wiltshire

About Knorr-Bremse

In the last 200 years trains have gone from travelling at 8kph to 430kph. The number of rail journeys in the UK has doubled in less than 20 years. Billions of pounds are being invested in new high speed routes and modernising existing infrastructure. We are in the time of the largest procurement of new trains since privatisation. The UK government is investing heavily in rail research to take the country to the forefront of industry expertise.

Rail is growing... grow with it!

Do you want to be a part of the next revolution?

More than a billion people worldwide rely daily on Knorr-Bremse systems. Knorr-Bremse is the world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles. As a technology pioneer, for over 100 years Knorr-Bremse has been a driving force in the development, production and sale of modern braking systems for a variety of applications in the area of rail and commercial vehicles.

Engineering Innovation Placement Students

Knorr-Bremse is growing... grow with us!

This is what we need you to do...

Key Responsibilities

  • Work with a number of experienced engineers in a multi-discipline engineering team.
  • Be involved in innovating new product ideas and producing concepts for evaluation
  • Work with experts to help develop ideas and realise them
  • These placements are exciting opportunities to be a key integral part of the development of new products and services in a successful, international business

This is what we need you to have...

Competencies

  • Experience in Electronic, Software, Systems or Mechatronics engineering
  • Entrepreneurial flair
  • Innovative and Creative abilities
  • Resilience, flexibility and adaptability
  • The ability to make suggestions, challenge or offer new ideas and be comfortable challenging the status quo

How to apply

If you are looking for a 12 month placement from July 2017 to July 2018 and wish to apply, please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability to placements@knorr-bremse.com

Get on board and start your journey with us... We would love to hear from you!

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