Industrial Placement - Launch Quality Centre

Salary: £24,327

Duration: 12 month contract                                                                                                  

Start Date: 17th August 2026
Location: Based in Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 3PL.

Work Arrangement: Hybrid 

Entry Requirements: See ‘What we’re looking for’ section

Our Industrial Placement Programme:

As part of Bentley’s annual Early Careers intake, you’ll join a community of around 75 trainees including Industrial Placements, Graduates, and Apprentices.

During your placement, you’ll be based at our Bentley Campus "Dream Factory". Click here to visit our virtual tour. Alongside hands-on work experience, you’ll also benefit from:

• CSR and outreach activities
• Opportunities to participate in charity events, community projects, and social committees
• Masterclasses, development workshops, and social events
• Inclusivity networks and peer support groups
• Placements and rotations across different areas of the business that interest you

About the role:

As an Industrial Placement Student at Bentley, you will play a key part in Bentley’s journey to creating extraordinary vehicles for our customers. Based out of our state-of-the-art headquarters in Crewe, you will:

• Work alongside a diverse team of product influencing experts ton shape the future of Bentley,
• Have the opportunity to work with a number of other functions within the business, utilising cutting edge technology to embed your ideas into the product design,
• Be empowered to influence product concepts within assigned projects during your time within the department and also be involved in the manufacturing strategic program.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Working pro-actively to support the generation of manufacturing recommendations and requirements for future projects
• Supporting the technical analysis of design data to identify feasibile risks/concerns and drive appropriate actions to resolve
• Supporting the delivery of project Gap and Rad requirements that define the surface interfaces of the vehicle
• Developing, Co-ordinating and delivering the lessons learnt process
• Engaging and facilitating in cross-functional business reviews
• Developing and enhancing the virtual reality capabilities of the department.

About the Department:

The New Model Feasibility Team work within the Manufacturing Function. The team is responsible in helping influence future products during the project to ensure that the design is feasible to build and support manufacturing targets. To be able to deliver a successful launch into production.

You will learn how future Bentley products are developed and influenced using a technical, analytical and modern approach to ensure that the vehicles are sympathetic to Manufacturing and deliver a high quality product for our customers.

What we are looking for:

The successful candidates will be on track to achieve a 2:1 in their given Engineering degree.

Skills required for the role:

• Familiarity with CAD software, preferably including virtual reality.
• Problem Solving Skills
• Good Communication
• Good Time Management.
• Proficient in Excell or Power BI

What we offer:

As an Industrial Placement you will have access to the following benefits:

• A starting salary of £24,327
• Support from our Early Careers team and 121 manager mentorship
• 35 days’ holiday inclusive of bank holidays
• 10% pension contribution with life assurance benefits
• Learning and development opportunities

Right To Work:

To be eligible for an Early Careers programme you must have a legal right to work in the UK for the duration of the placement or graduate scheme. We welcome students who have Settled Status, a Tier 4 Visa, or a Graduate Visa. We are unable to offer sponsorship for our Early Careers positions

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Motivated to be the most diverse, inclusive luxury car company, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all individuals are respected, valued, and empowered. 

We firmly believe in equal opportunities for all, helping all colleagues thrive as their authentic selves and reach their highest potential. We believe that everyone, regardless of their background or beliefs, belongs at Bentley. Everyone is entitled to respect and dignity and we positively celebrate the differences between people.

Working at Bentley

To learn more about what life is like working at Bentley, and our assessment process view our Candidate Pack here.

Closing date: 14th November 2025.

We aim to progress to online assessments in December and offer by the end of the month.

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