Industrial Placement - Whole Vehicle Physics

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:

• Have the opportunity to end to end manage a virtual capability building project with clear delivery into vehicle development,
• Be challenged to pursue new technologies to enhance processes, methods and tools to help close gaps and increase virtual footprint,
• Engage with VW Group partners fast tracking virtual capability and establishing collaboration/ jobsplit opportunities in support of vehicle projects,
• Organise presentations and immersion events focusing on promoting the virtual vehicle strategy mission and vision,
• Work cross-functionally and in mutli-physics domains, and gain exposure and strong relationships with senior management.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Co-leading Virtual Vehicle Strategy, contributing ideas and innovation trend that align with business strategy,
• Identifying, developing and deploying new technologies aligned to Virtual Vehicle Strategy that can move the business towards virtual vehicle development,
• Working with vendors and Group Partners to evaluate new tools and methods to help fast track virtual capability,
• Owning and project managing virtual capability projects, deploying and measuring their impact (cost, time and quality),
• Taking the lead in outward communication, creating newsletters and organising promotion events.

About the Department:

The Whole Vehicle Physics-Virtual Department is currently in an exciting and fundamental transition to a new feature. Developing digital technology and using it to provide Bentley’s R&D with the tools and methods required to develop vehicles fit for the future.

We work cross-functionally in various physics domains and pursue new and exciting technologies including AI & ML and X-in-the-loop platforms, this will help you will gain a real insight into the way Bentley Motors manages vehicle product data.

What we are looking for:

The successful candidates will be on track to achieve a 2:1 in the following degrees: Mechanical, Mechatronics and Electrical Engineering.

 Skills required for the role:

• Being open minded and inquisitive, whilst planning and prioritising the workload so you can work effectively with others,
• Being tenacious and resilient, but also adaptable to the need of others,
• Good communication and presentation skills,
• Problem solving, time management and organisational skills.

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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