Rolls-Royce Internships

Rolls-Royce internships place students inside the teams building the Trent engines and future power systems, with paid summer internships and 12-month industrial placements across the UK, Germany, Singapore, the USA and India. Projects span core engineering, digital, manufacturing and business functions with mentors and a strong conversion path into the graduate scheme.

Applications open around September each year on the early-careers portal and close as cohorts fill. Roles hire under each country’s work-authorization rules, so students should target the sites where they hold study or work rights.

• University students in engineering (aerospace, mechanical, electrical, materials, software), science, data, manufacturing, finance and business disciplines.
• Summer internships target penultimate-year students, while 12-month industrial placements suit sandwich-degree students.
• Strong academic performance, typically on track for a good honours degree or equivalent.
• Work authorization rules vary by country; UK roles largely require existing right to work, while Singapore, Germany and India hire locally enrolled students.
• Team mindset and interest in power systems, from jet engines to nuclear and electrical propulsion.
• Application early in the academic year, since cohorts fill on a rolling basis.

• Join teams behind some of the world's most famous jet engines, including the Trent family powering widebody aircraft.
• Work on real engineering tasks across design, testing, manufacturing, materials or digital systems, or business tasks in finance, supply chain and project management.
• Experience Derby's engine facilities or international sites in Germany (Dahlewitz), Singapore (Seletar) and beyond.
• Deliver a defined project with a mentor and a graduate-style support network.
• Present outcomes to senior engineers at program end.
• Build toward the graduate scheme, which recruits heavily from interns.

• Competitive intern salaries in every hosting country.
• Structured learning alongside one of engineering's most storied brands.
• Clear conversion pipeline into Rolls-Royce graduate programs.
• Exposure to civil aerospace, defense and power systems divisions.
• Employee networks and social programs for the intern cohort.
• A CV name recognized by every aerospace and engineering employer worldwide.

• Open the Rolls-Royce early-careers portal and filter internships and placements by country and function.
• Applications open around September for the following summer and close as cohorts fill, so apply early in the cycle.
• Complete online assessments testing numerical and behavioral fit.
• Shortlisted candidates attend video interviews and, for many roles, an assessment center.
• Offers roll out from autumn through spring.
• International students should check each posting's work-authorization notes before applying.