About this role
Salary: £25,500
Start Date: Monday 16th August 2027 - Friday 4th August 2028
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 93 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 create extraordinary vehicles for our customers. Based out of our state-of-the-art headquarters in Crewe, you will:
- Have the opportunity to work alongside industry experts in Advanced Concepts on a diverse range of strategic projects including new Concepts idea’s, Feature development and the application of AI;
- Gain understanding of the importance of Concepts from Advanced Concepts, Human Factors, Physical Packaging and Electrical Architecture;
- Help organise and participate in wide ranging clinic events to influence the future Bentley vehicles
- To be trained on and use multiple software applications to move the live project forward as part of the wider strategic landscape
Your main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Support Advanced Concepts with technical layouts and definition
- Support Physical Architecture with Hardpoint compliance and technical presentation creation
- Support Human Factors with target setting and running vehicle clinics
- Support Electrical Architecture in the creation of requirements models
About the Department:
Concepts (EGC) is responsible for the definition of all future vehicles at Bentley, Concept layouts and content definition during the Advanced Concept phase. Also responsible for ensuring that all business stakeholder requirements are met through Primary Hardpoint, Package and Electrical Architecture
What we are looking for:
The successful candidates will be on track to achieve a 2:1 in the following degrees: All Engineering disciplines
Skills required for the role:
- Be open minded and inquisitive, whilst planning and prioritising the workload to work effectively with others;
- Be tenacious and resilient, but also adaptable to the need of others;
- Take ownership of decisions and strive for the best outcomes;
- Good communication and presentation skills;
- Problem solving, time management and organisational skills
- Automotive knowledge would be a benefit
- CAD Skills would be a benefit
What we offer:
As an Industrial Placement you will have access to the following benefits:
- A starting salary of £25,500
- 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.
The application process:
- Submit your application, including your CV and Cover letter,
- Applications will be screened by our HR team and the Hiring Manager,
- Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by our recruitment team and invited to attend an online Assessment between 9th – 27th November,
- Candidates successful at assessment stage will receive an offer shortly afterwards.
- All applicants will be kept informed throughout the recruitment process
Closing date: 23rd October 2026
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