Hydraulics Mechanical Student - 2025/26 Placement Year

Position: Hydraulics Mechanical Student - 2025/26 Placement Year

Location: Gillingham, UK

About us

PHINIA: Advancing sustainability today, powering a cleaner tomorrow.

PHINIA is an independent, market-leading, premium solutions and components provider with over 100 years of manufacturing expertise and industry relationships, with a strong brand portfolio that includes DELPHI®, DELCO REMY® and HARTRIDGE™. With over 12,500 employees across 43 locations in 20 countries, PHINIA is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA.

At PHINIA, we provide fuel systems, electrical systems, and aftermarket products and solutions of the highest quality — developed and manufactured responsibly — that are designed to enhance efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of vehicles, industrial machinery, and other applications. In doing so, we contribute to a cleaner tomorrow, treat our people and surrounding communities with respect, and hold ourselves accountable to robust ethical standards.

Our Culture 

PHINIA promotes and cultivates an inclusive culture and diverse perspectives, strives to maintain its reputation for excellence, thrives on the power of collaboration, and fosters the development of our talented employees. We believe in making a positive impact through our business and actions, and we take our collective responsibility seriously.

Career Opportunities 

We believe in building a brighter tomorrow for our employees as well as our customers and encourage you to learn about our long history, strong culture, new technologies, and future vision. We offer a strong local presence and interesting global opportunities. Join us on this shared journey toward a brighter tomorrow.

Job purpose  

Multiple positions are being offered across various functions and product families. The placement roles are spread across departments that are responsible for design, development, testing and validation of innovative fuel injection equipment and associated system components for full range of common rail liquid fuel and hydrogen products. The student’s interests and scope of the placement will be clarified during the selection process.
You will be able to put into practice your knowledge from university and gain a thorough experience of working in a global tier 1 automotive supplier powering a carbon free tomorrow. Specific training will be provided for product functionality as required. These positions are based in Technical Centre Gillingham.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and development of fuel components. Assigned to either liquid or gaseous fuel, pump or injector teams.

• Devising and executing test and analysis work on fuel injection equipment rigs, engines, and vehicles.

• Contributing to formal and informal design and development reviews at appropriate stages of projects.

• Writing reports and presenting results to internal and external audiences.

• Understanding the risks/ gaps to support the generation of a pump validation plan.

• Help develop internal tools, processes & procedures to support effective site working practices.

• Organise the procurement and testing of sample hardware to meet project requirements.

• Provide support to Systems Integration and Engine Calibration teams.

• Update and maintain the KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) for the component and system validation team.

• Update and Maintain documentation and forms for IATF16949 audits compliance.

• Exposure to DFMEA, tolerance stack analysis, geometrical tolerancing

• Opportunity to get involved in, additive manufacturing, Traditional manufacturing, machining, casting etc.

*Roles and responsibilities listed above are for a wide range of positions. Skillsets may vary for the specific placement offered.

What we’re looking for

•  Personal and presentation skills, to enable liaison with internal teams and to represent PHINIA to external clients.

• Current IT knowledge of MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint Point and understanding of the capabilities of CAD and FEA packages.

• Good written and spoken fluency in English.

• Able to operate effectively in a multi-national, multi-lingual project environment.

• Proven understanding of the principles of physics and mechanical engineering.

• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and manage several tasks at once.

• Familiarity with fluid dynamics and metal fatigue principles.

• Ability to work as part of a team whilst showing self-motivation and initiative.

• Motivated. 

• Be able to work, present and communicate within all areas of the organisation from the shop floor to management.

• Good organisational skills. – managing multiple projects at once

•  Working towards a Degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering or a related subject

• Exposure via project work with mechanical and/or electromechanical components and products

Additional Information

This placement description outlines the duties required, it is not a comprehensive or exhaustive list, and the Line Manager may vary duties from time to time which do not change the general character of the job, or the level of responsibility entailed.  Flexibility is required from all job holders.
Hours of work, 37 hours per week: 8am - 4.30pm Monday to Thursday, 1/2 hour unpaid lunch break. 8am -1pm Friday, no lunch break.
Holiday: In addition to statutory holiday students receive 25 days paid holiday in a full 12-month calendar period, pro-rata for shorter periods. 
Annual Salary: £23,492.04
Duration: 12 months

What we offer

• We provide compensation and benefits programs intended to attract, motivate, reward, and retain an incredibly talented, globally diverse workforce at all levels within our organization. Our compensation programs are informed by market data and business needs, and we are committed to providing equitable and competitive compensation. We are committed to providing our team with quality and competitive benefit programs, including health and well-being resources, family-centric policies, and an agile workplace program, where not precluded by collective bargaining agreements or national statutory plans. Plans are benchmarked for competitiveness and value.

• We provide formal development opportunities at all levels and stages of employee careers. These opportunities are delivered in a variety of formats to make our portfolio of solutions agile, sustainable, and scalable to support our employees in developing the skills needed to succeed.

What we believe

• Product Leadership - Innovation that brings value to our customers

• Humility - Seeking out diverse perspectives and working collaboratively

• Inclusivity - Recognizing our differences makes us stronger; we are bold and intentional

• Net-Zero - Committed to energy efficiency, waste reduction and beneficial reuse

• Integrity - Taking responsibility for our decisions and doing what is right

• Accountability - Taking ownership of our actions and driving results

Safety

You will consistently hear us say Safety First! We are committed to continually improving our strong safety performance supporting the health and wellness of our employees!

We also believe employee health and safety is everyone’s responsibility. We encourage safety learning and collaboration to help employees understand and follow applicable safety policies, standards, and procedures and identify opportunities to minimize or eliminate risk. Work is expected to be conducted in a manner that stresses the importance of preventing incidents and illnesses, including attending all required safety meetings and trainings. It is expected that all incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions are immediately reported to the direct manager, Human Resources, or Safety Representative.

Equal Employment Opportunity

PHINIA is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Visa Sponsorship

PHINIA does provide sponsorship for employment visa status based on business need. However, for this role, applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis, in the country where the position is currently based.

No Unauthorized Referrals from Recruiters & Vendors

Please note that PHINIA does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or offers from third party recruiters or staffing agencies associated with any published or unpublished employment opportunities. Any unsolicited information sent to PHINIA will be considered as unencumbered and free from any fee or charge whatsoever. Only members of our Human Resources Team have the authority to engage or authorize recruiting services, which must be agreed upon before the unsolicited resume or offer is received.

Advancing sustainability today, powering a cleaner tomorrow. Join us on this shared journey to a brighter tomorrow. For more information about PHINIA, please visit www.phinia.com.

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