Mechanical Engineering - Summer Internship 2025 (Aberdeen)

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Mechanical Engineering - Summer Internship 2025 (Aberdeen)

Overview of the Internship

bp’s 11-week Summer Internship program provides the opportunity to work in a dynamic team, managing real-world projects from start to finish. Throughout the internship, you’ll have support from a dedicated line manager and a buddy from our early careers programs. You will also have the chance to attend networking events, training sessions, and socials with other interns to develop interpersonal skills and connect with bp leaders. This internship is designed to build your technical expertise and provide valuable insight into working at bp.

Role and Responsibilities

As a Mechanical Engineering Intern at bp, your role will involve ensuring the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our operations across a variety of mechanical engineering projects. Your specific responsibilities will be tailored to your skills and the needs of the business, but core duties will include:

• Collaborative Problem Solving: Supporting projects and working with your team to identify the best solutions to engineering challenges.
• Maintaining Team and Company Performance: Ensuring that projects are delivered efficiently and maintaining high standards of operational performance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Building relationships across bp, working with internal teams and external partners to deliver excellence.
• Commitment to Safety: Demonstrating the bp values with a strong focus on safety, which is fundamental to our engineering approach.

In this role, you’ll gain exposure to the full spectrum of mechanical engineering, including supporting operations and projects by working in diverse teams to select, specify, and construct mechanical systems and equipment for both new facilities and existing assets. You’ll also contribute to the creation and implementation of maintenance programs, monitor equipment condition and performance, and address operational challenges. Additionally, some engineers focus on specific areas of mechanical engineering, providing expertise on new technologies, mechanical designs, and equipment performance.

You'll work with a wide range of mechanical equipment, such as compressors, pumps, turbines, heaters, valves, vessels, and piping. At bp, you’ll use cutting-edge technology and collaborate with industry experts to uphold the highest standards of mechanical integrity.

Requirements 

To apply for this role, you’ll need to be studying towards a master’s degree (or equivalent) in mechanical engineering, aeronautical, aerospace or automotive engineering. For this internship opportunity, you will need to be in your penultimate year of study.

bp supports our graduates to achieve professional accreditation and become chartered engineers. Therefore, it’s essential that your degree is accredited to MEng (or equivalent) level. To find out if your degree is accredited, please visit the links below. If you don’t find your degree within the links and know it is accredited, then please continue to submit your application and we can confirm this for you.  

This role is likely to be based out of one the following UK offices:

• Bp Aberdeen – NSHQ (North Sea Headquarters), 1 Wellheads Avenue, Dyce, Aberdeen, AB21 7PB, UK

Start & End Dates

• 23rd June to 5th September 2025 

Please note: Our internships are full-time. If you will struggle to be available for these dates &/or may not be able to work full time, please flag this if you are invited to a technical interview, or earlier if possible.

Other Information

Please note the following when applying:

• You can only apply to one bp early careers opportunity globally per academic year – within this time, we will only process the first application you make. You will be withdrawn from any subsequent applications. 
• Unless you apply to a role with a location explicitly stated, role locations are not guaranteed – where not stated, you will be placed in a location based on business need.
• Accommodation – once confirmed, where you need or decide to move closer to your location, you are responsible for organising and funding this accommodation.

Reward

• Salary: £35,200 p.a. (prorated for the duration of your internship)

About bp

bp is a global company that offers a world of opportunities for professionals as well as those starting out in their career. We’re guided by our purpose and ambition to become a net zero company by 2050 or sooner, and help the world get there too.

What does this mean for you? It means you can expect purposeful work, world-class training and the flexibility to realize your full potential. Not to mention the chance to join a company committed to delivering more sustainable energy for all. Ready to crack on? Your perfect job match awaits.

How to apply

To apply for this role and to find out more, please click on the apply button.

Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.