Body In White (Manufacturing) - Placement Year

START WITH WHAT INSPIRES YOU.

We believe in creating an environment where you, our placement student, can learn and develop during your time with us and where you are given your own areas of responsibility from the start. Our experts and mentors will treat you as part of the team from day one, encouraging you to bring your own ideas to the table and giving you the opportunity to show what you can really do.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is part of the BMW Group and its Goodwood manufacturing plant sits in the heart of the West Sussex countryside. The maxim of Sir Henry Royce, ‘take the best that exists and make it better’, permeates in everything we do at Rolls-Royce. As a student, you will have hands on experience from day one, gaining practical insights into the corporate operations of a world-class automotive manufacturer.

 Body In White - Intern (Manufacturing) – Body In White (Manufacturing) - Placement Year (July 2027)

You will work alongside our ambitious quality specialists who work non-stop in ensuring our body shop quality targets are met and issues found are steered back to our body manufacturing partners in Germany. Furthermore, you will also support our production team in achieving their daily production requirements. Our team is seeking an intern to join from July 2027. 

What awaits you?

• Supporting dimensional and quality checks on BIW structures
• Analysing build data to identify trends and improvement opportunities
• Assisting with root cause analysis and problem solving on quality issues
• Working with production teams to ensure build integrity and process adherence
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives across BIW and Quality
• This placement offers a unique opportunity to understand how world-class quality is built from the ground up — forming the foundation of every Rolls-Royce motor car.

What should you bring along?

• Studying towards minimum of a 2:2 Bachelor degree - in Engineering, preferably mechanical-based.
• Strong relationship building skills and ability to show good inter-personal skills, showing exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Good organisational and time management skills, and ability to show high attention to detail to every task
• Ability to adapt working approach depending on specific requirements, prioritise activities, work under pressure, multi-task and solve problems.
• An enthusiastic team player who possesses solid interpersonal and organisational skills
• Ability to network/identify and communicate with process partners
• Proactive and able to use intuition to identify projects
• Highly Self-motivated and capable of working with minimal management input
• Experienced user of Microsoft Office and Outlook, knowledge of SAP is advantageous 

What can you look forward to?

• Great Pay – A competitive annual salary, 27 days holiday per annum (pro rata to your contract) and an attractive pension scheme.
• Rewarding Work-Life Balance 
• Exciting Additional Benefits – You will have the opportunity to enjoy other employee benefits, a subsidised on-site restaurant and access to our Advantages scheme which gives you a range of offers and discounts.

What do you need to do now?

If you apply, the next stages of the recruiting process include an online assessment centre and then a face to face interview with the hiring manager.

Please note:

To be eligible for this position, you must be returning to your studies, for a minimum of 6 months, after completion of this placement. You must be able to provide proof of your legal right to work in the UK.  

We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of disability, age, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sex or sexual orientation.

At the BMW Group, we place great importance on equal treatment and equal opportunities. Our recruiting decisions are based on the personality, experience, and skills of the applicants. 

Closing date for applications:  Sunday 18th October 2026.

Any further questions? Email us on Recruitment-UK@bmwgroup.com