Imperial College London- 6 Month Design Engineering Internship

PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU ARE FROM IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON LOOKING FOR A 6 MONTH INTERNSHIP FOR 2027 (April to September)

About ZELP

ZELP is an agricultural technology company committed to creating a sustainable future for agriculture - one that meets the needs of present and future generations, promoting human and environmental health, animal welfare, and social and economic equity.

Our first focus is to develop and scale technology that measures and mitigates methane emissions in the livestock industry. Today, 1.3 billion people rely on the industry for their livelihoods and food security. However, it is the single biggest human-driven source of methane emissions globally, emitting more than both the oil & gas industry and the coal industry.

The deployment of our technologies on a global scale has the potential to drive half the global methane reduction needed by 2030, and to transform the beef and dairy industries.

ZELP was an inaugural winner of the Terra Carta Design Lab, and has received funding and support from the European Commission, Innovate UK, The Global Methane Hub and the Gates Foundation.

About the role - Design Engineering Intern

We have an exciting internship position available for an energetic undergraduate Design Engineer who will play a key role in the design, development and production of market leading methane mitigation technologies.

Typical activities may include:

Support the development of technology systems, subsystems and products through user-centred iterative design methodologies

Active involvement in design reviews, brainstorming, requirement definition, prototyping, testing and engineering analysis

Exposure to and hands-on application of robust design practices such as DFM, DFA, tolerance analysis, production readiness for scale and cost analysis

Assist in the preparation and execution of in-lab and in-field validation and verification activities

Conduct post-trial analysis, gathering learnings from the field and feeding back into the product development process

Monitor and review customer feedback, working as part of a cross-functional team to assist in the development and implementation of improvements

Support the implementation of design changes to improve product robustness, reliability, manufacturability, assembly efficiency and cost through engineering best practices

Aid in streamlining the production of the ZELP device using LEAN and 5S methodologies

Undertake workshop and lab-based activities including test-rig construction, prototype development, assembly, testing and reporting

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Electronics, Operations, Commercial and Research & Science

Our Offer:

Opportunity to get hands-on from day 1, working alongside great mentors

£1800 per month pay and 2 holidays per month

Flexible hours

Office get together with food, and drinks

In your application, please include:

Your CV file.

A copy of your portfolio, along with photographs of your previous work if your portfolio only contains renders.

The closing date for these positions is the 23 November, if you have been shortlisted for the role then we will be in touch to arrange an interview after this date.