2027 Summer Internship - Communication Networks - London

Location: London, gb Department: Early careers Employment Type: {'id': 'intern', 'label': 'Intern'}

Company Description

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

Job Description

Power Your Curiosity at PA

Why consider joining us?

During your weeks as an intern at PA, you’ll learn some of what it takes to be a top-notch consultant. You’ll be coached and guided by experts and have opportunities to broaden your experience on a challenging project. Whatever you work on, you’ll be part of the team and free to build your contacts, both here at PA and beyond.

PA’s ‘Networks Capability’ focuses on all non-consumer aspects of telecoms, blending expertise in technical, commercial and operational aspects. We focus on helping industry and enterprises maximise value from both next generation as well as critical, legacy connectivity.

If you want a balance of technology, commercial and real-world applications, with an opportunity to work across a broad range of industry sectors, then this could be what you’re looking for. You may be involved in strategy for 5G train control, for blending LEO satellite and mobile for energy black-start scenarios, or managing communications obsolescence in defence.

You will collaborate with expert consultants, be exposed to the latest advancements within telecoms (5G/6G, satcom, private networks, ML/AI integration), benefit from supportive mentoring, and gain skills through hands-on learning and peer support.

What you can expect

Joining us as an intern is the next step in starting your career. Whether you’re coming from a specialist background or from an unrelated subject, we want you to be bold, stay curious and dive into the opportunities we have to offer.

You will work on real-world communication network technology challenges and solutions. Example projects and activities might include: Creating innovative software for advanced drone detection, Analysing the costs and benefits of communications technologies to support investment and business cases, Developing machine learning algorithms for patent identification, Research emerging communications technologies and assessing their potential applications, Assess options for upgrading critical infrastructure relying on legacy communications technology and Analysis of network performance data, identifying issues and producing recommendations.

You will work directly with experienced Networks consultants who will work through technical problems with you, helping you structure analysis and develop your consulting skills.

You will have the opportunity to experience all phases of an assignment, from understanding the problem and designing the approach through to analysing the evidence, developing recommendations and presenting your findings to key stakeholders.

Assessment process

First Stage Assessments

Application form

Online Assessments

Shortlisting and/or Technical Assessments

Final Stage Assessments

Assessment Centre with Technical Assessments

Final Stage Interviews

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on [email protected].

Qualifications

Essential requirements

This role is open to undergraduates in their penultimate year of university.  If you are currently a final year undergraduate and intend to return to university after the internship to complete an MSc / MEng, you will also be eligible for this position.

Qualification: Working towards an undergraduate degree in Electronic / Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Economics or another technical or numerate discipline is ideal but we welcome applications from a broad range of degree backgrounds.

Wider interest in technology: you will be curious about emerging technologies, particularly telecoms and datacomms, and interested to solve complex problems – though we’re not expecting deep expertise, rather the desire to develop and grow.

Curious and keen to learn: willing to take on unfamiliar problems, ask questions, and develop your understanding of new technologies and industries, supported by our experts.

Collaborative and relationship-focused: able to work effectively with different people, build strong relationships with clients and colleagues, and support others to succeed.

Clear and confident communicator: able to communicate complex ideas clearly, both written and verbal.

Analytical and adaptable: able to structure unfamiliar problems, make sense of incomplete or messy information and develop logical, evidence-based conclusions.

Modelling experience: experience using tools such as Excel, Python or MATLAB to analyse problems, build models, evaluate options or test hypotheses would be welcome.

Understanding data: experience sourcing, processing, analysing and/or visualising data would be beneficial.

The Offer

You will work to ensure our clients stay informed about threats and are able to protect their digital assets and business systems.

Opportunity to work supports the work of the networks team, examples of projects include modelling radio propagation, analysing real data to gain insights or setting up lab test