Airframe Structures Test Engineer Placement (12.5 months)

Airbus; West of England; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Airbus Operations Limited in Filton, Bristol invites undergraduates for a 12.5-month internship with AIRTeC. You will join the structures test team to design tests, collect data and develop new cryogenic facilities for hydrogen powered flight while exploring AI and data-driven methods.

The role requires you to be an undergraduate for the full placement, study in engineering or AI-related fields, and be open to security clearance processes; hybrid work options may apply.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement.
• We are interested in candidates studying in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical/Electronic, Systems or AI/Data Science.
• Active interest in materials testing, metrology, hydraulics, control systems and data sensing.

Responsibilities

• Design and test fixtures for material coupons and wings.
• Explore AI and data-driven platforms to enhance analytics and simulation.
• Develop measurement, control and data acquisition techniques.
• Assist in cryogenic test facility design for hydrogen powered flight.
• Hands-on testing and data collection on test rigs.

Skills

AI & Machine Learning

Data Acquisition

Metrology

Education

Aerospace Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Control Systems

Systems Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Physics

Civil Engineering

Artificial Intelligence/Data Science

Job description

Job Description

Start date: 16 August 2027

Location: Filton, Bristol

Duration : 12.5 months

Applications close on 27 September 2026 !

We love your interest in joining Airbus! There is no limit on the number of positions you can apply for, however, please be aware that you can only progress in the selection process for one position at a time . We recommend reviewing all available opportunities and applying to those that best match your experience and aspirations.

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Benefits

Salary: £24,246

35 hours per week // Flexible working hours // Hybrid working options available depending on the role // Half day Fridays! // 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

About us

This is an exciting opportunity to join Airbus for an internship in the structures test team at the Aerospace Integrated Research and Test Centre (AIRTeC) in Filton, Bristol.

AIRTeC is a £100 million state of the art Research & Test facility designed specifically to provide the most advanced collaborative working environment and tools for Airbus, suppliers, partners, and academia. AIRTeC complements Airbus’s world leading design, integration, manufacturing and assembly capabilities on the Filton site. The structures test team is one of three centres that perform or manage the full range of tests on all Airbus Aircraft Programmes and Research & Technology Initiatives.

It is our mission to provide data that allows our products to fly & be certified; demonstrating strength & life of the cutting edge materials and aircraft components used to construct our aircraft.

We are busy developing and defining the physical and virtual test means in support of future aircraft products. We must be ready to test new lightweight sustainable materials, technologies and configurations such as the future hydrogen powered aircraft, super flexible high span wings and novel blended wing body aircraft.

What you will be doing

• Tests big & small: Designing test fixtures & systems for small material coupons up to large tests of whole aircraft wings;
• Working at the forefront of digital technologies: u sing AI and Data Driven Platforms to enhance our data analytics capabilities and virtual simulation test means;
• Developing advanced test methods: deploying and developing advanced measurement, control and data acquisition techniques;
• Building a "cool" future: designing & commissioning new cryogenic test facilities for hydrogen powered flight;
• Putting theory into practice: Performing "hands on" testing.

Requirements

Our placements are open to Undergraduates only . Therefore it is mandatory for candidates to be an undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement. Please inform your graduation date on your application.

We are a diverse team with a range of skills. We are interested to hear from undergraduates with studies and interest in at least one of the following areas:

• Physical Materials Testing;
• Structures;
• Metrology;
• Hydraulics;
• Control Systems;
• Data Acquisition & Sensing:
• Cryogenics;
• Virtual Test & Simulation;
• Non Linear Finite Element Modelling;
• AI & Machine Learning;
• Computer vision;
• Statistical analysis.

Successful candidates will be studying one of the following

• Aerospace Engineering;
• Mechanical Engineering;
• Chemical Engineering;
• Control Systems;
• Systems Engineering;
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering;
• Physics;
• Civil Engineering;
• Artificial Intelligence/Data Science.

SECURITY CLEARANCE

You will be subject to a BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) check. You may also need to gain UK SC-level Security Clearance or Export Control, depending on the role.

Contact

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Company

Airbus Operations Limited

Employment Type

Internship

Experience Level

Student

Job Family

Testing

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