Future Projects Engineer Placement

Airbus; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Job summary

Airbus is offering an engineering internship in the UK. You will join either the Wing and Landing Gear Team or the Overall Aircraft Preliminary Design Team to contribute to early design stages of aircraft projects.

The role requires an undergraduate student in engineering and involves collaboration with cross‑border teams to deliver optimized solutions. You will gain hands‑on experience in preliminary aircraft design and be exposed to a multi‑disciplinary environment with STEM outreach

Qualifications

• Must be an undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement.
• CV and Cover Letter outlining motivation and suitability must be included.

Responsibilities

• Work on early-stage project tasks in Wing and Landing Gear or Overall Aircraft Preliminary Design.
• Collaborate with Future Project teams in UK, France, Germany and Spain to deliver optimized solutions.

Skills

Oral and written communication

IT skills

Team collaboration

Education

Engineering degree (Aerospace/Aeronautical or Mechanical)

Job description

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:

We are the Airbus Commercial Aircraft Future Projects Office and are responsible for the preliminary design of all Airbus Commercial Aircraft. Everything from maintaining the competitiveness of our current product line, right through to engineering the next generation of Airbus aircraft. We actively contribute to our decarbonisation ambition, ready to tackle the environmental challenges we face.

As an innovative and inclusive team, we value and encourage different ways of thinking and working to get the best technical solution. Our team members are trusted and empowered to solve the challenges the business sets us.

What will you be doing?

For this internship, you would be working within either the Wing and Landing Gear Team or the Overall Aircraft Preliminary Design Team. You will work on the early stages of projects and could cover a number of disciplines in order to deliver an optimised solution for either wing or complete aircraft problems. To achieve this, you will work with Future Project team members in the UK, France, Germany and Spain and possibly other engineering teams within the business so communication skills will be key.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience of the preliminary phase of aircraft design and its wider business impact.

You will also have the chance to take part in initiatives outside your day to day tasks that will provide opportunities for personal development. Examples of these could be: attending careers fairs, organising site tours and running STEM sessions in schools.

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 us of your graduation date on your application.

*Your application should include a CV along with a Cover Letter outlining your motivation and suitability for the role.*

As the successful candidate, we would want you to demonstrate the following;

• For the duration of the internship, you must be an undergraduate and studying for an Engineering degree with a significant level of Aerospace/Aeronautical or Mechanical Engineering content;


• Proficient oral and written communication skills, coupled with good IT skills;


• Be creative and have an open mind-set with a desire to explore and learn;


• A keen interest in the aviation industry;


• Motivated with the ability to manage own activities and work with a multi-skilled, transnational team;


• A desire to help shape the future of aviation!

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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