Retrofit Solutions Engineering Systems Placement (12.5 months)

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

Benefits offered by this job

35h per week

Flexible hours

Hybrid working

Half-day Fridays

25 days holiday

Job summary

Airbus Operations Limited offers an undergraduate placement in Bristol/Filton within the Systems Engineering and Retrofit Solutions domain. You will work in a small, collaborative team on in-service aircraft, contributing to design solutions, feasibility studies and configuration management.

The role provides learning opportunities across aircraft and non-aircraft processes, with potential exposure to various toolsets used by Airbus.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or equivalent
• Analytical mindset with good problem solving skills
• Interest in aerospace industry and related topics
• Nice to have CAD knowledge (CATIA) or modelling tools (ADAMS, MATLAB/Simulink)
• Awareness of programming languages and ability to run scripts
• Willingness to learn across technical, project management, communication and processes
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team

Responsibilities

• Identify installation drawings design solutions
• Conduct feasibility analyses for proposed changes
• Support configuration management activities
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and processes
• Assist knowledge capture and documentation efforts
• Participate in quality assurance and problem solving
• Explore future ways of working with new integrated tools

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical mindset

Willingness to learn

Autonomy

Teamwork

Education

Undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or equivalent

Tools

CATIA

ADAMS

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Job Description

Start date: 16 August 2027

Location: Filton, Bristol

Duration: 12.5 months

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

A complex area of maintenance and retrofit engineering in aerospace, Systems Engineering has the responsibility to create the technical information for the production of the instruction dossiers ('Service Bulletins') to implement improvement and upgrade modification. In the UK a significant proportion of the focus is on, but not limited to, Landing Gear Systems and Wing Structure. There is also opportunity to experience other areas such as fuselage and the wet/dry systems, gaining you visibility of many challenges the aircraft is faced with. As the product cycles are very long the tools used and ways of working are always changing and evolving in line with ever increasing company focus towards its responsibilities to society and the environment.

Continuous Improvement Is At The Heart Of What We Do And Systems Engineering Is An Exciting Domain Of Customer Services To Work For In a Number Of Ways

• We are a key interface and the closest area to the Design Office in Customer Services, whilst having the airline customers as our main focus;
• We are a small agile team, yet able to rely on a large network and bigger extended organisation;
• Our teams at Retrofit Solutions Engineering level are distributed across sites in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, India, USA, and transnational collaboration is part of the daily work;
• Our work is very varied with many interactions, our Service Bulletins cover Standard (apply to all aircraft in a family) and Upgrade (dedicated to a number of aircraft at the request of the customer) scenarios;
• The UK areas of responsibility and topics include most of Landing Gear, Wing, and Fuel topics, and others for all Airbus Commercial aircraft.

What You Will Be Doing

You will be given the opportunity to work in a small, experienced and collaborative team, for the in-service aircraft, as well working alongside colleagues from all over the wider business. You are expected to contribute to the creation of optimum solutions, to own smaller projects, and to support on-going activities. You will also have the opportunity to be part of an early careers community to support your professional development.

• The identification of installation drawings Design Solutions;
• Feasibility analysis;
• Configuration management;
• Continuous improvement initiatives like processes;
• Knowledge capture;
• Quality and problem solving;
• Future ways of working (like new integrated tools).

The team will provide you with a challenging, exciting, and rewarding working experience with learning opportunities that will bring both aircraft (for UK topics) and non-aircraft (like methods and processes) knowledge. You will gain experience and relative training on a variety of different toolsets, from bespoke tools developed for Airbus to engineering and management tools used by the whole industry.

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.

• Studying towards a degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or equivalent (no preference);
• Inquisitive and analytical mindset with good problem solving skills;
• Interest in the topics and the industry;
• Nice to have: knowledge in Computer Aided Design (e.g. CATIA) or modelling tools (such as ADAMS, Matlab Simulink, Fluent);
• Awareness of programming languages (with the willingness to run scripts for example);
• Willingness to learn and develop different skills (technical, project management, communication, reporting, rigour, etc.);
• Willingness to learn from mistakes and channel feedback into personal development;
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.

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.

Company

Airbus Operations Limited

Employment Type

Internship

Experience Level

Student

Job Family

Customer Eng. & Technical Support & Services

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.