Technical Data Fuel & Landing Gear Systems Placement (12.5 months)

Airbus; Filton; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £24,246

Flexible working hours

Hybrid work options

Half day Fridays

25 days holiday

Job summary

Airbus is offering an undergraduate placement in Filton, Bristol. You will join the Fuel & Landing Gear Systems Team to work on ICA manuals and maintenance data.

The role emphasizes collaboration across France, Germany, Spain, and India, with opportunities to drive small projects from concept to completion in a transnational environment. Open to undergraduates for the full duration of the placement, you should be studying Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics, with

Qualifications

• Undergraduates must remain enrolled for the full duration of the placement.
• Degree areas include Aerospace/Mechanical/Systems Engineering, Mathematics or Physics.
• Interest in the topic and industry, willingness to learn and develop skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify in-service issues and support problem solving.
• Define prioritizations and shape solutions to implement.
• Contribute to feasibility analysis, risk assessment and configuration management.
• Support continuous improvement and knowledge capture.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on future ways of working.

Skills

Interest in aerospace industry

Analytical mindset

Willingness to learn

Team player

Programming awareness

Education

Aerospace Engineering (ongoing)

Mechanical Engineering (ongoing)

Systems Engineering (ongoing)

Mathematics (ongoing)

Physics (ongoing)

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. AI Guidance: We know you might be thinking about using AI to help you in your application - before you do, please read our guidelines on the use of AI for recruitment at Airbus https://www.airbus.com/en/careers/faqs#using-ai-in-your-application.

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:

Would you like to support our worldwide customers to keep their fleets flying in an efficient and safe way? Do you consider yourself an innovative, flexible and pragmatic person? Then apply with us! Airbus Technical Data is a transnational organization responsible to produce and deliver all Line maintenance products for our customers, as well supporting them with any issue during the maintenance operations. The Fuel & Landing Gear Systems Team is responsible for the maintenance instructions also called Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) for ATA 28 and ATA32 cross-programs. Our role is to capture any design change and ensure that the manuals reflect the exact configuration of each delivered aircraft. But it does not stop at the delivery, we support our customers for the whole lifecycle of the aircraft, so a big part of our mission involves daily contact with customers, helping them with their maintenance operations. This is a great opportunity to join the Fuel & Landing Gear Systems Team in Filton who are responsible for providing the technical data maintenance manuals including AMM (Aircraft Maintenance Manual), TSM (Trouble Shooting Manual) and IPC (Illustrated Parts Catalogue) to our customers. Our team is a diverse, multicultural group that brings together a wealth of expertise, including valuable experience from the Royal Air Force. Beyond our core daily responsibilities, we are passionate about driving innovation and supporting our wider community, actively working on Export Control, Generative AI initiatives, and Mental Health support. We pride ourselves on being a highly collaborative and supportive unit, consistently leaning on each other during challenging situations to deliver exceptional outcomes for our customers.

What you will be doing:

Ready to make a real impact! You'll have the chance to work within an experienced and collaborative team, focusing on both brand-new aircraft straight off the production line and those already in service. You will have the opportunity to work in a transnational environment with Teams based in France, Germany, Spain, India from all over the wider business. You'll be empowered to play a key role in developing optimal solutions and will have the chance to own and drive smaller projects from concept to completion. You will also have the opportunity to be part of an early careers community to support your professional development journey.

• Identification of in services issues
• Definition of prioritizations and shaping solutions to be implemented
• Feasibility analysis, risk assessment
• Configuration management
• Continuous improvement initiatives like processes
• Knowledge capture
• Quality and problem solving
• Future ways of working (like new integrated tools)

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. *Your application should include a CV along with a Cover Letter outlining your motivation and suitability for the role.* Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Studying towards a degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or equivalent (no preference)
• Interest in the topics and the industry
• Nice to have knowledge in computation
• Awareness of programming languages (with the willingness to run scripts, for example)
• Inquisitive and analytical mindset with good problem solving skills
• Willingness to learn and develop different skills (technical, project management, communication, reporting, rigour, etc.)
• Dynamic, Proactive and Positive mind set
• Good team player and good organizational skills

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: Technical Data & Publications

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