Test Rig Electrical Design Placement (12.5 months)

targetjobs UK; Filton; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary: £24,246

Hybrid working options

35 hours per week

Flexible working hours

Half day Fridays

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Job summary

You will join Airbus Operations Limited's Laboratory Test Means development team in Filton, working on test rigs for Fuel and Landing Gear Systems. This internship places you in a hands-on, non-office environment with exposure to jet fuels, hydraulics, and high voltages.

Open to undergraduates for the full duration, with a start date of 16 August 2027 and a 12.5-month placement. Salary is £24,246 for 35 hours per week, with hybrid options available.

Qualifications

• Undergrad student working towards a degree in electrical/electronics/mechatronics.
• Experience with 3D drawing tools, modules in fluid mechanics, mathematics, physics.
• Committed to safety protocols, a collaborative mindset, and an enthusiastic approach to hands-on engineering environments.
• Good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end development of new test rigs; from requirements capture to detailed design to manufacturing/integration and commissioning of the test rig.
• Supporting the modification of existing test rigs to support a new test request.
• Troubleshooting test rig issues.
• Utilising AutoCAD and other tools to produce electrical schematics and PCB layouts.
• Working within a non-office based environment with access to prototyping areas, avionic and fluid mechanical test rigs.

Skills

Communication skills

Hands-on engineering

Safety protocols

Team collaboration

Education

Undergraduate in Electrical/Electronics/Mechatronics

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Job Description

Start date: 16 August 2027

Location: Filton, Bristol

Duration: 12.5 months

Applications close on 27 September 2026!

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

You will join the Laboratory Test Means development team. We are responsible for the development, modification, and maintenance of test rigs for Fuel and Landing Gear Systems. Our skill sets include electrical design, fluid mechanical and mechanical design, and test facility operations. We are not your typical office-based environment as we work directly with equipment often in hazardous environments involving Jet Fuel, Hydraulic Fluid, Hot and Cold surfaces, Noise, and High voltages. Our role is to develop the means for Airbus to test new technologies and system evolutions for the Landing Gear and Fuel systems of today's aircraft and tomorrows. Life in the test centre is dynamic and day to day you can find yourself working on different topics; from supporting setting up a test for an in-service aircraft issue to understanding how to integrate a new technology into a test rig.

What You Will Be Doing

• End-to-end development of new test rigs; from requirements capture to detailed design to manufacturing/integration and commissioning of the test rig.
• Supporting the modification of existing test rigs to support a new test request.
• Troubleshooting test rig issues.
• Utilising AutoCAD and other tools to produce electrical schematics and PCB layouts.
• Working within a non-office based environment with access to prototyping areas, avionic and fluid mechanical test rigs.

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

• Undergrad student working towards a degree in electrical/electronics/mechatronics.
• Experience with 3D drawing tools, modules in fluid mechanics, mathematics, physics.
• Committed to safety protocols, a collaborative mindset, and an enthusiastic approach to hands-on engineering environments.
• Good communication 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.

Company

Airbus Operations Limited

Employment Type

Internship

Experience Level

Student

Job Family

Testing

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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.