Test Rig Electrical Design Placement (12.5 months)

Airbus; Filton; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus is offering an internship in the Laboratory Test Means development team in Filton, Bristol. You will contribute to the development, modification and maintenance of test rigs for Fuel and Landing Gear Systems, working in a non-office environment with access to prototyping areas.

The role emphasizes hands-on engineering, safety, and collaboration, with opportunities to apply electrical/electronics/mechatronics knowledge to real test systems and to gain experience across multiple topics

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 tooling 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

Electrical engineering concepts

3D drawing tools

Education

Electrical/electronics/mechatronics degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Job Description

Start date

16 August 2027

Location

Filton, Bristol

Duration

12.5 months

Applications close on

27 September 2026 !

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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

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 todays 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 tooling 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

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.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Contact

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Company

Airbus Operations Limited

Employment Type

Internship

Experience Level

Student

Job Family

Testing

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