Wing Structure Design Placement (12.5 months)

Airbus; West of England; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £24,246 p.a.

35 hours per week

Flexible working hours

Hybrid options depending on role

Half day Fridays

25 days holiday + BH

Job summary

Airbus Operations Limited in Filton, Bristol, is seeking Design Interns to join the Wing Engineering Team. Open to undergraduates for the entire placement, you will work on designing wing structures and developing interfaces for manufacture.

A CV and Cover Letter outlining motivation are required with your application. You will gain hands-on experience with CATIA V5 and related design tools, while contributing to multiple Airbus programmes under guidance and within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Studying towards a degree in Engineering, Design Technology, Science or Maths, or equivalent.
• Willingness to learn metallic and composite structures and associated design toolsets.
• Good communication and proactive attitude are essential.
• Covering letter detailing motivation and suitability should be included in the application.

Responsibilities

• Design of composite and metallic Wing structures across Airbus programmes.
• Create design schemes, frontier and interfaces drawings and data for manufacture.
• Assess design solutions within time, cost and quality parameters and manage offload to suppliers if necessary.
• Ensure structural design meets programme airworthiness and product requirements.
• Define, deliver and enable technical studies and investigations for design methods and procedures.

Skills

Proactive attitude

Good communication

Metallic/composite design

IT solutions experience

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

CATIA V5

ICC

Zamiz

ECM

Optegra & PASS

Google Sheets

Slides & Docs

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

As part of the Wing Engineering Team at Airbus in Filton, UK, you’ll be at the forefront of aerospace innovation. We’re a dynamic group of highly motivated engineers who constantly challenge conventional design and thinking. Our mission is to find creative, profitable solutions without ever compromising on quality.

Do you enjoy connecting with people and different organizations? Are you passionate about developing wing structures?

Join our team of Structural Engineers, a diverse group of technical experts and program managers dedicated to finding innovative solutions. We’re the perfect mix of people to help you develop both your technical skills and your career. We are looking for Design Interns to join our team and make a real impact.

What you will be doing

Your main tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Design of composite and metallic Wing structures across various Airbus programmes;
• Create design schemes, frontier and interfaces drawings and Data for manufacture (component drawings);
• Able to assess design solutions within the time, cost and quality parameters and manage offload to suppliers if necessary;
• Ensure the structural design meets programme airworthiness and product requirements and in line with cascaded Design Quality Assurance Criteria;
• Define, deliver and enable technical studies, trades and investigations to ensure the delivery of technical solutions in accordance with relevant Design methods and procedures.

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 an Engineering Field, Design Technology, Science, Maths, or equivalent;
• Willingness to learn basic metallic and composite structures and design toolsets i.e. CATIA V5, ICC, Zamiz, ECM, Optegra & PASS, Google Sheets, Slides and Docs;
• Proactive attitude in order to propose solutions and solve problems;
• Nice to have experience in developing IT solutions associated with engineering activities i.e. Macros, Matlab, etc.;
• Ensure delivery of own tasks whilst adhering to time, cost and quality parameters;
• Good communication skills and a drive to deliver customer value and quality;
• Please ensure that a covering letter detailing motivations and suitability for this position is included in your application.

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

Structure Design & Integration

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