Wing Structure Repair Engineering Placement (12.5 months)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Hybrid working options

Half day Fridays

Job summary

Airbus Operations Limited in Filton, Bristol, offers an internship in the Wing Repairs department. You will join a multidisciplinary team to define and develop wing repairs across Airbus’s fleet, learning CAD design, static analysis, and safety assessment processes.

This internship is open to undergraduates for the full placement duration. You will gain exposure to repair solutions, collaborating with engineers and specialists in materials, aerodynamics, and customer services.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Keen interest in solving technical challenges.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Defining and developing repairs for wing structures.
• Learn to integrate repairs into existing structures while meeting safety requirements.
• Involve CAD-based design, static stress analysis, and damage tolerance assessments.
• Collaborate with Chief Engineers, Wing Design, Materials and Processes, and other teams.

Skills

Engineering student

Problem-solving

Education

Aerospace Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job Description:

Start date: 16 August 2027

Location: Filton, Bristol

Duration: 12.5 months

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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:

Join the Wing Repairs department at Airbus UK, where we offer a unique internship opportunity to experience life working as part of a specialist engineering team. We are responsible for defining repair solutions for wings across the entire Airbus commercial fleet, from the remaining A300s flying to the latest A350s.

This role provides a unique window into how engineering supports the day-to-day challenges of our customers and aircraft operators. You will gain exposure to a range of repair solutions, from small issues that are fixed in hours to major incidents that can take weeks or months to resolve.

We also play a crucial role in future projects by collaborating on the design of the latest aircraft to ensure they are repairable. Our team is actively involved in research activities, including full-scale wing tests.

What you will be doing:

You will be part of a multidisciplinary team defining and developing repairs for wing structures. You will learn how to integrate a repair into the existing structure while meeting all the requirements necessary to ensure a safe and effective solution. You can expect to be involved in:

• Repair design, including CAD tools, to define the repair and provide instructions on how to install it;

• Static stress analysis to show that the repaired structure is strong enough;

• Fatigue and Damage Tolerance analysis to show that the repaired structure will remain safe for the aircraft’s life.

You will work closely with the department’s experienced engineers, as well as with other key areas of the business including:

• Chief Engineers teams;

• Wing design teams;

• Materials and Processes teams;

• Customer Services;

• Electromagnetic Hazards specialists;

• Aerodynamics specialists.

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.

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Studying towards a degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent;

• Interest in solving technical challenges;

• Nice to have:

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.

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Company:

Airbus Operations Limited

Employment Type:

Internship

Experience Level:

Student

Job Family:

Customer Eng.&Technical Support&Services

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