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Airbus • Donauwörth, Germany

Internship (d/f/m) Development & Flight Simulator Integration

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Job Description

Job Description:

In order to support Airbus Helicopters, we are looking for an

Intern (d/f/m): Advanced Development & Flight Simulator Integration of an Automatic Takeoff and Landing System

During your internship, you will work together with System Engineers in close connection to self-funded and public-funded helicopter research and technology (R&T) projects. The goal of your internship will be the further development of existing HMI concepts and their full-scale integration into our professional flight simulator environment. The concrete definition of the internship tasks will be defined in close cooperation with the advisor and is dependent on your personal interests and your academic curriculum.

You are looking for an internship and want to get to know the work of an Avionics Systems Engineer? Then apply now! We look forward to you supporting us in the Situational Awareness & Mission Management Team as an intern (d/f/m)!

  • Location: Donauwörth
  • Start: As soon as possible
  • Duration: 6 months

Your location

At our Donauwörth site, located on the banks of the river Danube, we develop helicopters from the initial idea to the airworthy product. Watch them take off and touch down on our own on-site test airfield.

Role

Your benefits

  • Attractive salary and work-life balance with a 35-hour week (flexitime)
  • International environment with the opportunity to network globally
  • Work with modern/diversified technologies
  • At Airbus, we see you as a valuable team member and you are not hired to brew coffee, instead you are in close contact with the interfaces and are part of our weekly team meetings
  • Opportunity to participate in the “Generation Airbus Community” to expand your own network

You will support us in the following tasks and responsibilities

  • Refine the HMI application based on previous evaluation results and pilot feedback regarding automatic approach maneuvers in unprepared landing areas
  • Execute the technical integration of the HMI into the flight simulator’s hardware
  • Implement data interfaces between external trajectory planning software provided by project partners and the cockpit display systems
  • Develop complex simulation scenarios including dynamic obstacles, terrain, and flight data to stress-test the situational awareness functions
  • Validate system performance through structured test campaigns in the flight simulator, involving collaboration with pilots or flight test engineers
  • Analyze the synchronization of flight guidance algorithms with the visual feedback provided to the crew to ensure operational safety and reduced workload

Desired skills and qualifications

  • Enrolled full-time student (d/f/m) in the area of computer science, aeronautical or mechanical engineering or an equivalent field of study
  • Experience in the fields of Software Engineering, Requirements Engineering and Control Engineering is desirable
  • First experience in the fields of Game Development, 3D Computer Graphics, User-centered Design/HMI or Artificial Intelligence Systems is desirable
  • Experience in flight operations is a plus
  • Fluent in English

Please upload the following documents: cover letter, CV, relevant transcripts, enrolment certificate.

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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.

Company:
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GmbH

Employment Type:
Internship
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Experience Level:
Student

Job Family:
Support to Management

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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 to emsom@airbus.com .

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.

Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Annual bonus
Enhanced maternity leave
Open to compressed hours
Accrued annual leave
Sabbaticals
Enhanced sick pay
Adoption leave
Health insurance
Enhanced paternity leave
Family health insurance
Complimentary Medical Services
Referral bonus
Bike parking
Cycle to work scheme
On-site gym
Teambuilding days
In house training
Employee discounts

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