Retrofit Solutions Engineering Systems Placement (12.5 months)

Job Description

Job Description:

Start date: 18th August 2025

Location: Filton, Bristol

Duration: 12.5 months

Application closing date: We encourage you to apply early to avoid missing out on this opportunity! Please note we will close adverts as soon as we receive sufficient applications.

Benefits:

Salary: £21,900

35 hours per week // Flexible working hours // Hybrid working // Half day Fridays! // 25 days holiday plus bank holiday

About us:

A complex area of maintenance and retrofit engineering in aerospace, Systems Engineering has the responsibility to create the technical information for the production of the instruction dossiers (‘Service Bulletins’) to implement improvement and upgrade modification. In the UK a significant proportion of the focus is on, but not limited to, Landing Gear Systems and Wing Structure for A320 family, A330 family, A350XWB. There is also opportunity to experience other areas such as fuselage and the wet/dry systems, gaining you visibility of the full aircraft and all the challenges it is faced with. As the product cycles are very long the tools used and ways of working followed are always changing and evolving.

Systems Engineering is an exciting domain of Customer Services to work for in a number of ways:

• We are a key interface and the closest area to the Design Office in Customer Services, whilst having the airline customers as our main focus;
• We are a small agile team, yet able to rely on a large network and bigger extended organisation. Our teams at Retrofit Solutions Engineering level are distributed across sites in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, India, USA, and transnational collaboration is part of the daily work;
• Our work is very varied with many interactions, our Service Bulletins cover standard (apply to all aircraft in a family) and upgrade (dedicated to a number of aircraft at the request of the customer) scenarios;
• The UK areas of responsibility include most of Landing Gear, Wing, and Fuel topics, and others for all Airbus Commercial aircraft.

What you will be doing:

You will be given the opportunity to work in a small, experienced and collaborative team, for the in-service aircraft, as well working alongside colleagues from all over the wider business. You are expected to contribute to the creation of optimum solutions, to own smaller projects, and to support on-going activities.

You will also have the opportunity to be part of an early careers community to support your professional development.

As an Airbus Intern in this team, you may find yourself working on:

• The identification of installation drawings design solutions;

• Feasibility analysis;

• Configuration management;

• Continuous improvement initiatives like processes;

• Knowledge capture;

• Compliance with Airworthiness requirements;

• Ground Support Equipment;

• Future ways of working (like new integrated tools).

The team will provide you with a challenging, exciting, and rewarding working experience with learning opportunities that will bring both aircraft and non-aircraft (like methods and processes) knowledge. You will gain experience and relative training on a variety of different toolsets, from bespoke tools developed for Airbus to engineering and management tools used by the whole industry.

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.

*Please ensure you include your CV and a cover letter for your application to be considered.*

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:

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

• Interest in the area and the industry;

• Nice to have knowledge in Computer Aided Design (e.g. CATIA) and modelling tools (such as ADAMS, Matlab Simulink, Fluent);

• Awareness of programming languages (with the willingness to run scripts, for example);

• Inquisitive mindset with good problem solving skills;

• Willingness to learn and develop different skills (technical, project management, communication, etc.);

• Willing to learn from mistakes and channel feedback into personal development;

• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance OR You will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check).

Contact:

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments. Examples of this may include (but is not exclusive to) accessible facilities; additional time for written exercises; auxiliary aids; room layout; dietary requirements etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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 Operations Limited

Employment Type:

Internship

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Experience Level:

Student

Job Family:

Customer Eng.&Technical Support&Services <JF-CS-PS>

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