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35 hours per week Flexible working hours Hybrid working Half day Fridays! 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
As an intern, you will join the Laboratory Test Means Fluid Mechanical Design and Test team (LTM). You will have the opportunity to develop your soft and technical skills in a variety of end-to-end activities, including designing, building, and testing. This includes challenging and exciting projects for aircraft that are already flying and those that may fly in the future.
The test scope of the fluid mechanical and mechanical test team is primarily focused on the fluid mechanics, pneumatic, and hydraulic aspects of various systems, including:
Pneumatics, hydraulics, and mechanical equipment on fuel rigs and landing gear means;
System performance under various conditions;
Test Mean development and commissioning for new test rigs;
Maintenance and evolution of current test rigs.
Support of system tests performed at supplier facilities.
The aim of this internship is to support the fuels and/or landing gear systems hydromechanical test engineers on various activities, within one or several groups of the test department. Activities carried out could be involved with any of the Airbus Aircraft programmes or R&T work. This may also require trips to various Airbus sites and/or at supplier facilities.
There may also be opportunities to experience other areas within the fuels and landing gear test department including the avionics testing and flight test analysis.
Furthermore, significant opportunities to develop soft skills will be available throughout the internship by supporting and conducting a range of development tasks including school liaison events and departmental activities.
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.
Studying towards a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Science, or equivalent;
Skills in mechanical design and build, data analysis, presenting and report writing;
Project management knowledge or interest;
Negotiation level of English both written and spoken;
Nice to have awareness of aircraft systems and understanding of basic electronics;
SECURITY CLEARANCE: 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.
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