Wing Structure Analysis Placement
Start date: 17 August 2026
Location : Filton, Bristol
Duration: 12.5 months
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Benefits:
Salary: £23,400 35 hours per week // Flexible working hours // Hybrid working // Half day Fridays! // 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
About us:
We have some exciting internship opportunities within the Airbus Wing Structural Analysis team to work on Static Stress, Fatigue and Damage Tolerance (F&DT) and Finite Elements Models (FEM) analysis in Filton.
Are you proactive, eager to learn from top-class aerospace engineers and excited to work on best-selling aircraft and/or future aircraft wing developments? Are you passionate about structural analysis and wing design? Do you like connecting with people from different backgrounds and nationalities?
We are a team of Structural Engineers who are all passionate about finding technical solutions to support AIRBUS product’s wings. We have a vast wealth of knowledge and experience within our engineers who can help you grow technically and personally during your year-long internship.
This internship gives you the opportunity to work on most of the AIRBUS’s wings from major developments on well-established aircraft such as the A320 and A350, to new product developments on the wing of the future.
In line with the AIRBUS’ digitalisation targets there are also various opportunities to apply and further develop your programming and optimisation skills.
What you will be doing:
You will interact with different teams and be mentored by a wide range of engineers with various backgrounds while working on meaningful projects. The main tasks and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
* Solving structural analysis problems within Static Stress, F&DT and FEM, through the use of appropriate AIRBUS methods, processes and tools. This will include extracting information from previous analysis and/or carrying out FEM analysis and performing calculations to justify structural performance;
* Creating appropriate documentation;
* Communicating your analysis to mentors and/or more senior engineers;
* Contributing to structural sizing and trade studies to support the wing design;
* You will be involved in the dynamic process of aircraft wing modifications, which will require alignment and integration between different teams;
Next to your everyday work, you will also be asked to outline a set of personal development goals, which can include anything from learning Java or Python to networking and discovering how the business works.
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.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the following:
* Studying towards a degree in Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent;
* Some knowledge of overall aircraft structural design principles and techniques;
* Good problem-solving skills and a can-do attitude;
* Not afraid to propose new ideas to solve problems;
* Programming and optimisation skills would be beneficial;
* Languages and experience of a wide range of cultures is beneficial;
* You are someone who collaborates well within a team.
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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