Structural Design Placement (12.5 months)

Job Description:

Start date: 18th August 2025

Location: Broughton, North Wales

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 // 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 FEM analysis in Broughton with the Plant Engineering Team (PET) & A400M team. We are located alongside the wing assembly lines manufacturing Single Aisle, Long Range and A350 wings, and so have the fantastic opportunity to see the physical product every day.

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’ 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;

• You will be involved in the dynamic process of aircraft wing modifications, which will require alignment and integration between different teams;

• You will participate in investigations into manufacturing optimisation challenges, proposing and implementing enhancements to meet future build rates;

• 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.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as this is the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

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, 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;

• Any language (other than English) and experience of a wide range of cultures is beneficial.

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:

Structure Design & Integration

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