Airbus
Lightning Direct Effects Engineering Placement (12.5 months)
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Job Description
Start date: 16 August 2027
Location: Filton, Bristol
Duration: 12.5 months
Applications close on: 27 September 2026!
We love your interest in joining Airbus! There is no limit on the number of positions you can apply for, however, please be aware that you can only progress in the selection process for one position at a time. We recommend reviewing all available opportunities and applying to those that best match your experience and aspirations.
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Benefits
- Salary: £24,246
- 35 hours per week
- Flexible working hours
- Hybrid working options available depending on the role
- Half day Fridays!
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
About us
The Electro Magnetic Hazards (EMH) Lightning Direct Effects (LDE) group is a highly specialised and transnational team of engineers working within the Airbus Systems Engineering Design Office. We are responsible for providing all aspects of aircraft protection against the direct effects of lightning strike and Electrostatic discharge (ESD). We contribute to all phases of development, through development and certification, to in-service support of the growing fleet.
We operate across all Airbus sites, all Airbus aircraft programmes and all aircraft components (wing, fuselage, empennage) and new interns will be fully integrated into a transnational way of working, encouraged to work with colleagues on all Airbus sites and functions, on a daily basis.
We are passionate about developing placement students to prepare our future, and so whilst you will be given challenging objectives, you will also be fully supported in your mission to fully exploit the state of the art knowledge and techniques in aircraft lightning protection and in doing so develop your technical and behavioural competencies.
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Our Interns operate in a very challenging environment, where they will be given a real and valued role within the LDE team. During the Internship, you will get the opportunity to have multiple placements working with experienced teams across the Airbus Aircraft Family, from new developments through to in-service Aircraft, as well as working alongside customers, suppliers and manufacturing assembly where necessary.
What you will be doing
During this placement, the activities you may undertake will include:
- Contribute to our work as an Engineer in the field of EMH Lightning Direct Effects and Electrostatic Discharge within the Airbus Systems Engineering domain.
- Be involved in a variety of topics like electro-magnetic hazards, standardisation, electrical architectures, certification, environmental qualification.
- Design and define commissioning or investigative tests, with the opportunity to interact with the test laboratories and witness LDE and ESD testing (so cool), concluding such activities with the delivery of analysis of test results and conclusions.
- Contribute to development of optimised lightning protection solutions for the design & development of aircraft fuel tank & fuel system protection using latest analytical & test techniques.
- Contribute to harmonised design solutions and policies that have aircraft level benefits across multi-programme and multi-components where possible.
- Work closely with the fuel systems and structures departments, as one of our main missions is to provide protection to the fuel system.
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 will be able to demonstrate the following:
- Studying towards an Engineering or Technical degree, ideally Electrical, Aeronautical, Mechanical or Physics based;
- A natural curiosity and excitement to explore engineering principles and creating solutions based on technical intuition and evidence;
- An ability to communicate clearly and concisely - collaboration skills within our team are essential;
- Organisation skills - to plan the use of resources to complete goals and objectives to a high standard;
- A keen interest in the Aerospace industry and profession.
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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.
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Company
Airbus Operations Limited
Employment Type
Internship
Experience Level
Student
Job Family
Elec.Electron.&Electromag,Optics&Optron.
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