Systems Installation Stress Engineer Placement

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

At Airbus, we don’t just build aircraft, we pioneer sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. As a global leader in aeronautics and space, we pride ourselves on a culture of continuous innovation and uncompromising safety. Joining our team means working at the forefront of engineering, where your expertise will directly contribute to developing the next generation of eco-efficient flight. We offer a collaborative, global-thinking environment where your career can take flight alongside the industry's most brilliant minds, all dedicated to connecting people and protecting our planet.

Wing Systems Installations Stress is proud to present an exciting opportunity to join our Filton-based team of skilled, motivated engineers, to support the vast Airbus fleet and develop the next generation of products.

What you will be doing

Responsibilities

In this role, you will be responsible for delivering both technical outputs and coordinating tasks within the greater Wing Engineering team, including:

• Contribute to both:
• 'End to End' lifecycle stress support from conceptual design, modification process in support of maturity gates, Final Design and support to manufacturing sites;
• Reactive support to Customer Services (Aircraft-on-Ground, Repairs, In-Service issues etc) and Production;
• Execute stress analyses of Systems Installations using Airbus methods, processes, and tools;
• Optimising in terms of weight, cost, performance, production/assembly requirements while the highest safety of the product is assured;
• Deliver stress outputs including Stress Dossiers, Airworthiness outputs, Concession justifications, Design Review support, Trade Studies and concept investigations, and Test Support, amongst others;
• Recommend improvements to product design or method of assembly to improve performance or reduce cost;
• Direct or influence the work of designers, technicians, and other engineers on projects.

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.

Successful Candidates Will Demonstrate The Following

• Currently working towards a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace/Aeronautical/Mechanical or strongly related Engineering;
• Good communication skills (both verbal and written) and mental agility to drive delivery of customer value and quality, as part of a multi-cultural team;
• Willingness to learn basic Systems Installation Engineering, solve problems and pick up new toolsets (Google Workspace, Hyperworks FEM, ISAMI analysis tools, and others);
• Discipline to deliver own tasks whilst adhering to time, cost and quality parameters;
• Strong base in analysis topics like Strength of Structures and Materials; Statics, Dynamics and Pressure Vessels.

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.

We encourage diversity and welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or religious belief. At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.