Landing Gear Avionics Test and Flight Test and Analysis Engineering Placement (12.5 months)
Airbus
- Location
- Filton
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Mid
- Salary
- £24.2k/yr
- Posted
- Sep 7, 2026
Skills
About this role
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. AI Guidance: We know you might be thinking about using AI to help you in your application - before you do, please read our guidelines on the use of AI for recruitment at Airbus https://www.airbus.com/en/careers/faqs#using-ai-in-your-application .
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: Are you someone who enjoys detailed problem solving, interrogating data and rigorously assessing system performance? Are you someone who needs to see tangible results, excited by technical challenges, fault finding and collaborating to resolve technical problems with creative solutions and a digital mindset? Then this could be the job for you! We are looking for someone who is currently studying at university and is interested in undergoing a placement year in industry. You will design and conduct tests on fuel and landing gear avionics test benches and support our flight test analysis activities. The Landing Gear Avionics and Flight Test Analysis team forms part of the transnational "Propulsion, Hydrogen & Hydro-Mech Systems" Sub-Domain. We are all part of the Flight and Integration Test Centre, where we test the integration of the complete aircraft. This is reflected in our ways of working, so you will be able to interact and build relationships with colleagues across Europe and across all aircraft systems. We are a product-focused community with a history of delivering innovation to our company. As a team we conduct development testing of new aircraft systems through agile test methods, help to resolve in-service problems and provide design feedback for future aircraft.
What you will be doing
As an intern with us, you will contribute to the delivery of Landing Gear Avionics and Flight Test Analysis Test Team's mission: Support aircraft certification through integrated rig and flight testing and analysis; Establish and improve the maturity of aircraft systems through the collaboration with other engineering teams; React to and help resolve in-service system issues; Aim for product safety beyond certification requirements; Implement synergies and alignment between rig and flight test. Every day will present a new challenge, you will test and improve your skills on a variety of activities including Lab testing, Flight test analysis and data analytics. You could have the opportunity to get involved in: Lab Testing: Agreement on Lab Test Requirements, definition and validation of test benches; System level testing of landing gear functionality; In-service investigation by reproducing events on avionics benches; Preparing Lab Test Results Analysis. Flight Test Analysis: Agreement on Flight Test Requirements; Definition and validation of Flight Test Instrumentation; Support development and flight testing by following flights live through telemetry facilities; Preparing Flight Test Results Analysis and certification documentation. Data Analytics: Use of big data techniques to achieve cross-correlation between design, test rig and flight behaviour; Algorithm development using flight test data for monitoring, design feedback and support to in-service investigations, possibly in collaboration with other areas of engineering; Development of tools to support data analysis activities.
Requirements
Our placements are open to Undergraduates only . Therefore it is mandatory for candidates to be an undergraduate for the