Airbus

I work as Fuel Systems Degree Apprentice at Airbus in the Control Systems department. My day to day involves working alongside fully qualified engineers and experts in the field as I learn all of the competencies required of a systems engineer. I work on...

Start the day by having a meeting with everyone I am working with and then are handed out the jobs for the day. I spend the rest of day completing these jobs and stopping at 9 for a 10 minute break and 12 for 30 minute lunch break. I also go to college on...

I get given a drawing pack to go through in the morning which has the tasks i need to complete for the day within it then i go to my section and work through it with an actual worker and for the section im in it usually consists of sealing,bolting,paintin...

First year is fully college which prepares you fully for life in the factory, for your second and third year it’s one day in college and 4 days hands on

Supporting the team which I am working in at that time. This can include anything from facilitating meetings between various stakeholders to actioning real tasks which will support in service aircraft and our customers.

I provide critical support in the contracting, review, and procurement processes for the commercial wing function within Airbus. Operating at a high level of operational clearance and educating myself on functional skills as well as soft skills that I can...

Solving engineering problems out on test rigs for fuel and landing gear systems. Testing the systems, doing data collection, analysis and reporting. Liaising with test teams, suppliers and contractors , the design office and customers. Great for networki...

As a digital apprentice I rotate around the Company to gain exposure to many areas. I participate in individual and group projects utilising my data analysis, digital proficiency and web development to provide value to the placement area. I chair meetings...

Working in 9 different teams and business areas over the 3 year course. This ranges from business support to operations based roles - some areas require you to wear PPE and go on the shop floor, others are more office based - you get a complete scope of t...

Varies from day-to-day and placement-to-placement. You could be in an area where you are working on projects and every day is different, or be in areas with lots of daily tasks.

Prior to my final placement I completed six, 3 month placements, these being: -Single Aisle Customer Inspection (Quality) -Single Aisle Stage 02 Flowline (Manufacturing Engineering) -A350 Widebody Continuous Product Development (CPD) / Incremental Develop...

Moving around the various business areas every 4 months, my degree apprenticeship role gives me the opportunity to learn about the different factors affecting day to day business operations, and how Airbus go about their operations. This gives me the oppo...

I am currently a second year Engineering Apprentice at Airbus Broughton. This role entails an 8 month college course where we complete a Level 2 NVQ teaching us all the skills required for an aircraft fitter. We then move onto 3 month placements across th...

Being a Digital and Technology solutions apprentice, I have the ability to work in many areas that require specific Digital skills. For example, when in Industrial Cyber Security, I have categorised operational technology (OT) assets that need to be migra...

I join meetings and aid team members in data related tasks when they become available to me,

During this first year, I spent the first 4 months in college full time, completing a large amount of the first year coursework. We have now started working on site 2 days a week when we have our insight placements. The insight placements involve moving...

Airbus is a great company with lots of rich experience and knowledge. It also comes with many perks and they thoroughly look after their employees. However, It can be a very slow environment. The qualification is a good one to have under your belt but the...

Currently in the 9 month college phase at the start of the apprenticeship. This involves a combination of hands on work and university learning.

My role consists of producing sensible and ethical engineering design and documentation to help the different working team around Airbus.