Wing Structure Repair Engineering Placement

Wing Structure Repair Engineering Placement

Start date: 17 August 2026

Location: Filton, Bristol

Duration: 12.5 months

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Benefits:

Salary: £23,40035 hours per week // Flexible working hours // Hybrid working // Half day Fridays! // 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

About us:

Join the Wing Repairs department at Airbus UK, where we offer a unique internship opportunity to experience life working as part of a specialist engineering team. We are responsible for defining repair solutions for wings across the entire Airbus commercial fleet, from the remaining A300s flying to the latest A350s.

This role provides a unique window into how engineering supports the day-to-day challenges of our customers and aircraft operators. You will gain exposure to a range of repair solutions, from small issues that are fixed in hours to major incidents that can take weeks or months to resolve.

We also play a crucial role in future projects by collaborating on the design of the latest aircraft to ensure they are repairable. Our team is actively involved in research activities, including full-scale wing tests.

What you will be doing:

You will be part of a multidisciplinary team defining and developing repairs for wing structures. You will learn how to integrate a repair into the existing structure while meeting all the requirements necessary to ensure a safe and effective solution. You can expect to be involved in:

• Repair design, including CAD tools, to define the repair and provide instructions on how to install it;
• Static stress analysis to show that the repaired structure is strong enough;
• Fatigue and Damage Tolerance analysis to show that the repaired structure will remain safe for the aircraft’s life.

You will work closely with the department’s experienced engineers, as well as with other key areas of the business including:

• Chief Engineers teams;
• Wing design teams;
• Materials and Processes teams;
• Customer Services;
• Electromagnetic Hazards specialists;
• Aerodynamics specialists.

This internship is likely to appeal to candidates currently studying Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar subjects, and who enjoy solving technical challenges.

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.

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Studying towards a degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent;
• Nice to have experience with design tools, such as AutoCAD, CATIA or similar;
• Nice to have knowledge of Structural Analysis, and Statistics;
• Interest in solving technical challenges.

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.

Contact

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How to apply

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