A330/A340 UK Chief Engineer’s Team Placement (12.5 months)
Location: Filton, Bristol
Start date: 18th August 2025
Duration: 12.5 months
Salary: £21,900
Benefits:
* 35 hours per week
* Flexible working hours
* Hybrid working
* Half day Fridays!
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Job Description:
The A330/A340 Family Chief Engineer’s Team is looking for a dedicated placement student to join our highly experienced, friendly, motivated, and autonomous team.
What you will be doing:
Success in this role will be largely down to you, but typically you will be:
* Part of the Chief Engineering team involved with product evolution of the A330/A340 family by defining and proposing new aircraft technologies to improve our aircraft.
* Supporting the continuous airworthiness and safety of the fleet.
* Working to understand airline operational requirements and proposing improvements in our aircraft design accordingly.
* Liaising and integrating across a number of teams, e.g. Overall Aircraft Design, Engineering, Airworthiness, Supply management, and more.
* Helping the teams to continuously develop by highlighting inefficiencies in the established ways of working.
* Developing yourself – your confidence, your technical capability, and knowledge, working with many people in a diverse environment.
* Potential opportunity to travel between Airbus sites (if available).
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.
* Studying towards a relevant degree.
* An ability to prioritise tasks to ensure deadlines are met.
* Knowledge of project management principles is desirable.
* Proficient oral and written communication skills with the ability to summarise complex issues and communicate clearly in front of audiences.
* Keen to build relationships, self-reflecting and listening.
* Happy to act in a proactive manner to meet personal and team objectives.
* Prepared to travel between sites, if required.
SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance OR you will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check).
Contact:
Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments. Examples of this may include (but are not exclusive to) accessible facilities; additional time for written exercises; auxiliary aids; room layout; dietary requirements etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Company: Airbus Operations Limited
Employment Type: Internship
Experience Level: Student
Job Family: Chief Engineering & Architecture
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