Additive Manufacturing Design Engineer Placement (12.5 months)

at  Airbus Operations Limited

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Start date: 18th August 2025
Location: Filton, Bristol
Duration: 12.5 months
Application closing date: We encourage you to apply early to avoid missing out on this opportunity! Please note we will close adverts as soon as we receive sufficient applications.

ABOUT US:

We are a highly motivated team; passionate about Additive Manufacturing (AM) and its contribution to Airbus NexGen aircraft as a High Performance and Sustainable Technology.
In Filton, we have Powder Bed Fusion and Direct Energy Deposition machines and experience across Design and Manufacturing Engineering and Material Science - all the ingredients needed for true co-Design for Additive Manufacturing required to meet the needs for current and future aircraft platforms.
Our ambition is to disrupt the market with Optimization Driven Design and Advanced Machine Control in collaboration with strategic partners and academia.

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.
Please ensure you include your CV and a cover letter for your application to be considered.

Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate the following:

• Studying towards a degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Aeronautical, Design Engineering, Numerical Methods, or equivalent;
• The ability to listen, understand and communicate information;
• An interest or enthusiasm for innovative technologies like Additive Manufacturing and the benefits to Aerospace;
• The desire to work in a technical team environment;
• A strong interest in developing yourself;
• Interest in finding creative solutions to complex problems;
• Able to make decisions based on evidence;
• The desire to work in an open and trusting environment.

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance OR You will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check).

EXPERIENCE LEVEL:

Student

You will Design and Manufacture metallics parts using AM technology right here in Filton, with the opportunity to develop co-Design for Additive manufacturing skills as part of the Filton team and wider Airbus AM community.
In the past our interns have developed novel design methodologies, new AM materials, and designed and manufactured highly optimised structural and system parts such as hydrogen fuel cell manifolds!
The tasks will be varied and require you to use different skills (technical, project management, communication etc.) in order to complete them successfully.

You will initiate and support activities within the AM department which may include:

• Design, development, and delivery of metallic AM components and drawings for projects:
• Learning, developing, and applying AM design rules, methods, and tools;
• Using Airbus tools such Catia and Hyperworks to produce optimisation driven designs;
• Develop skills in co-design for AM by working with the Filton team and wider Airbus AM community;
• Get hands-on with our metallic AM machines in order to produce parts for projects:
• Learn how to run the end-to-end process yourself, including the creation of AM build files, running builds, post processing, and testing of parts.

Projects you may work on include:

• Development and production of Structural Components and Systems Equipment for:
• Series aircraft applications, and potentially applications across the rest of Airbus Group;
• A variety of strategic Airbus projects aimed at developing flight test demonstrators for (e.g.) future wing designs, and hydrogen powered aircraft (ZEROe);
• Developments of AM materials, processes, and design methods;
• An optional design challenge - create your own small metallic design that demonstrates everything you’ve learned and print it yourself.