Manufacturing Engineering Placement (12.5 months)

at  Airbus Operations Limited

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Start date: 18th August 2025
Location: Broughton, North Wales
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:

Airbus as a Company has a wide range of teams within Manufacturing Engineering who work daily to support and manage technical issues & continuous improvements, drive innovations and new technologies. These teams cover a variety of disciplines and specialties. These include: Jigs and Tools, Process Planning, Configuration, Sustainability, Major Projects, Lineside Support, Automation and Robotics, Assembly technologies, Digitalization, Rapid prototyping. If these areas spark your interest then you are in luck!

An opportunity has arisen for a placement student to work within Manufacturing Engineering. Our team are responsible for many tasks including but not limited to:

• Working daily to support and manage technical issues & continuous improvements;
• Drive innovations and new technologies;
• Manage Outstanding Work, maintenance, and issues or developments with jigs & tools;
• Outstanding Work support, support functions roles in the continuous improvement routines of the production teams on site;
• Working as part of a multi function team across the different variants and stages of build at Broughton.

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 will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Studying towards a degree in Engineering, a Technical field, or equivalent;
• Good understanding of Microsoft and Google Tools;
• Team player;
• You have the ability to listen, understand and communicate information;
• You have a strong interest in developing yourself;
• You are interested in finding creative solutions to complex problems.

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

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

During this placement, you will develop skills such as Planning, Project management, Communication, Finances, Supply Chain integration as well as many more.

Activities that you may undertake during your placement will include:

• Scoping and delivering improvement projects;
• Supporting Wing of Tomorrow development with the AMRC (Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre);
• Shaping the future through digitalisation, product architecture and sustainability;
• Identify, analyse & solve recurrent technical issues not directly manageable by the operators & FLM (First Line Manager);
• Provide an E2E (end to end) view at shop floor level within the production team;
• Achieve optimised efficiency and work results through planning, production control and management of products and the design of processes;
• Achieve the expected Industrial Excellence targets within this area by ensuring adherence and continuous improvement of operational process.

An opportunity has arisen for a placement student to work within Manufacturing Engineering. Our team are responsible for many tasks including but not limited to:

• Working daily to support and manage technical issues & continuous improvements;
• Drive innovations and new technologies;
• Manage Outstanding Work, maintenance, and issues or developments with jigs & tools;
• Outstanding Work support, support functions roles in the continuous improvement routines of the production teams on site;
• Working as part of a multi function team across the different variants and stages of build at Broughton