Summer Internship - Retrofit Services & Maintenance Engineering

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Job Description:

Airbus is looking for Summer Interns - Retrofit Services & Maintenance Engineering to join our Engineering Teamsbased in Mobile, AL

You will work with engineering teams supporting various aspects of Retrofit Engineering from design, analysis, and certification of Service Bulletin associated with the Cabin and Systems modification. The design work entails working inside our design tools and learning about design of components and their integration within an aircraft. Our analysis and certification work comprises evaluating stress, flammability, and weight impacts of various designs and validating they are compliant with standards and regulations of commercial aviation.

Meet the Team:

Our Engineers develop engineering solutions and architectural layouts for structural, mechanical, or cabin interior updates using CAD software.  All modifications comply with airworthiness standards set by authorities (EASA). This includes developing Type Certificate (TC) packages and working within Design Organization Approval frameworks.   

Your Working Environment:

The Engineering Center in Mobile, Alabama houses hundreds of Airbus engineers who assist in the design and development of retrofit solutions for the Airbus commercial aircraft and provide customer support across the globe.

Program Highlights:

• Must be willing to relocate to Mobile, AL for the duration of the internship opportunity

• Dedicated project mentor

• Project presentation with leadership team and roundtable discussion

Your Challenges:

• Participate in various engineering improvement and innovation projects such as automation, digitalization, API/web application development, data analytics depending on the student's capability

• Generate engineering reports and templates as required to support current projects

• Organize engineering data and provide assistance to route documents for review

• Generate weekly status report to capture progress of related engineering activities

• Attend and record minutes of meetings and coordinate with internal or external customers on projects as required.

• Assist in the development of presentation material 

• Support department in Service Bulletin review, engineering support and project management.

• Consolidate data into useful formats for future references.

Your Boarding Pass:

• Enrolled in an accredited, full-time 4-year engineering degree program in Mechanical, Aeronautical / Aerospace / Civil / Systems / Electrical / Computer Engineering and/or Computer Science

• Minimum Sophomore level or enrolled in a Master's degree program is acceptable

• Authorized to Work in the US without need of current, or future, visa sponsorship

• Experience in leading engineering projects as a student, or have previous intern work experience leading projects independently, or as a research assistant working on projects under supervision at the university

• Entry level of programming skills such as Python/Apps Script

• Familiar with engineering tools such as Computer Aided design (CAD) and/or Analysis tools such as AutoCad/CATIA

• Able to work with Google or Microsoft Suites

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 

• Able to communicate effectively in English (verbal and written)

Physical Requirements:

• Onsite or remote: Full-time onsite unless otherwise approved by management and human resources.

• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings; daily.

• Hearing: able to hear in order to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear safety warnings or alarms; daily.

• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications; daily

• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment; daily.

• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs; once a month.

• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs; once a month.

• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools; once a month.

• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer; daily.

• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.

• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices; daily.

• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces; daily.

• Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site

• Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

Ability to work in the US without current, or future, need of visa sponsorship/work authorization is required.

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