Long-term Engineering Intern

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Long-term Intern to join the Engineering Department in Wichita, KS.

The intern will support aircraft structural design engineering work. This can include design, static analysis, and/or fatigue and damage tolerance analysis. Duties may include building design data sets (3D modeling, 2D drafting, Bill of Material, Change Notes), supporting modifications or repair work, and running analyses on metallic or composite aircraft components.

Meet the Team

Engineers on this team work on complex, highly engineered machines and take part at every stage of the aircraft life cycle, from product development through manufacturing and direct support for airline customers. The team designs, builds, and tests the present and future of Airbus products worldwide.

Your Working Environment

Airbus's first dedicated engineering facility outside Europe sits on the Wichita State University (WSU) innovation campus. The team of more than 200 support staff and engineers focuses on aerostructure design, including analysis of primary structures such as wings and fuselages for all major Airbus products.

Your Challenges

• Perform design engineering activities that support production of new aircraft or in-service aircraft.
• Assignments may include detail part modeling, detail part sizing, layout maturation, trade study analysis, weight reduction, certification activity, or in-service support.
• Document data supporting airframe structure trade studies.
• Apply basic knowledge of classical and numerical (Finite Element) stress analysis methods with a basic understanding of design principles.
• Solve simple, routine technical problems of limited scope.
• Apply technical principles and follow detailed instructions.
• Communicate issues, solutions, ideas, and status of current work to supervision.
• Learn and use tool sets effectively.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

• Full-time onsite work unless otherwise approved by management and human resources.
• Ability to see and read screens, documents, reports, and engineering drawings daily.
• Ability to hear in meetings, calls, and safety alarms daily.
• Ability to sit for long periods, stand for discussions, and walk through office and production areas, including uneven surfaces.
• Ability to carry or lift documents, tools, and equipment up to 30 lbs (14 kg) once a month.
• Required PPE may include safety shoes, safety glasses, hearing protection, respirators or masks, and protective gloves as required by the site. Steel-toed shoes are required on shop floor visits.

This job requires awareness of potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity.