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Materials and Processes engineers are required to provide materials expertise to develop mature and innovative aircraft as well as solve problems that occur either during the design, production or throughout the service life of our aircraft.
The UK Materials and Processes team consists of a number of different technology groups: Assembly Technology, Composite Technology, Surface Technology, Material Laboratories, Additive Manufacturing, Mechanical Test and Metals Technology. Working within Materials and Processes provides the unique opportunity to gain skills across the different technology groups, developing a variety of practical lab-based skills.
The role will require the successful candidate to proactively contribute to ongoing projects and collaborate with colleagues in an international team by undertaking practical activities and tasks within the laboratories. The candidate should have a basic understanding of metallic material characteristics and manufacturing processes including additive manufacturing as the activities undertaken will primarily be within the Additive Manufacturing Metals Technology Team.
What will you be doing?
You will be working with the Additive Manufacturing Metals Technology Team to develop and qualify metallic materials and processes for metal powder bed and direct energy deposition additive manufacturing processes for Titanium, Aluminium, Nickel super alloys and Stainless Steel alloys.
During your internship you will gain hands-on:
- Experience in the end-to-end development process of additively manufactured material and parts.
- Analysis of the material feedstock (i.e. powder or wire analysis).
- Optimizing the material printing/deposition process (i.e laser parameter optimisation).
- 3D geometry design/analysis for additive manufacturing.
- Conducting and working with suppliers for material post-processing such as heat treatments, metallographic analysis (SEM, microscopy, chemistry), coupon testing etc.
Working within the Materials & Processes team you will have the opportunity to develop and put into practice the knowledge from your studies by providing solutions to demanding and exciting industrial problems. Current projects are investigating metallic material challenges identified with new technologies surrounding the integration of components with kerosene and hydrogen powdered aircraft.
About you
Please note, we love your interest in working for Airbus but we do ask that you make only one application. We encourage you to take time to decide which of our exciting opportunities is right for you and then submit an application that best represents you, your skills and experience in connection with the role you have selected.
Our placements are open to Undergraduates only. Therefore it is mandatory for candidates to be an undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement.
The successful candidate shall be:
- Studying for a Metallic Materials Science Degree.
- Proactive and self-starter
- Interest in Materials field
Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments. Examples of this may include (but is 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.
