Internship within Engineering: ISS Columbus Payload Projects

Job description

Internship within Engineering: ISS Columbus Payload Projects

Airbus Defence and Space Friedrichshafen (ex Astrium ST)

Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2017, it generated revenues of € 67 billion and employed a workforce of around 130,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners from 100 to more than 600 seats. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as Europe's number one space enterprise and the world's second largest space business. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide.

Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place. Taking pride in our work, we draw on each other's expertise and experience to achieve excellence. Our diversity and teamwork culture propel us to accomplish the extraordinary - on the ground, in the sky and in space.

Description of the job

Are you looking for an internship? Would you like to discover the work of a Project Engineer? Then apply now! We look forward to you joining us at the Operations Support & ACLS Department for a full-time internship (35 hours/week, flexi-time) to Support on operations of life science experiment facilities aboard ISS/Columbus.

Location: Friedrichshafen
Start:October / November
Duration: 6 months

The department works as prime contractor and develops zero-gravity research facilities for the International Space Station (ISS).These research facilities are either experiment for larger facilities like for example the BIOLAB facility, EMCS facility, Fluid Science Lab (FSL) or the Micro Gravity Science Glovebox (MSG) or self-standing experiments mounted externally on the ISS like the Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES). Experimental facilities go through the full product development cycle within the department - from concept definition to delivery of fully qualified flight hardware.

Internships at Airbus

Desired profile

Tasks & accountabilities

·  engineering support in payload operation teams
·  support of integration activities during MAIT(Manufacturing/Assembly/Integration/Test) Phase
·  support of payload test team during flight model test and qualification campaign

Required skills

You offer:

·  Enrolled student within Aerospace/General Engineering, Physics or similar field of study
·  Interest in Lab Work is a must: Measurement, testing, experimental hardware Integration
·  Sound knowledge in Microsoft Office for project documentation needed
·  Programming: Basics in Lab View, C/C++
·  English: fluent

You are a good team player, have excellent communication skills, and are able to work independently.