Modelling and Simulation Placement (12.5 months)

Job Description:

Start date: 18th August 2025

Location: Filton, Bristol

Duration: 12.5 months

Application closing date: We encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment! Please note we will close adverts as soon as we receive sufficient applications.

Benefits:

Salary: 21,900

Benefits: 35 hours per week // Flexible working hours // Hybrid working // Half day Fridays! // 25 days holiday plus bank holiday

About us:

As a successful candidate you will work in the transnational Virtual Product Engineering team of the Central R&T organisation in the UK, based in the Airbus Aerospace Integrated Research and Test Centre in Filton, Bristol. It is a team based on agile engineering principles and placing a strong value on innovation. It has a multinational makeup and team members will have opportunities to interact with colleagues in France and Germany. The team focus is on the development of future capabilities to support Multidisciplinary Design and Optimisation through Modelling and Simulation.

What you will be doing:

During the placement you will be supporting the development of new approaches to enable the rapid exploration of design options for future aircraft products. Utilising aerodynamics, structures and systems simulation methods the key disciplinary characteristics of an engineering problem can be described.  Fusing this data together enables Multi Disciplinary Analysis and Optimisation to be realised that can identify the best engineering solution for a given objective.

The placement will investigate how techniques such as AI / Machine Learning, Agent Based Modelling and, potentially, Quantum Computing can enable a rapid understanding and exploration of the aircraft design space. Understanding how human behaviour can be modelled to improve the efficiency of engineering  processes or inform future product policy. Such techniques offer opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of air transport.  At the end of the placement you will support the demonstration of such approaches on an aircraft and air transport system related engineering problem.

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.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the following:

• Studying towards a degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent;

• A passion for Aerospace and one or more of its related engineering disciplines;

• Experience in computer programming and a willingness to learn and apply the Python programming language and its common packages to problems in Engineering Modelling and Simulation, Optimisation and Machine Learning;

• An ability to summarize findings in technical reports;

• A good team player with excellent communication skills, and able to work independently.

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance OR You will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check). 

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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.

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