To quality for an internship in France, you must be enrolled in a university that has signed or is willing to sign the Airbus training agreement (“convention de stage”). An internship must last between three and six months.

The ability to work in both an English and French-speaking environment is essential.

We welcome applications from final-year students at engineering and business management schools. Subjects must be chosen in accordance with your final-year project and be part of your personal career objective. Interviews are conducted in French and possibly English, depending on the role.

The disciplines in which we tend to recruit each year are:

• Aeronautical/Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• Flight Physics
• Computer Sciences
• Fluid Dynamics/Aerodynamics
• Supply Chain & Logistics/Procurement
• Human Resources
• Finance/Business Studies
• Marketing/Communications

We recommend that you apply at least four months in advance.

Apply for an internship in France

To qualify for an internship, a final-year thesis project or a working student position in Germany, you must be enrolled in university and able to work in an English- and German-speaking environment.

Completing an internship at Airbus can improve your chances of being accepted into one of our graduate programmes.

We recommend that you apply four to six months in advance to give us adequate time to process your application. Sometimes, a few internships are open at short notice as well.

If you are undertaking the internship on a voluntary basis, i.e. not as a compulsory requirement of a study programme, the maximum duration is three months. If you wish to complete your compulsory internship, please include the relevant excerpt from your study regulations/guidelines with your application. Afterwards, a voluntary internship of up to three months is possible.

Apply for an internship in Germany

Applications for 2019 internship opportunities are now open.

Please click here to search and apply.

Looking for an opportunity to expand your skillset and give you hands-on experience in a high-tech working environment?

At Airbus, you can start your career with a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services and join a team of highly skilled professionals!

To stay on top, Airbus recognises the importance of supporting high-achieving and talented undergraduates. We do this through offering challenging internship opportunities during which your skills and potential are fully maximised.

Our UK internships generally last six to 12 months and are designed so that you can put your theoretical knowledge into practice and gain crucial industry experience. The skills and knowledge you gain will improve your chances of being accepted for a future graduate role within Airbus.

All roles are based at our UK sites in Filton, Bristol and Broughton, near Chester for Commercial Aircraft or Stevenage, Portsmouth and Newport for Defence and Space. Applications will be screened against the entry requirements by the Airbus Recruitment Centre and recruiting line manager and successful candidates will be invited to an assessment event.

Whether or not you are selected will depend on your academic achievements as well as a number of other attributes such as ICT, digital and data management skills, analytical reasoning and problem-solving ability.

We look for individuals who work well in a team and on their own initiative, and who have a creative mind, an interest in aviation and a basic knowledge of Airbus.

You must be an undergraduate for the duration of the internship.

The disciplines from which we tend to recruit each year are:

• Engineering
• Wing and Component Structures
• Architect and Integration
• Flight Physics
• Materials and Processes
• Systems and Landing Gear
• Manufacturing Engineering
• ICT
• Procurement and Supply Chain
• Business Management and Development
• Human Resources
• Finance
• Communications and Political Affairs
• Marketing and Sales

Explore our internship opportunities further. 

To qualify for an internship in Spain you must be enrolled in a university that has signed or is willing to sign the Airbus internships agreement. Or you can be a recent graduate (see Graduates Programmes in Spain). An internship must be a mandatory part of your studies.

We welcome applications from final-year students, and recruit mainly among second-year “Bolonia” master's degree students in engineering. Internship positions lasting longer than six months are paid based on the number of hours worked.

Our Spanish internships generally last 12 months. You must be able to work in an English- and Spanish-speaking environment.

Apply for an internship in Spain

Please upload your CV, a cover letter (please type it into the free text field rather than attach the document), relevant certificates and your university grades.

For Germany only: please also upload a current certificate of enrolment, except from your study regulations/guidelines if it is a compulsory internship 

Internships at Airbus usually last three months or more. 

For Germany only: after completing a compulsory internship, it is possible for students to undertake a voluntary internship of up to three months.

Yes, it is possible. However please note that if you are undertaking the internship on a voluntary basis during your studies, i.e. not as a compulsory requirement of a study programme, the maximum duration is 3 months.

Please consider that for our published internship positions in France, Germany and the UK, candidates need to be enrolled in a university for the whole time of the working contract in order to be considered for the internship position.

You can certainly apply for more than one position at the same time, but it doesn’t necessarily increase your chances of being selected. We strongly advise that you only apply for positions that truly fit your skills and experience, and that you provide as much information about yourself as possible in your online application. Therefore, you need to create your own profile in your candidate cockpit, which you can use for all your applications within our company.

In principle, this is possible and often topics arise during internships. However, we cannot give any information about whether it is possible in a specific case, as this must be clarified with the department in question at the appropriate time.

The start date can be adjusted slightly after a consultation with the department. You will get more detailed information from the department if you get invited to an interview. Please let us know your availability in your cover letter. 

You can register in our internship candidate pool. You can also set up a job alert in your candidate cockpit in order to find out about new offers matching your search criteria.

For more information about the programme, please click here.

Our 2019 UK Graduate Programme is now open and we are ready to receive your application! Click here to search and apply.

We’re looking for graduates with commitment and enthusiasm who want to be part of high-tech, innovative and global organisation.  Our graduate programme will prepare you with the skills you need to progress and develop your talents.

With Airbus, you will be taking the first small steps towards a big career. Our two-year Airbus Graduate Programme (three years for finance) offers roles within Commercial Aircraft and Defence and Space and allows you to play a pivotal role in current and future projects. Airbus graduates have a fantastic chance to learn invaluable skills whilst developing personal and technical abilities. Over the two-three year scheme, you will build a comprehensive understanding of what we do and how we do it; the focused training and structured placements ensure you are fully equipped for your future career at Airbus and can master the type of managerial, leadership and technical skills required by Airbus.

And it’s not only engineers we are looking for!

The world is changing fast and we are also looking for graduates to help us to develop our cyber and digital capabilities. Additionally, we need graduates to join us in finance, HR, ICT, marketing, sales, project management and procurement roles. Our opportunities are located across the UK including the sites in Filton (Bristol) and Broughton (near Chester) for Commercial Aircraft, and Portsmouth, Stevenage and Hawthorn for Defence and Space. The location and business area will be made clear in the job description.

While the programme is structured, it is not rigid, allowing you the chance to tailor your first two years with Airbus, combining a number of rotational placements with specialist training in the UK, as well countries such as France and Germany.

We are looking for high-achieving, motivated graduates who are fluent in written and spoken English. If you meet the required performance level, share our passion for what Airbus does and show a drive for excellence; then this is your chance to be part of the next chapter of our unique and exciting story.

Training and development

From day one, you will be assigned to a particular department and will be guided through the various placement opportunities that exist within your function and within the wider business. The programme includes core technical and behavioural training elements that will form an integral part of your learning and help you become familiar with the company and its culture.

Placements in Defence and Space allow you to be involved in one of our graduate projects which means you can either work on a short technical project or work with various universities to develop key relationships with future graduates.

Within Commercial Aircraft, graduates are encouraged to study towards professional accreditation and will often be supported financially to do this. It means you could work towards chartered status from the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, the IET or the Royal Aeronautical Engineering Society if you’re an engineer. For non-engineers, chartered status can be achieved from bodies such as the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).

You will also have considerable support during the scheme to ensure that your overall learning experience will complement your future career, giving you the opportunity to work with stakeholders such as: 

• Line/Placement Manager, who will help you with your development journey through recommending training courses, placements opportunities and will work with you to set tasks and objectives
• Graduate Programme Manager, who will ensure you are fully supported through the programme
• Senior Level Career Mentors, to offer guidance and support during your career progression.
• Chartership Mentor (Commercial Aircraft) to help you gain appropriate professional accreditation to aid career progression.
• Graduate Programme Buddy: a past graduate who will provide guidance throughout the programme, as well as being a point of contact three months before the start of your new role. 

Salary & Benefits

• £27,000 (plus welcome payment)
• Membership of the company pension scheme
• 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Flexible working
• Extensive support, guidance and training through the programme
• Financial support to achieve Chartership status and professional membership of an appropriate institution (Commercial Aircraft) 

Intrigued? Click here to find the graduate scheme that inspires you.

We provide internships for recent graduates. We mainly recruit among engineering school graduates.

Internship positions are available year-round. Positions lasting longer than six months are paid based on the number of hours worked.

There are opportunities to work as an intern in all areas of Airbus, including engineering, manufacturing engineering, operations, customer services and IT.

Special Technical master's programmes

If you are a graduate in engineering and have an excellent academic background, high level of English, passion for aviation and are interested in Airbus, you could be the right candidate for one of our Special Technical master's programmes.

These programmes include one year of study in a special master’s degree at a participating university and a one-year Airbus internship in an area related to your degree.

Airbus experts helped design the master’s programmes and they teach some of the courses. You can choose from the following programmes:

• MASI - Master in Aircraft System (Carlos III university in Madrid)
• Master in Composites (ETSIA – UPM)
• Master in Global Supply Chain & Aeronautical Industrial Operations (ETSI - U. Sevilla)

We also offer an aeronautical MBA with the EOI (Escuela de Organización Industrial) in Madrid and Sevilla.

The Airbus Volunteer for International Experience (VIE) programme is a great start to your career because it enables you to gain valuable, paid work experience internationally in a technical or business function.

Assignments are located worldwide and typically last between one and two years. They are within one of our technical or business functions including engineering, manufacturing or support functions such as finance, marketing and HR.

We look for highly motivated graduates who are citizens of the EU (including Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) and have fulfilled their country’s military service obligations, if required. Ideally, applicants are from an engineering or business school with an innovative mindset and a deep desire to learn. Some experience working abroad is useful, fluency in English is essential and knowledge of other relevant languages is an advantage.

VIEs can start their work experience at different times of the year depending on specific project requirements. A great range of benefits includes a tax-free salary (€1,200-3,200 per month, depending on country), 2.5 days of paid leave per month, medical insurance and pension contribution. 

The VIE programme is run by Business France in conjunction with Airbus. Business France manages all the administrative aspects of the assignment and ensures that the students’ rights are protected.