Airbus Defence and Space is looking for an Intern within Propulsion System Integration (d/f/m) to support its Propulsion System Integration team in Manching/Ingolstadt, Germany. The internship starts in February 2027 and lasts 6 months. It gives full-time students in aerospace or mechanical engineering a look at the work of a Propulsion System Development Engineer. At Youth Works Hub, we went through the full job description and gathered every task, skill and benefit in one place.
The Internship at a Glance
📍 Location: Manching/Ingolstadt
🗓️ Start: February 2027
⏱️ Duration: 6 months
🏢 Company: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
🎓 Experience level: Student
About the Team
The Airbus Propulsion Team in Manching has the mission to provide cutting edge technology in combat propulsion integration and to push innovation toward sophisticated and European solutions efficiently and effectively. The team carries responsibility from early project phases to in-service support, delivering in quality, on time and on cost to drive current and future projects.
Your Tasks and Responsibilities
📥 Requirements flow down: ensure proper flow down of requirements and completeness of validation and verification activities
📐 Compliance: evaluate compliance and assumptions toward requirements
🏗️ Architecture: mature the architecture and ensure consistency by evaluating and implementing configuration changes
🎯 Design selection: ensure the optimal solution in the selection of design
🔌 Interfaces: manage interfaces with different systems
📚 Documentation: contribute to the quality of documentation
💻 Ways of working: support the evolution of ways of working in Digital Design, Manufacturing and Services (DDMS)
Desired Skills and Qualifications
🎓 Student status: enrolled full time student (d/f/m) within aerospace / mechanical engineering or equivalent
🌬️ Technical knowledge: knowledge in the fields of propulsion, fluid dynamics and systems
🧾 Systems engineering: experience in systems engineering, interface definition, requirement management and safety analysis
🧰 MBSE: Model Based System Engineering tools such as Cameo, DOORS Requirements Management Tool and Octane would be a plus
🖥️ IT tools: Confluence, Jira, GitHub and similar
🗓️ Organization: good planning and organizational skills
🤝 Working style: the ability to work productively in a team environment as well as self-reliant
🗣️ Languages: English at advanced level; Spanish and German are a plus
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Your Benefits
⚖️ An attractive salary and work-life balance with a 35-hour week (flexitime)
🌐 An international environment with the opportunity to network globally
🔧 Work with modern and diversified technologies
👥 The opportunity to participate in the Generation Airbus Community to expand your network
Your Location
Manching is located about an hour's drive north of Munich. The job description calls it an up-and-coming market town that offers a wide range of leisure and cultural activities, where you can enjoy the quality of life in the countryside while the pleasures of nearby cities remain within easy reach.
Not a 100% Match?
The job description says: not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth.
Equal Opportunities and Integrity
Airbus states that it is committed to workforce diversity and an inclusive working environment, and welcomes all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. It also states that it will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process, and that any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to Airbus. The role requires an awareness of potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity.
How to Apply
Upload the following documents with your online application: cover letter, CV, relevant transcripts and enrollment certificate.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the Airbus propulsion internship based?
The internship is based in Manching/Ingolstadt, Germany, about an hour's drive north of Munich.
When does it start and how long does it last?
It starts in February 2027 and lasts 6 months.
Who can apply?
Enrolled full-time students within aerospace, mechanical engineering or an equivalent field. The job description lists no nationality requirement.
Which skills are needed?
Knowledge in propulsion, fluid dynamics and systems, plus experience in systems engineering, interface definition, requirement management and safety analysis. MBSE tools such as Cameo, DOORS and Octane, and IT tools such as Confluence, Jira and GitHub, are valuable. English at advanced level is required; Spanish and German are a plus.
What documents do I upload?
A cover letter, your CV, relevant transcripts and your enrollment certificate.
What will I do day to day?
You support the team in requirements flow down, verification and validation, architecture and configuration changes, design selection, interface management and documentation quality, and support the evolution of ways of working in Digital Design, Manufacturing and Services (DDMS).
How can I check that a listing is genuine?
Our guide on how Youth Works Hub verifies opportunities explains our checks, and the Internship & Traineeship section lists more roles.
Deadline
⏳ As soon as possible!
Link
🔗 Airbus job page and application: https://ag.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Airbus/job/Manching/Intern-within-Propulsion-System-Integration--d-f-m-_JR10455632
