Summer Internship - Engineering at Airbus in Bingen, WA

Summary: Airbus is committed to providing innovative solutions in the aerospace industry, and they are seeking Summer Interns to join their Engineering Team. Interns will work closely with experienced engineers on projects related to UAV operations and engineering support, gaining exposure to various engineering roles and activities. Responsibilities: - Introduction to Basic Flexrotor operation and design - Engineering department roles and activities - Assigned project goals - Develop project schedule (phases / tasks list, milestones) - Create a project execution report (content to be adjusted based on target audience) - Perform periodic reviews with a direct supervisor - Brief project execution / lessons learned to the Department Manager upon project completion - Research technical information for feasibility / obsolescence evaluation - Perform maintenance, cataloging, or classification of existing technical data - Create CAD models from legacy data or creating new CAD data - Assist in Prototyping activities - The functional definition / analysis of an intended design - The accomplishment of engineering airframe designs / analysis (and associated reports) - Repairs or modifications development programs requiring any type of mechanical or airframe analysis, detail design or testing (and associated reports) - Project execution performance analysis / improvement - Data manipulation and analysis (and associated reports) - Conduct hands-on shop floor, lab and bench testing, including gathering measurements, troubleshooting hardware/software interfaces, and processing test data into summary reports - Research software tools, flight control code, or algorithms for feasibility / performance evaluation - Perform updates, debugging, or documentation of existing embedded software and flight scripts - Create diagnostic tools (using Python, C++, or MATLAB) from past projects or creating new software features - Assist in software prototyping and software-in-the-loop (SIL), hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing activities - The basic definition / software architecture analysis of an intended drone design - The accomplishment of coding flight control updates / mapping algorithm flows (and associated reports) - Software integration or feature development requiring basic code analysis, algorithm tuning, or bench testing (and associated reports) - Project tracking / workflow improvement - Flight test data processing, scripting, and analysis (and associated reports) - Conduct hands-on shop floor lab and bench testing, including gathering measurements, troubleshooting hardware/software interfaces, and processing test data into summary reports Required Qualifications: - Currently pursuing a degree in Aeronautical, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical or Computer Engineering or Computer Sciences from an accredited college/university - Demonstrated interest in software, hardware, electrical, mechanical, or computer systems through coursework, personal projects or previous internships - Must be a US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license) - For Mechanical/Electrical: Basic knowledge of 2D or 3D mechanical or structural, OR electrical design requirements - For Flight Controls & Software: Basic coding of data analysis or logical processing functions - Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form in English - For Mechanical/Electrical: The ability to utilize CAD tools and technical data to research, design, and analyze mechanical and electrical components in support of airframe prototyping, functional definition, and structural modifications - For Flight Controls & Software: The ability to research, develop, and debug embedded flight control software and diagnostic tools using languages like Python, C++, or MATLAB, to support algorithm tuning, software architecture design, and system integration through simulated and hardware-in-the-loop testing Preferred Qualifications: - Already local to the Portland, OR metro/Columbia River Gorge area or local to the area for the summer - For Mechanical/Electrical: Minimum of 1 years' experience in 2D or 3D design of detail parts, electrical diagrams, functional diagrams, assemblies and/or installations - For FC & SW: Minimum of 1 year of experience (including coursework or academic projects) in designing software components, logic flowcharts, functional block diagrams, or system architectures Required Skills: Mechanical design, Electrical design, CAD tools, Embedded software development, Python, C++, MATLAB, Flight control software, Software debugging, Algorithm tuning, Software architecture design, Hardware-in-the-loop testing, Data analysis Benefits: Paid time off including paid holidays.