Summer Internship Engineering 2026

You will work with a team supporting aircraft structural design engineering activities.

Activities can include design, static analysis and/or fatigue and damage tolerance analysis.

Duties can include development of design data sets (3D modeling, 2D drafting, Bill of Material, Change Notes), supporting modifications or repair activities, and performing analyses for either metallic or composite aircraft components.

Meet the Team:

Our Engineers have the privilege of working on sophisticated, highly engineered machines and are involved at all stages of the aircraft life cycle, from product development to manufacturing and direct support to our airline customers.

If you’re interested in designing, crafting, and testing the present and future of Airbus products across the globe, join our mission to connect the world.

Your Working Environment:

The Engineering Center in Mobile, Alabama houses hundreds of Airbus engineers who assist in the design and development of Airbus commercial aircraft cabins, including aftermarket upgrades, reconfigurations and services of all product types across the globe.

Your Challenges:

• Participate in various engineering improvement and innovation projects such as automation, digitalization, API/web application development, data analytics depending on the student's capability

• Generate engineering reports and templates as required to support current projects

• Organize engineering data and provide assistance to route documents for review

• Generate weekly status report to capture progress of related engineering activities

• Attend and record minutes of meetings and coordinate with internal or external customers on projects as required.

• Assist in the development of presentation material (predominantly illustration development and data presentation.)

• Support department in generating worksheets, drafting of engineering documents, archiving.

• Compile results data into useful formats for future references.

Your Boarding Pass:

• Must be willing to relocate to Mobile, AL for the duration of the summer internship opportunity.
  
  (approx.
  
  May - Aug 2026)

• Enrolled in an accredited, full-time 4-year engineering degree program in Mechanical, Aeronautical/Aerospace/Civil/Systems/Electrical/Computer Engineering and/or Computer Science

• Minimum Sophomore level or enrolled in a Master's degree program is acceptable

• Authorized to Work in the US. 

• Experience in leading engineering projects as a student, or have previous intern work experience leading projects independently, or as a research assistant working on projects under supervision at the university

• Knowledge and experience in Data Science, Data Analytics, or Web Development/API Development

• Have good programming skills such as Python/C++/R

• Experience with Systems Engineering and application of MBSE in the design process

• Familiar with engineering tools such as Computer Aided design (CAD) and/or Analysis tools such as MathCAD, Nastran/Patran

• Able to work with Google or Microsoft Suites

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures.

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and bill of material systems.

• Ability to write reports and business correspondence.

• Knowledge of maintenance repair shop practices, equipment and capabilities.

• Able to communicate effectively in English (verbal and written)

Ability to work in the US without current, or future, need of visa sponsorship/work authorization is required for this opportunity.

Take your career to a new level and apply now!

A full job description will be provided to candidates who progress to the interview stage or any candidate upon request.

Physical Requirements:

• Onsite or remote: Full-time onsite unless otherwise approved by management and human resources.

• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings; daily.

• Hearing: able to hear in order to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear safety warnings or alarms; daily.

• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications; daily

• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment; daily.

• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs; once a month.

• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs; once a month.

• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools; once a month.

• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer; daily.

• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.

• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices; daily.

• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces; daily.

• Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site

• Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

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