Working Student

• Airframe Structure Team Next Generation

About the Role

Airbus Operations is looking for a Working Student within Structure Team Next Generation (d/f/m) to support the Airframe Structure Team Next Generation. You are a full time student (d/f/m), looking for a working student position and want to get to know the work of a Research and Technology Engineer (d/f/m)? Then apply now!

Position Details

• Location: Hamburg, Finkenwerder
• Start Date: 15.04.2026
• Duration: 12 months
• Hours: Approximately 18 hours per week (flexitime)
• Salary: Collectively agreed salary of at least €18.53 per hour, depending on the job, with special payments such as vacation pay

About the Structure Team Next Generation

We as the Structure Team Next Gen FAF (Forward and Aft Fuselage) / CAF (Center and Aft Fuselage) believe in emission free aviation. Sustainability is at our hearts and we want to be part of the journey towards clean aviation. We are innovation-driven and foster improvements together with our network.

We are preparing the future of airframe engineering by creating the link between Research and Technology (R&T) projects & serial programs, delivering pre-study developments and working towards the Airbus vision of sustainable aviation!

Our strategy is to:

• Act as ambassadors for new technologies (H2 (hydrogen), 3D printing /Rapid Prototyping, Bionics, ...)
• Create business value for serial programs by integration of R&T technology bricks
• Set the Airframe Structure footprint in R&T projects
• Prepare the Structure Community to develop future aircraft programs

You will be part of an innovation driven team taking care of technical Research&Technology projects together with our partners and customers, which is working on feasibility studies and identifying technologies which can be already implemented as incremental development steps in legacy aircraft programs. You will focus on innovation management and describe how the as-is situation and how the to-be situation is. You will compare both situations and define together with the team potential actions. In addition you will support the Innovation dynamic project team and project leader.

What is a Working Student?

Working students are students who are enrolled at a University or some other institution of higher education, and who are employed in a reasonably long, fixed-term position parallel to their studies. This position must not be confused with an internship or with the possibility of writing a final thesis. This employment usually takes place directly on the company's premises. A working student's main focus remains on their studies, which is why, during term-time, working students are not allowed to work more than 20 hours per week. Working students therefore usually work near their place of study, so as to conveniently combine studying and employment.

Your Location

You will be working at the largest production site for civil aircraft situated in Hamburg. Its location on the southern banks of the river Elbe includes the option to commute by ferry. Experience the special flair of Hamburg in your spare time where vibrant cosmopolitan culture meets nautic legacy.

Finkenwerder

Are you wondering how you actually get from university to Airbus? Your working student position is at the Finkenwerder plant and you can take the ferry from Teufelsbrück to the Airbus ferry terminal and back to the university in the morning and at noon. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Finkenwerder and then ride your bike for about another 15 minutes to the main entrance.

Your Responsibilities

• Support our daily activities within Research & Technology with pre-design, pre-sizing and definition of requirements together with our expert
• Support to build up demonstrators in order to show the feasibility
• Support on digitalisation of our workload and workforce planning
• Support on administrative tasks like updates of websites and communication
• Ensure operational support to the team in their daily activities

Qualifications and Skills

• Enrolled full-time student (d/f/m) in the area of Aeronautical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or an equivalent field of study
• Knowledge within Airframe Structure beneficial
• Project Management experiences beneficial
• You are a proactive, autonomous and highly motivated person with a great sense of initiative and the ability to manage confidential topics
• You show strong communication, interpersonal and networking skills
• Interests in the field of R&T, open-minded and innovation driven
• Fluent in English and German, French is beneficial but not required

Your Benefits

• Attractive salary and work-life balance with an 18-hour week (flexitime)
• A final thesis is possible after consultation with the department
• Mobile working after agreement with the department
• Traveling within Germany (team events) is possible after consultation and agreement from the department
• International environment with the opportunity to network globally
• Work with modern/diversified technologies
• At Airbus, you are a valuable team member and you are not hired to brew coffee, instead you are in close contact with the interfaces and are part of weekly team meetings
• Opportunity to participate in the Generation Airbus Community to expand your own network

Application Requirements

Please upload the following documents:

• Cover letter
• CV
• Relevant transcripts
• Enrollment certificate

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Company Information

• Company: Airbus Operations GmbH
• Employment Type: GE - Werkstudent
• Experience Level: Student
• Job Family: By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.

Diversity and Equal Opportunities

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com.

About Airbus

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking. Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.