Fuel Systems Fluid Mechanical Engineering Placement (12.5 months)
Core
Design and simulate the physical flow of fuel through aircraft systems, ensuring correct pressure, flow, and physical state for current and future Airbus fleets including Sustainable Aviation Fuel integration.
Role type
Undergraduate placement fluid mechanical engineer
Builds
Fuel system architecture, pipework specifications, and fluid mechanical equipment (valves, pumps) for commercial aircraft
Domain
Aerospace engineering, fluid mechanics, sustainable aviation fuel
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Fluid-mechanical system design, computer-based engineering (software, modelling), fuel chemistry, systems engineering, mechanical engineering principles, simulation of fuel systems and fluid flows
Preferred skills
Understanding of aviation industry trends, curiosity for new technologies, ability to work in a collaborative team environment
Technologies
Simulation tools for fluid flow and system behaviour modelling
Responsibilities
Develop and run simulations of fuel systems and fluid flows, specify pipework and fluid mechanical equipment, support architecture choices for fuel systems, contribute to airworthiness activities for system equipment
Seniority
Undergraduate placement (12.5 months)
