Airbus

Plant Support Engineer Stevenage Placement (13 months)

Closes 25 Oct 2026

Placement

Engineering

Paid

Year groups

Not specified

Deadline

25 Oct 2026

Field

Engineering

Sector

Aerospace & Transport

Year groups

Penultimate Year

Pay

Paid

Duration

13 months

Key facts

Degree required: Bachelor's

Overview

What you'll do

Support HO Industrial Management and Key product Owners to define and deliver a credible 12 month improvement plan for the site, Responsible for continually reviewing and reducing the “MAIT Cost Base” and “Ready for Bid Price” through improvement opportunities generated by MAIT and other business units.
This is for all MAIT customers, Mechanical Platform (T-BD), Antennas, Mechanisms & ENS, Support in the development of production dashboards and KPI visualisation to support industrial efficiency, Support in multi-project oversight to aid in coordinating efficient use of facility footprint and resources, Implement and mature the Operational Excellence System (OES) within MAIT working closely with the central Industrial team, Deliver Lean Improvement Projects on Quality, on Time and on Cost.

Eligibility

Our placements are open to Undergraduates only.
Therefore it is mandatory for candidates to be an undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement.
Studying towards a degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical/Radio Frequency, Project management or Health & Safety, Understanding in Practical Problem Solving (PPS), running Kaizen workshops, implementing visual management in production and office environment, Experience in improvement projects, Some knowledge of coding and scripting, Good communication skills, Creative and inventive, that are able to think outside the box and has an entrepreneur mind set, Open minded, and proactive.

Structure & format

Working pattern: £24,500 37 hours per week // Flexible working hours // Hybrid working options available depending on the role // Half day Fridays!
// 25 days holiday plus bank holidays *subject to completing full hours prior to this.

Funding structure

Salary: £24,500 37 hours per week // Flexible working hours // Hybrid working options available depending on the role // Half day.
// 25 days holiday plus bank holidays *subject to completing full hours prior to this.

Funding

Application timeline