Co-op Internship - Manufacturing Engineering - Technical Shop Floor Support

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Job Description:

Airbus Mobile Manufacturing Site is looking for a Co-Op Intern to join our
Manufacturing Engineering Team based in Mobile, AL.

You will be part of a team of engineers to work on standard line balancing,
manufacturing engineering and industrial means support in different areas of the final assembly line and the customer line.

Meet the Team:

Working in our manufacturing engineering department, it’s our mission to support Airbus’s FOTs and deliveries to the customer. Our team works cross-departmentally as well as with our counterparts at other Airbus entities to ensure that we are resolving any technical issues on all aspects to build an aircraft in the final assembly line and the customer line.

Your Working Environment:
In Mobile, AL on ‘Airbus Way’ you will find the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility for commercial aircraft. Opened at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in 2015, the facility produces A320 Family aircraft and added a second product line for the A220 in 2019. The facility, which strengthens the U.S. aerospace industry, is part of Airbus’ strategy to enhance its global competitiveness by meeting the growing needs of its customers in the United States and beyond.

Program Highlights:

Participation in the 2025 Summer Semester Co-Op rotational programs with the school's engineering department. This role will rotate alternating semesters for a total of three times (Fall 2024, Summer 2025, and Spring 2026). Co-Op project focused on supporting our Ramp-up challenges:

• Help the team in preparing our Final Assembly Line for further expansion and growth with new hangars, industrial improvements, and or other Ramp-up projects
• You will have a dedicated project mentor

Your Challenges:
Technical points: 85%

• Assist in the preparation and resolution of technical issues, etc.
• Create/maintain technical documents to support business improvements, etc.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives
• Create/maintain the standard line balancing for optimum performance
• Contribute to time studies

Compliance: 10%

• Monthly reports, as needed

Employee Event Planning: 5%

• Assist Management with different meetings and/or events

Additional Responsibilities:

• Other duties as assigned.

Your Boarding Pass:

• HS Diploma/GED and enrolled in an Engineering Program, required
• Seeking degree in Engineering, Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering preferred
• Previous Airbus Internship/Co-Op experience highly preferred
• Candidates in Junior or Senior year preferred that can complete full rotation
• Good analytics and technical skills
• Able to work onsite in Mobile, AL for duration of Co-Op rotation starting in Fall 2024 semester, required
• Skilled in the use of computer/programs to include Microsoft/Google Suite of products
• Communicate effectively in verbal and written form with internal and external customers. Must be well organized and have good time management skills

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

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Physical Requirements:

• Onsite or remote:  Onsite 100% of the time. 

• Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings on a daily basis

• Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on production floor including safety warnings or alarms on a daily basis

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

• 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 and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts on a daily basis

• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs on a daily basis

• Lifting:  able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs irregularly 

• Pushing / Pulling:  able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools irregularly 

• Sitting:  able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer on a daily basis

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

• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on production floor on a daily basis

• Travel:  able to travel independently and at short notice 10% of the time

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

• 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.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

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