Internship “research and Development Within The Placement Behaviour of Fibre Tapes in Automated Fibre Placement”

In order to support our composites engineering team, Airbus Operations is looking for an

**Internship “Research and Development within the placement behaviour of fibre tapes in automated fibre placement” (d/f/m) (Open)**:

- Location: Stade
- Start: As soon as possible
- Duration: 3 months

For CTC GmbH in Stade, we are looking for students for practical assignments
(internships), bachelor and master theses. The CTC GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Airbus Operations GmbH. CTC is Germany's leading centre for research and development in
the field of design and production of large and complex CFRP components; with an
international reputation as an expert for process development, series readiness and
production optimisation. The focus of the CTC's work is the development of series technologies for the production and assembly of CFRP components in aircraft construction.
In the CTC, you can contribute to various projects in your area of focus and have a great deal of creative freedom.

**Your location**:
You will be working at our research and development facilities in Stade. Next to the production site for civil and military aircraft components, CTC is located right between an industrial production environment, as well as a broad landscape of institutes within the CFK valley.

**Your benefits**:

- Work-life balance with a 35-hour week (flexitime).
- A final thesis based on the internship is possible and desired.
- International environment with the opportunity to network globally.
- Work with modern/diversified technologies.
- At Airbus, we see you as 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 our weekly team meetings.
- Opportunity to participate in the Generation Airbus Community to expand your own network.

**Your tasks and responsibilities**:

- Conception of a methodology for the modeling of placement behaviour of fibre tapes in automated fibre placement
- Creation of robot programmes and validation of the methodology based on the production of small-scale test specimen
- Digital modeling of placement behaviour using FE methods
- Validation of of the model through DOE
- Regular professional exchange with colleagues in workshops and tech sessions
- Insight and adaptation of currently used technologies for fibre composite development in aerospace

**Desired skills and qualifications**:

- Enrolled full-time student in the area of mechanical/ lightweight/ composites/ aerospace engineering; possibly software engineering or an equivalent field of study.
- First practical experience in the field of composite design or fibre composites manufacturing technologies is desirable
- First experiences in programming and CAE, FEA
- Ability to work independently and on your own responsibility
- High intrinsic motivation, teamwork and communication skills
- Entrepreneurial thinking and acting
- Willingness to pass on own competences in a team and to exchange skills with each other
- Fluent in English, German is desirable

Please upload the following documents**:cover letter, CV, relevant transcripts, enrollment certificate.**

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**Company**:
CTC GmbH

**Employment Type**:
Internship**Experience Level**:
Student

**Job Family**:
Support to Management

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.