Job Description:

Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a

Internship in Avionics Systems - Database Architecture

Are you looking for an internship and want to get to know the work of Avionics Systems - Database Architecture? Then apply now! We look forward to you supporting us in Database Architecture and Roadmap as an intern (d/f/m)!

• Location: Immenstaad/ Friedrichshafen

• Start: 01.03.2026

• Duration: 3-6 months

This internship provides the opportunity to work on cutting edge space programmes, for customers such as the European Space Agency, within the Avionics Systems organization of Airbus Space Systems. This technical role will involve working in the area of development, test and delivery of state-of-the-art data processes and solutions for spacecraft engineering.

Avionics Systems is an organisation within Airbus Space Systems that builds the functional part of a spacecraft. This includes defining the operational concept, developing and validating on-board software, and developing a simulator of the spacecraft, among many other things. One of the central elements of our spacecraft is the System Reference Database (SRDB) that contains a digital representation of the Avionics architecture, and serves as the central engineering and data hub for the Avionics design.

Your location

At the Airbus site in Friedrichshafen you will be working on innovation where others spend their holidays. Enjoy panoramic views of Lake Constance while having lunch in our canteen. And after work, join one of our many corporate sports groups to go running, sailing or skiing.

Your benefits

• Attractive salary and work-life balance with a 35-hour week (flexitime).

• A final thesis is possible after consultation with the department.

• Traveling overseas or 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, 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

• Isolating and resolving issues in the Avionics design of a space vehicle

• Importing or manually injecting new data into the SRDB

• Extracting or querying a subset of data of the Avionics design of a space vehicle

• Ensuring data consistency via queries and scripts

• Developing new or adapting existing scripts

• Testing and validating new database technologies and products

• Other supportive work on ongoing programs and projects

Desired skills and qualifications

• Fluent in English.

• Aerospace or astronautical engineering with an interest for and first experience in model-based (systems) engineering OR informatics with a strong interest in data management and engineering of space vehicles

• The ability to listen, understand and communicate information

• The desire to work in a collaborative environment

• An interest in building systems

• A strong interest in developing yourself

• The ability to find creative solutions to complex problems

• The ability to explore and elaborate new subjects on your own

• Enjoy working in a transnational environment

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

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Company:

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

Employment Type:

Internship

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Experience Level:

Student

Job Family:

Support to Management

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