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Airbus

Manufacturer of commercial aircraft, helicopters, defense

Industrial Methods & Costing Engineer Intern

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Internship · Winter 2027Toulouse, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Currently pursuing a Bac +5 diploma or equivalent in mechanics, industrial processes, or a related discipline.
  • Knowledge of mechanical engineering fundamentals and manufacturing processes, including machining, sheet metal work, and assembly, as well as industrial economics or cost calculation.
  • Ability to process and analyze numerical data, manage databases, and design dashboards using advanced Excel and Power BI.
  • Intermediate English proficiency.
  • Fluent French proficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate existing costing tools to improve their accuracy and usability and secure the calculation of cost prices.
  • Conduct economic analysis of negotiated supplier contracts for individual parts and perform benchmarking comparisons against internal cost estimates.
  • Design, structure, and automate a centralized database with dynamic price updates based on material families, geometric complexity, industrial scheme, and manufacturing processes.
  • Identify, classify, and formalize key cost drivers to support decisions on manufacturing concepts and purchasing negotiations.
  • Develop skills in manufacturing cost engineering, including cost breakdown structures and factors that affect the cost price of an aerospace structure subassembly.
  • Structure, model, and automate technical-economic databases and create decision-support dashboards.
  • Critically analyze supplier financial offers and assess differences against internal costing standards.
  • Connect engineering and design choices with mechanical manufacturing schemes and their economic impacts.

Desired Qualifications

  • Basic knowledge of aerospace and mechanical individual parts.
  • A first exposure to the aerospace sector.

About the Company

Airbus

Manufacturer of commercial aircraft, helicopters, defense

Airbus designs and manufactures a wide range of aerospace products, including commercial airplanes, helicopters, defense systems, and space technologies. Its aircraft and rotorcraft are built with integrated airframes, propulsion, avionics, and digital systems to carry passengers, cargo, or conduct military missions, while its space division covers satellites, orbital infrastructure, launch services, and secure communications. Airbus differentiates itself with an end-to-end portfolio across commercial, defense, and space, a global manufacturing and services network, and a focus on sustainability and digital transformation. Its goal is to enable global mobility and connectivity while reducing aviation’s environmental impact through sustainable aviation and collaborative innovation.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Blagnac, France
Founded
1970

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