XPLORER 2027 Air-to-Air Refuelling Systems Internship

About the role

Join Airbus' XPLORER 2027 program in Getafe, Spain, as a curricular practicum student. You will develop an active control system for a stabilization device used in air‑to‑air refuelling operations, completing your final year project while gaining hands‑on aerospace experience.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement control logic for an actuation system that stabilizes the refuelling docking device in flight.
• Perform trade‑off analyses of different control strategies using simulations and a real prototype.
• Collaborate with a tutor and multidisciplinary team to validate performance against requirements.

Required profile

• Enrolled in a final‑year Engineering degree.
• English proficiency minimum B2 (C1 desirable).
• Spanish proficiency minimum B1.
• General engineering knowledge and analytical mindset.

Required skills

• Control‑systems expertise and programming tools such as Matlab/Simulink.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.

What we offer

• Six‑month part‑time internship (5 hours per day, 25 hours per week) from February to July 2027.
• Opportunity to integrate your Bachelor’s final project (TFG) with a real Airbus development task.
• Continuous monitoring by an assigned tutor and exposure to an international aerospace environment.