Performance & Improvement Internship – Illescas Plant

About the role

Airbus is looking for recent graduates from different disciplines who want to start their career in the aeronautical sector. The internship takes place in the Performance & Improvement department at the Illescas plant, known in the aerospace sector for its high level of automation. Selection runs from February 2027 to July 2027.

Key responsibilities

• Learn the Airbus Operating System (AOS), a structured system of continuous improvement tools and standardized routines
• Monitor operational routines on the shop floor, focusing on Non-OEE and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
• Analyse stakeholder attendance, meeting content and routine efficiency, initially targeting routines linked to machine performance
• Prepare a report with a SWOT analysis and an action plan covering technical improvements and cultural change management
• Present a final thesis with an assessment of current routines, an efficiency-improvement action plan and the steps taken to deploy AOS across production lines

Required profile

• Degree in Industrial Engineering, Industrial Organization Engineering or similar
• High-level English, oral and written
• Knowledge of digital solution management (e.g. Google Suite)
• Knowledge of LEAN principles
• Innovative mindset, proactive, energetic and willing to learn

The internship is open to students and offers a first contact with aeronautical business, including work with AOS Change Agents on deploying standards such as sustainability, and on digital tools for shopfloor management and data analytics.