Airbus UpNext Internship 2026 - Experimental vehicule platform architecture support (m:f)

**Job Description:** The Airbus UpNext Optimate demonstrator will pave the way to smart automation capabilities by integration of new innovative bricks including computer vision and data fusion. The goal is to help the pilots and facilitate the mission.

• The Experimental vehicule platform architecture support internship is within Airbus UpNext, will ideally begin in MARCH 2026 (date subject to flexibility), and will last for a period of 5 to 6 months (not exceeding September the 30th 2026).*
• Mission *

The core responsibility of this role is to provide dedicated support to the Architecture and Integration team, focusing specifically on the robust technical architecture design and comprehensive documentation for one of the designated demonstrator test mean platforms. The main tasks will include:

• Elaborate & Analyse of the current functional & hardware architecture
• Identify the architecture interfaces
• Build the hardware inventory of this platform
• Support the vehicle platform team in its evolution and exposure
• Support the knowledge transfer management, through documentation and presentations
• Your boarding pass *

What you bring:

• Engage in Engineer Master's degree or a related field (Bac+5)
• Computer knowledge, including Linux exploitation system
• Electronics knowledge
• Mechanical knowledge will be a plus
• Passion about technology, science
• Eagerness to take initiatives to propose simpler and efficient ways of working
• Impatience and burning desire to attain rapidly, along with a healthy skepticism for progress
• Values of transparency, humility, empathy
• Ability to see the big picture
• Autonomy, Adaptability, Availability, Accountability
• Agile mindset, Pramatisme approach (('Done is better than perfect')
• Team-Player mindset
• Willingness to have fun.
• What you get: *
• A fun and supportive working environment that not only fosters your development in many ways, but also rewards it with plenty of room to grow
• A shared open space office with highly skilled multicultural teams
• UpNext communities bonding events
• A high-achieving, experienced and fun team
• Description of Airbus UpNext *

Founded in 2017, Airbus UpNext focuses on flying future technologies at speeds well beyond what seems feasible today. In doing so, it is actively shaping the future of the aerospace industry. Designed as a talent incubator, Airbus UpNext is a place where you can act and think like a startup while building on the strong expertise of Airbus, a place where you are empowered to test & challenge new processes and ways of working. Airbus UpNext's demonstrators evaluate, mature and validate potential new products and services that encompass radical technological breakthroughs. It has three flagships locations in France, Germany and Spain, to rapidly develop and test future technologies in scaled applications. Our mission is:

• To identify the trends that could disrupt the future of the aerospace industry and evaluate them to demonstrate their potential as a viable product.
• To accelerate traditional research cycles and prototype development to achieve proof of concept in a real environment and at a convincing scale and speed.
• To develop real-world applications for emerging aerospace technologies, thereby driving their maturity and increasing their value.
• To be THE reference for Technology Value Assessment

Our Values: #Keep it Simple #Be Audacious #Exploring Together Our DNA: #Speed of Execution, #Caring for Each Other, #Open to the World This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth. ****Company:**** Airbus ExO Autonomy SAS *Employment Type:* Internship ------- *Experience Level:* Student *Job Family:* Cyber Security By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus. Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to *** . 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.