Graduate Program

We are looking for a motivated Master’s student or recent graduate to join the Business & Product Development team within Airbus Defence and Space, supporting key military aircraft platforms such as the A330 MRTT, C295 and Airbus Derivatives. The trainee role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of programme management, product strategy, business development, engineering coordination and industrial execution.

Main Activities

• Maintain and update the bidding calendar for C295, A330 MRTT and Airbus Derivatives opportunities, ensuring key milestones, deliverables and decision points are properly tracked.
• Perform data crunching and structured analysis of past offers for the C295 and MRTT, extracting lessons learned, recurring patterns, cost drivers, competitive insights and opportunities for future campaigns.
• Support the creation of a TAMD Visual Management system, acting as light PMO-type support to follow up key projects, actions, risks, milestones and priorities across the department.
• Contribute to the TAM Transformation project, especially the initiative focused on creating a framework to capture, assess and promote R&D projects, helping to structure ideas, priorities, business cases and decision material.
• Prepare and maintain R&D dossiers, including project summaries, status updates, value proposition, expected benefits, maturity level, budget assumptions and links with product roadmaps.
• Support the preparation of internal governance meetings, including action tracking, presentation material, dashboards and follow-up of decisions across Business Development, Product Development, Engineering, Programmes, Services and Finance.
• Help improve transparency and decision-making by organising information, consolidating inputs from different stakeholders and producing clear executive-level outputs.
• Contribute to capability roadmap and product policy activities, supporting the identification of future developments, upgrades and competitiveness improvements for C295, MRTT and Airbus Derivatives.

• Engineering, aerospace, industrial, business or management background.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills.
• Interest in defence aviation, programme management and product strategy.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders in a complex international environment.
• Good communication skills and confidence preparing clear written and visual materials.
• Advanced English; Spanish or French would be a plus.
• Good command of PowerPoint and Excel; Power BI or data analytics skills would be valuable.

Airbus offers more than 70 vacancies for our full-time Graduate Program in Spain - #Discover II 2026/2027 - starting on 5th October 2026 until 1st October.

Program Details

We are looking for recent graduates from different disciplines interested in developing a professional career in the aeronautical sector. The selection process will run from April 2026 until July 2026.

In partnership with Camilo José Cela University, Airbus has developed the Discover program, designed to provide the best training in new areas of knowledge essential for future professionals. The program comprises a Master’s degree, organized in three training blocks, and an 11-month internship at Airbus in an area related to your degree, allowing you to combine academic study with practical experience., * Foster your professional development with a strong academic background and an in-depth collaboration in Airbus projects.

• Expand your network within the aeronautical industry.
• Meet our people working with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place.
• Be part of a diversity and teamwork culture that propels us to accomplish the extraordinary - on the ground, in the sky and in space.

Company & Position Details

Company: Airbus Defence and Space SAU

Employment Type: Internship

Experience Level: Student

Job Family: Support to Management