Master Thesis within Systems Engineering (m/f), Bremen

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

Tasks & accountabilities

The scope of this master thesis is to:

• Determine the appropriate maintenance concepts for the sub-units (preventive, corrective or combined)
• Apply an adequate time-depended model (Monte Carlo, recursive etc.) and model the system considering the boundary conditions like high system complexity (up to 250 maintainable units, failure tolerances, etc.), hostile environment and complicated reachability (limited supply frequency and limited transport capability)
• Analysis and calculation of various availability types (point availability, average availability and steady state availability) for each of the limited number of nominal maintenance intervals within the mission time
• Identify the weak points within the system design, logistics and maintenance concept and propose relevant measures/actions
• Determine the expected numbers of required spare units and maintenance rate
• The outcome of the master thesis will highly influence trade-offs and decisions related to general cost reduction of the project with regard to the layout of the system (i.e. level of maintainability, maintenance effort) and the design of sub-units (i.e. parts quality, internal redundancies, mass, volume).
• 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.

Required skills

• Enrolled student (m/f) within Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Safety Engineering or similar field of study
• Good knowledge of MatLab and the MatLab/Simulink environment
• Any background in statistics would be beneficial
• Being able to work in an international team
• Language: fluent in English
• You are a good team player, have excellent communication skills, and are able to work independently