Airbus UpNext Internship 2026 – Artificial Intelligence integration for collaboration & Communication (m/f)

Job Description

Description de l’emploi :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 Artificial Intelligence integration for collaboration & Communication 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 Working directly with the software team, your mission will be to develop, train, and above all, integrate AI components into our demonstrator.NOTAM Management: Pilots receive hundreds of often unreadable NOTAM (Notice To Air Missions) messages. You will develop a model capable of semantically analyzing these messages to tag them (Weather, Runway closed, Danger, Info) and prioritize them according to the flight plan.Voice Interface (Speech-to-Text):Implement a voice transcription engine (such as Whisper or an equivalent optimized version) capable of running on the Cloud and locally (Edge AI).Goal: Allow for automatic transcription of radio communications from air traffic control.System Integration: This is not just about writing Python in a notebook! You will need to port your models so they run on our architecture (C++/Python integration, containerization, CPU/GPU resource optimization).Your boarding passWhat you bring:Engage in Engineer Master’s degree in IA specialization, Data Science, On-Board systems or a related field Frameworks IA : PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face (Transformers), spaCy.NLP architecture Knowledge (BERT, LLM …)ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) knowledgeInterest with Edge AI (ONNX, TensorRT, Quantization) techniques.Strong Knowledge in Python mandatory C++ ou Rust knowledge for integration purpose Knowledge on Internet Of Things (IOT) and cloud technologiesPassion about technology, scienceEagerness to take initiatives to propose simpler and efficient ways of workingImpatience and burning desire to attain rapidly, along with a healthy skepticism for progressValues of transparency, humility, empathyAutonomy, Adaptability, Availability, AccountabilityAgile mindset, Pramatisme approach ((« Done is better than perfect »)Team-Player mindsetWillingness 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 growA shared open space office with highly skilled multicultural teamsUpNext communities bonding eventsA high-achieving, experienced and fun teamCanteen with a different desert each day and free coffee

 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 TogetherOur DNA: #Speed of Execution, #Caring for Each Other, #Open to the WorldCet emploi exige une connaissance des risques de conformité potentiels et un engagement à agir avec intégrité, comme base de la réussite, de la réputation et de la croissance durable de la société.Unité légale :Airbus ExO Autonomy SASType de contrat :Stage——-Niveau d’expérience :EtudiantFamille d’emplois :Digital En soumettant votre CV ou votre candidature, vous autorisez Airbus à utiliser et stocker des informations vous concernant à des fins de suivi de votre candidature ou de futurs emplois. Ces informations ne seront utilisées que par Airbus.
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