Cyber Security Research Placement

• Contribute to ongoing and new research projects
• Learn about the complex and upcoming needs of a large organisation
• Work with a range of teams within the business to develop new innovations
• Collaborate with universities and academics across the world
• Get involved in scouting the market for new cybersecurity technologies and assessing their capabilities
• Write internal technical reports and contribute to papers published at leading cybersecurity conferences
• And potentially travel to other Airbus sites, events and academic conferences across Europe
• Conduct research into new tools and technologies
• Build and test innovative prototypes
• Produce technical reports to communicate findings
• Support cyber innovation activities at Airbus

• Studying towards a degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Computing, or equivalent
• Passed modules in any of the following or similar: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cryptography, Data Science, Secure Software Development, Risk Management, Cybersecurity Law, Security Architecture, Cybersecurity of Operational Technology (OT) / SCADA, Cloud Security, Network Security, Offensive & Defensive Security, and/or Security Monitoring
• Technical report writing
• Research (e.g. Searching for and distilling information, note taking, problem solving, critical thinking, communicating results, time management)
• Operating Systems (e.g. Linux, Windows, Android)
• Networking (e.g. Routing and Switching, VLANs, firewalls)
• Protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, MODBUS, Profinet, CIP, S7, Zigbee, CANBUS, Bluetooth)
• Common Cyber Security Tools (e.g. Wireshark, Nmap, Nessus, Splunk, Metasploit, Burp Suite etc.)
• Data Science / Analytics
• AI, machine learning, LLMs, Neural networks, and unsupervised machine learning such as clustering and anomaly detection
• Coding (e.g. Python, C++, Java, R, Rust)
• Google Workspace
• The ability to listen, understand and communicate information verbally, textually and diagrammatically
• The desire to work in a technical research environment
• Motivation to develop yourself academically, technically and personally
• An interest in finding and developing creative solutions to complex problems
• Ability to work relatively autonomously with minimal supervision
• Natural curiosity to discover new things and explore new avenues
• Willingness to travel and engage with people
• Professional level of written and speaking English skills. Other languages are a bonus
• Undergraduates only
• Must be an undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement
• Subject to a BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) check
• May need to gain UK SC-level Security Clearance or Export Control

Other languages are a bonus

• 35 hours per week
• Flexible working hours
• Half day Fridays
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays