Graduate Milsatcom Systems Engineer Portsmouth 2024

Every year we look for university graduates from around the world to join Airbus. We need people with the aspiration, enthusiasm and the talent to help us move forward and to change the world and deliver our vision to pioneer sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world.

When you begin your career with us, we accelerate your development through our Airbus Global Graduate Experience. You are part of a 2 year programme where you develop your professional skills, build your networks, locally and internationally, and gain a unique perspective on the world of Airbus. You are part of a global community, so we bring you together once a year for a global graduate conference where you meet your peers, hear from our leaders and learn from the best. We are hiring the graduates we need to fill the critical roles for our future.

By the end of the programme, our aim is that you are ready to progress, having already demonstrated your value. You will have developed your skills in an area that is strategically important for Airbus, you will know about the Airbus business, the opportunities, challenges and needs, and you will have learned more about yourself, and what makes you great. Above all, you will have the opportunity to do your best work in an industry that is literally reshaping how we live in our world. If you are ready to join and be part of this journey please apply below.

Start date

• 23 September 2024

Who will you be joining

Reporting to the Future Military Systems Team Lead, you will form part of a team defining end to end system architectures for a number of Milsatcom prospects, including the UK MOD’s next generation Milsatcom programmes.

We see this as a great opportunity to be part of some diversified and future looking programmes. Airbus Defence and Space is proud of what it was able to achieve with a successful industry/military PFI (Skynet 5), setting the standard and establishing what can be done with inter-satellite links, navigation and space-based networks. These are engaged roles within teams directly working the next wave of these technologies.

What you will be doing

Form part of a systems engineering team undertaking end to end architecture definition and design, spanning geostationary and low earth orbit satellite constellations, ground control stations and wide area networks. This will require understanding a diverse set of technologies, including those employed in radio communications and IP based networks operating in the space and ground segments. Tasks and responsibilities will include

• System level architectural definition and trade-offs;
• Working with Engineering Leads and Partners to define the segment and associated sub-system architectures, functional specifications and ICDs;
• System and subsystem functional specification;
• Requirements capture and definition from stakeholder needs through to sub-systems;
• Technical proposal inputs;
• Technical support to the bid team;
• Providing systems engineering inputs as required to support planning, schedule and cost activities;
• Interfacing with stakeholders on progress and problem resolution.

This role will involve some travel for business.

What we look for

To be a successful applicant to the Airbus Global Graduate Programme, you will need to demonstrate;

• Educated to a degree level or equivalent within a relevant field of study
• Maximum of three years relevant work experience
• Strong verbal and written communication in our business language (English)
• A desire to work in a collaborative team environment, focused on driving future innovation
• The ability to be self aware and a wish to be in the driving seat of your development.

What you will need to apply

• University degree or equivalent in Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Physics or related discipline;
• Familiarity with Systems Engineering processes and methods including Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE);
• Good presentation and technical writing skills;
• Good interpersonal skills and experience of working as a team and autonomously;
• Understanding of satellite platforms and payloads, satellite control, mission control, network operations and modem capabilities desirable;
• Knowledge of Military Satellite Communications Systems covering space, control and ground segments desirable.

Please note, we love your interest in working for Airbus but we do ask that you make only one application to the Airbus Global Graduate Programme. We encourage you to take time to decide which of our exciting opportunities is right for you and then submit an application that best represents you, your skills and experience in connection with the role you have selected.

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Please note that depending on the number of applicants the posting can be taken offline earlier. If you are interested we would advise you to apply as soon as possible.

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