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To stay on top, Airbus recognises the importance of supporting high-achieving and talented undergraduates. We do this through offering challenging placement opportunities during which your skills and potential are fully maximized.
Our placements give a unique insight into potential career paths within Airbus. They are designed so that you can put your theoretical knowledge into practice and gain crucial industry experience. The skills and knowledge you gain will improve your chances of a future role within the Airbus and should benefit your future studies.
About us
Mechanisms Products UK has the mission foremost to deliver technically and commercially competitive electro-mechanical single point failure mechanisms products to spacecraft system primes, specifically state of the art devices that includes those to deploy antennas, rotate and transfer the power of solar array. As well we provide our engineering support to a wide variety of scientific missions to perform space exploration, space science and earth observation, including rover vehicles.
The full end to end of to design, build, test and deliver physical hardware is within the day to day activities of the mechanisms engineering team, working with and exposed along the way to a wide variety of technical, operational and managerial functions across Airbus, with opportunities to witness hands on up close the production of space hardware.
Within the team are leaders, managers and engineers ready to engage and support the development of individuals, sharing experience and opportunities.
What will you be doing?
During this placement, the activities you may undertake will include;
- Integration into the mechanisms engineering team and develop an understanding of the role of the team plus the various stakeholder functions that contributed to our shared achievements.
- To deliver on selected improvement project, working across the mechanisms and as required stakeholder community, working closely with engineering / leader facilitating your success
- In your assigned project, to report progress, plus make final presentation to the mechanisms team and stakeholders of the project final outcome / result
- Complimentary to improvement project, work in close collaboration with engineers, on technical topics associated with the ongoing batch production of our mechanisms products
- To gain exposure to and develop an understanding and appreciation of the means and methods of space mechanisms product build and test in particular.
Skills required
Please note, we love your interest in working for Airbus but we do ask that you make only one application. 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.
One application: Make It Possible, Make It Happen, Make It … Count !
Please note our placements are open to Undergraduates only. Therefore it is mandatory for candidates to be an undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement.
Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following;
- ”mechanical dexterity” i.e. general knowledge of how items (not necessarily space related) are made and assembled.
- Studying a Mechanical Engineering degree.
- Experience of generating procedural documentation or equivalent such as laboratory / practical experimental reports associated with study
- Experience of technical analysis and evaluation, forming and presenting conclusions or progress to reaching a conclusion to colleagues and peers
- Abilities to progressively build relationships and network in a team working environment securing the engagement and support of others to achieve progress
- Clear expectations for personal development within industry including having researched opportunities and possibilities available within the space industry.
Please ensure that a covering letter detailing motivations and suitability for this position is included in your application.
Benefits
- £18,000 salary
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Flexible working hours
Contact
Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments. Examples of this may include (but is not exclusive to) accessible facilities; additional time for written exercises; auxiliary aids; room layout; dietary requirements etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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.
