Job Description:

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance OR Developed Vetting (DV).

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Infrequent UK travel

LOCATION: Portsmouth OR Stevenage (60% of your working week must be office based)

TYPE: Full time, Early Careers and STEM Returners welcomed

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, tax-free technology scheme, discounted shopping and much more

• Work / Life Balance: 37 hour week, flexible working around core hours, hybrid working, up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL.

There are no core hours on Friday afternoons. Employees may use this flexibility at their discretion, provided they fulfil their contractual working hours and meet business needs (such as urgent deadlines or client requirements)

• Personal Development: Personalised development plan and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities

• Health & Wellbeing: Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), Employee Assistance Programme, discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime pilates

• Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption / shared parental / caregiving leave

• Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)

Are you an experienced or early-career Engineer looking to start or expand your career? Wanting to understand how Radiation and Nuclear Hardening activities impact the whole spacecraft system? Interested in working alongside engineers who have 30+ years experience, to interrogate data and create spacecraft simulations? Then we might have the role for you!

Career prospects are varied and include Project Management, Bids, Budgeting, Team lead and Systems Engineering

About you

This role will suit someone who has Research, Academia or Industry experience with

ONE of the following:

• Astrophysics or Electrical / Electronics Engineering with a genuine interest in space

• Radiation and Nuclear Hardening

• Someone who brings ideas to the table and holds your hand up with questions or spotting red flags.

• Interested in working on advanced spacecraft projects such as Rovers and Satellites for Telecoms, Military / MOD and scientific (Deforestation, pollution and ice cap monitoring) clients

• Builds positive working relationships and contributes to a respectful, collaborative team environment. Is comfortable providing and receiving feedback within a team environment

How you will Contribute to the team

• Learn about Radiation and Nuclear Hardening with self directed learning, shadowing and using the team's knowledge and expertise including local experts

• Produce and review relevant documentation - project drawings, performance analysis, bid proposals, radiation analysis, cost estimates, and schedules

• Maintain technical liaison with suppliers, customer representatives,

• Generate component test specification and managing radiation testing of components, project specific environment specifications

• Analyse the results and ascertain if the results are correct or need revising

• Experience of prioritising tasks based on information and project needs, rather than how loud someone is being

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.

How we can support you

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and your application will be considered accordingly

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.

Company:

AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

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