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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.
What you will be doing
You will be on a development pathway to prepare you to be a Graduate Thermal Engineer and can expect to be involved in the following;
- Under supervision, carry out the thermal activities required to ensure the successful thermal design of space vehicles operating in challenging thermal environments
- Carry out modeling and simulation using proprietary in-house or commercial codes e.g. SYSTEMA/THERMICA, ESATAN and Hyperworks
- Carry out thermal model correlation using data obtained from dedicated thermal experiments
- Broaden your knowledge of the thermal engineering discipline
- Apply ‘out of the box’ methods and processes
- Support Research & Development and improvement activities
- Report and present your findings to internal and external stakeholders
- Carry out a six months placement in another business domain
- Grow your network and act as an ambassador of the thermal engineering department
- With experience, take ownership of the project plans and budgets
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
Degree type:
Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Physics
Specific experience or interests:
- Experience and understanding of computational modeling and simulation techniques
- Experience of programming; e.g. FORTRAN, Python, Visual Basic
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office, including advanced proficiency in Excel, ideally for the use of analyzing results
- Good problem solving and team working skills
- Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills
- An interest in Space is essential
Please ensure that a cover letter detailing motivations and suitability for this position is included in your application.
The Job Posting will be open until the 18th of October 2022. Please note that depending on the number of applicants the posting can be taken offline earlier or be kept open longer. If you are interested we would advise you to apply as soon as possible
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.
Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with the Recruitment Business Partner who gets in touch if you are invited to interview. Examples of this may include (but is not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.
At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.
