Mechanical Graduate Engineer 2022

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

About us

Our UK Graduate Programme provides exceptional graduates the opportunity to master managerial and technical skills. Over the two year period we will offer a combination of both focused formal training, as well as on-the-job learning and the chance to build your professional network.

The programme includes core technical and behavioural training elements that will form an integral part of your learning and help you become familiar with the company and its culture. The training provided will help to ensure you are ready and experienced enough to take the next step of your career following the programme's conclusion.

As a graduate engineer based in the department of mechanical analysis, working in mechanical stress and dynamic analysis teams or on placement with department internal customers and key stakeholders, you shall be contributing to the success of a wide variety of space missions that range from the highly scientific space exploration of other planets in the form of the ESA EXOMARS Mars Rover mission to the intensely competitive provision of global telecommunications via the Airbus Defence and Space EUROSTAR 3000 and 3000neo family of spacecraft.

With space hardware design, manufacture and test all covered by the scope of operations on the Stevenage site and so accessible to witness, support and contribute to, developed shall be a wide variety of technical skills in mechanical, aerospace and structures engineering with reference to your domain of analysis, and non-technical skills that relate to your responsibilities to communicate and deliver your activities to set technical and operational objectives.

Main activities of the role may include;

• In a systems, hardware or components environment, understand the detailed principles of mechanical engineering including stress analysis and more broadly of wider design, manufacture and test.
• Learn the discipline of predominately mechanical analysis, but also according to placements undertaken the influence to and from internal customers and stakeholders.
• Understand the performance of designed, manufactured and tested hardware through activities including mechanical test prediction, preparation, support and assessment.
• Authoring technical documents in particular reports recording and driving the design, development and verification, over the whole or parts of the product lifecycle.

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!

• At minimum, a 2:1 degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical
• Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related subject.
• Appreciation of software, preferably direct experience in using an FEA solver and pre/post processor.
• From combined theoretical knowledge and practical experience, proven basic understanding of structural engineering principles and ability to learn required analysis techniques.
• Through educational and industrial experience or interests, an aptitude for things mechanical, understanding the materials, design and construction of mechanical solutions.
• Applied abilities, working individually and preferably as part of a project team, to organise own tasks, track and assure the achievement of objectives, deliverables and milestones.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Please ensure that a covering letter detailing motivations and suitability for this position is included in your application.

Benefits

As a graduate with us, you’ll be a full-time employee and working on real projects and making a difference from day one. That’s why we make sure you’re properly rewarded for the work you do.

• £29,000 salary
• 33 days annual leave including bank holidays 
• A selection of voluntary benefits such as Employee car leasing scheme, financial advice, employee discounts with nationwide stores, and more!
• A competitive pension
• Tax-effective share plans
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible work arrangements
• An independent, 24-hour, confidential counselling service

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.

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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.