System Safety & Reliability Engineer Graduate Bristol 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.

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 System Safety & Reliability Engineer and can expect to be involved in the following;

• Working / Interfacing with a team of around 70+ safety engineers which is based in five separate locations around Europe and which is accountable for the safety activities (functional and physical) for all Airbus aircraft systems. 
• System Safety and Reliability within the UK works predominantly on the Landing Gear and Fuel systems and supports Systems, Manufacturing Engineering (ME) and Structures Engineering teams. Our team work on all Aircraft and projects throughout the development lifecycle of an Aircraft; starting with R&T projects (such as ZeroE and the next generation of Aircraft), to Flight Test campaigns (for example XLR, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)), through to Entry Into Service and a key contributor to supporting the Continued Airworthiness of the full Airbus Aircraft fleet.

We cover 4 keys areas of work which includes:

• Functional Safety - which encompasses System Safety Assessment, analysing the Aircraft Systems to identify Failure Modes and assist the Design Office to ensure compliance.
• Continued Airworthiness - We provide Safety Assessments for in-service occurrences on all Airbus Commercial Aircrafts for the Fuel and Landing Gear Systems.
• Particular Risk Analysis (PRA) - We cover two primary PRAs within the UK (Wheel and Tyre Failure and Fuel Tank Safety), both of which have a global Aircraft Impact and are significant overall Aircraft Design Drivers.
• Zonal Safety Analysis (ZSA) - We inspect new designs and modifications both digitally and physically to ensure compliance to Design and Safety Requirements.

These tasks involve a good knowledge of system architectures, behaviours and a good understanding of system installation. 

Moreover, the transnational nature of the team allows the possibility to work on all aircraft systems including Flight controls, Cockpit, Hydraulics, etc.. The safety activities involve close relationships and collaboration between several teams across Airbus which involves the Design Office, Chief engineering organisation, Flight Test and Certification teams. Furthermore, you will get the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge utilising the extensive training available and the international experts within the team.

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 the STEM 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.
• A natural curiosity and excitement to explore engineering principles and creating solutions based on technical intuition and evidence,
• Integrity is essential to the role and you must be able to Speak Up when it is necessary, 
• An ability to communicate complex information in a clear and concise manner across  different formats and to various stakeholders, 
• The ability to work autonomously is key; however, it must be combined with the ability to collaborate and build trusting relationships with different stakeholders across the business,
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills - to work on multiple challenging technical topics simultaneously, 
• A keen interest in the Aerospace industry and profession.

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.

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.