Thermal Engineering Degree Apprenticeship

The scope of operations on the Stevenage site covers spacecraft hardware design, manufacture, and test. Apprentices will contribute to a wide variety of technical skills in spacecraft engineering, both within your home Thermal analysis function and in related engineering departments. You will also develop non-technical skills related to your responsibilities to communicate and deliver your activities in line with the technical and operational objectives.

Outward Bound: During the 1st year of the apprenticeship, you will attend a week of Team Building Activities and Exercises at one of the Outward-Bound UK Sites. Split up into teams consisting of Apprentices of all levels from various Airbus Defence and Space sites, you will work as a team to complete daily activities such as Rock Climbing, Hiking, Abseiling, Canoeing, and more.

In order to be eligible for this apprenticeship, you must have a minimum of:

• 96 UCAS points made up of A Levels or other relevant Level 3 qualifications (subject to validation) in a Science and Engineering field
• 5 GCSEs graded C/4 or above, which must include English Language, Maths, and a Science subject

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Knowledge and understanding: Commitment to continue personal development, refreshing and expanding engineering knowledge through a variety of methods
• Design and development of processes, systems, services, and products: Contributing to the continuing development of engineering within their domain
• Responsibility and management skills: Taking personal responsibility for their actions, managing projects
• Communication and inter-personal skills: Being able to demonstrate a range of communication styles and methods
• Professional commitment: Demonstrating a personal and professional commitment to society, their profession, and the environment, adopting a set of values and behaviours that will maintain and enhance the reputation of the profession

Joining an Airbus Apprenticeship Programme could be the ideal start to your career, just as it has been for many of our senior engineers and managers today. Our apprentices receive training second to none, gaining the necessary skills, knowledge, and experience to enable you to make an immediate contribution when you enter the workforce.

The Thermal Analysis department is a key contributor to the success of a wide variety of space missions ranging from the scientific exploration of other planets in the form of the ESA Planet Exploration missions, to the intensely competitive provision of global telecommunications via the Airbus Defence and Space Eurostar Neo and OneSat families of spacecraft.

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. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all.

As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com. 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.

Salary: £23,000, 37 hours per week, with half-day Fridays, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, pension, success share, and many more flexible benefits.

We want to hear about what motivates you to pursue this unique path and how you see yourself growing with us. What skills and experience do you bring? Think about projects, hobbies, or academic subjects that have given you practical experience.