Graduate Thermal Engineer for Spacecraft Systems

Airbus Defence and Space; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space is offering the AGGP2027 Graduate Thermal Engineer position in the United Kingdom. The two-year Global Graduate Programme emphasizes leadership development, technical growth, and cross-disciplinary exposure within a world-leading aerospace group.

During the programme, you will rotate through placements, engage in soft-skill training, and work on end-to-end spacecraft engineering activities from concept to verification, with a strong focus on developing future leaders in

Qualifications

• A degree in Engineering, Physics, Maths or similar.
• Recently graduated or early professional experience in engineering/space fields.
• Strong written and verbal English communications.

Responsibilities

• Design and verify thermal control systems for diverse missions (Earth Observation, Exploration, Telecommunications).
• Develop expertise with industry-standard thermal tools and gain experience with flight hardware.
• Own work packages, present technical findings, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Gain end-to-end spacecraft engineering lifecycle experience from initial concept to in-flight analysis.
• Explore internal placements across Airbus Defence and Space (Propulsion, Systems Engineering, AOCS).

Skills

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Leadership potential

Problem solving

Education

Engineering/Physics degree

Tools

Systema Thermica

Thermisol

ESATAN-TMS

Python

Visual Basic

FORTRAN

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space is offering the AGGP2027 Graduate Thermal Engineer position in the United Kingdom. The two-year Global Graduate Programme emphasizes leadership development, technical growth, and cross-disciplinary exposure within a world-leading aerospace group.

During the programme, you will rotate through placements, engage in soft-skill training, and work on end-to-end spacecraft engineering activities from concept to verification, with a strong focus on developing future leaders in