Graduate Thermal Engineer: Spacecraft Thermal Systems

Airbus; England; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space Limited invites graduates to join its two-year Global Graduate Programme as a Thermal Engineer. You will design and verify thermal control systems for diverse missions, work on space environment analyses, and develop through rotations into multiple engineering domains.

The programme emphasizes leadership, inclusive collaboration, and personal growth, with in-person and virtual workshops and an annual development week with industry leaders. Start date is September 2027.

Qualifications

• A degree level or equivalent in Engineering, Physics, Maths or similar.
• Recently graduated or first professional experience in Engineering, Physics, Maths or Space.
• Strong verbal and written communication in English.
• Desire to work in a collaborative team environment.
• Self awareness and drive to develop.

Responsibilities

• Design and verify thermal control systems for missions (Earth Observation, Science, Exploration, Telecommunications).
• Undertake space environment work packages (plume impingement, micrometeorite analysis, outgassing).
• Build expertise with industry tools and gain exposure to flight hardware.
• Develop leadership and project management by owning work packages and presenting findings.
• Gain end-to-end spacecraft lifecycle exposure from concept to verification and in-flight analysis.
• Rotational placements across Airbus Defence and Space domains.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Self development

English proficiency

Education

Engineering/Physics/Maths degree

Tools

Systema Thermica

Thermisol

ESATAN-TMS

Python

Visual Basic

FORTRAN

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space Limited invites graduates to join its two-year Global Graduate Programme as a Thermal Engineer. You will design and verify thermal control systems for diverse missions, work on space environment analyses, and develop through rotations into multiple engineering domains.

The programme emphasizes leadership, inclusive collaboration, and personal growth, with in-person and virtual workshops and an annual development week with industry leaders. Start date is September 2027.