Operations and Failure Management Placement

targetjobs UK; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary: £24,500

37 hours per week

Hybrid working options

Job summary

AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited invites undergraduates to join the Operations and Failure Detection, Isolation and Recovery team in Stevenage for a 13-month internship. You will learn how spacecraft operate across nominal and contingency scenarios, from launch to end of life, while collaborating with software and other engineering teams.

You will work on FDIR concepts, interfaces with software, and flight operations procedures, gaining exposure to satellite design and mission operations

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Aeronautical, Aerospace or Robotics Engineering, Electronic Design or a related field.
• Experience with coding in C++, Java and Python.
• Ability to take initiative and solve problems in complex situations.
• Strong communication with a wide range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define initial operational and FDIR concepts during early design.
• Detail FDIR monitors and interfaces with software during implementation.
• Write and test Flight Operations Procedures for operators.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to understand satellite operations.

Skills

C++

Java

Python

Communication

Initiative

Education

Aeronautical/Aerospace/Robotics Engineering (ongoing)

Electronic Design (ongoing)

Job description

Job Description

Our placements are open to Undergraduates only. Therefore it is mandatory for candidates to be an undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement. Please inform your graduation date on your application. This is a great opportunity to learn all about how the spacecraft works since you'll be collaborating with all of the other subsystem architects to make sure it does! Your objective is to make sure the satellite operates in all nominal and failure situations. We work on a range of missions, from telecoms missions such as OneSat Payload to Earth Observation, Science and Exploration missions such as Vigil and ExoMars Rover.

Start Date

19 July 2027

Location

Stevenage

Duration

13 months

Applications Close On

27 September 2026

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Benefits

• Salary: £24,500
• 37 hours per week
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working options available depending on the role
• Half day Fridays! (subject to completing full hours prior to this)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

About Us

Join the Operations and Failure Detection, Isolation and Recovery (FDIR) team within the Functional Avionics group in Stevenage. Our team is responsible for looking over the Spacecraft operation in all nominal and contingency situations, from launch until end of life.

We answer critical questions like: How do we power on the spacecraft? How do we communicate with it? How do we detect a malfunction and what actions should we take if something breaks?

To achieve this, we collaborate with a wide range of disciplines to gain a complete understanding of the satellite. Specifically, we work with other Functional Engineering teams, including Software, to define telecommands and data parameters; Functional Verification, to test our Flight Operation Procedures; and Database, to implement and tune FDIR parameters.

What You Will Be Doing

In the early design phase you might be helping to define the initial operational and FDIR concept including mission scenario, operational constraints, recovery levels and actions etc. On an implementation-phase project you might be going into the detail of the FDIR monitors, or working on the interfaces with software, or writing and testing Flight Operations Procedures (basically, instructions for the operator).

In any case you’ll gain great exposure to satellite design and the opportunity to exchange with and learn from a host of passionate engineers.

Requirements

• Studying towards a degree in Aeronautical, Aerospace or Robotics Engineering, Electronic Design or a related field
• Experience with coding (e.g., C++, Java and Python)
• Take initiative to solving problems and able to look to a complex situation with many variables
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders

Security Clearance

You will be subject to a BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) check. You may also need to gain UK SC-level Security Clearance or Export Control, depending on the role.

Company

AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited

Employment Type

Internship

Experience Level

Student

Job Family

Chief Engineering & Architecture

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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.

Flexibility

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.