Space Project Management Placement (12 months)

Airbus Defence and Space; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Half-day Fridays

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Flexible working hours

Job summary

AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited in Stevenage is offering a placement within the Project Management Team for undergraduates. You will assist in end-to-end management of spacecraft antenna projects, often exceeding €20M, ensuring on-time, on-cost and on-quality delivery.

You will gain hands-on experience across design, manufacture and testing, collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams and using standard tools to prepare high-quality reports and presentations.

Qualifications

• Studying towards a degree in Aerospace Engineering, Aeronautics Engineering, Physics, Business or equivalent.
• Interest in Engineering, Aerospace and Space.
• Experience with engineering projects either in university or in a work experience setting.
• Teamwork, communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day coordination of project scope, schedule, budget and risks.
• Contribute to customer-facing reviews and essential project communications.
• Develop understanding of project management principles, risk management and supply chain coordination.
• Collaborate within multi-disciplinary teams to drive project progress.
• Utilize Google Suite and Microsoft Office to prepare presentations, reports and documentation.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Stakeholder management

Google Suite

Microsoft Office

Education

Aerospace Engineering

Aeronautics Engineering

Physics

Business

Equivalent

Tools

Google Suite

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

Start date: 19 July 2026

Location: Stevenage

Duration: 12 months

Applications close on 27 September 2026

Benefits

Salary: £24,500

37 hours per week // Flexible working hours // Hybrid working options available depending on the role // Half day Fridays!* // 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

• subject to completing full hours prior to this

About us

The Antenna Delivery team sits within the Digital Payload division of Airbus Defence and Space, where we focus on developing sub-systems and equipment for communications satellites. As a team, we manage multi-million pound projects from start to finish, overseeing every aspect-from design and production to testing and final delivery-to ensure we meet our customers' exacting standards.
Our team of professionals span Project Management, Operations, and PMO, and lead multi-disciplinary teams. They manage schedules, risks and opportunities, and costs.
Our work is global: We help to deliver satellite programmes that perform optimally, enabling worldwide connectivity and supporting critical ground services.
Based in Stevenage, you will join a dynamic, transnational team, collaborating with colleagues across the UK and Europe to drive the success and delivery of our projects.

What you will be doing

You will join our Project Management Team, that leads and manages multi-disciplined, integrated project teams in the design and manufacture of Spacecraft Antenna products and systems. Working alongside experienced project managers, you will support the delivery of high-value projects-often exceeding €20M-ensuring they are on-time, on-cost, and on-quality.
In this role, you will gain hands‑on experience in the end‑to‑end management of aerospace projects, helping to enable connectivity from space. Your core responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the project management team in day‑to‑day coordination, including tracking project scope, schedule, budget, and risks.
• Contributing to the preparation of customer‑facing reviews and essential project communications.
• Developing a foundational understanding of project management principles, risk management, and supply chain coordination within an aerospace context;
• Collaborating effectively within diverse, multi‑disciplinary teams to drive project progress.
• Utilizing industry‑standard tools (including Google Suite and Microsoft Office) to prepare high‑quality presentations, reports, and documentation.

Requirements

Our placements are open to Undergraduates only. Therefore it is mandatory for candidates to be an undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement.

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Studying towards a degree in Aerospace Engineering, Aeronautics Engineering, Physics, Business or equivalent;
• Interest in Engineering, Aerospace and Space;
• Experience with engineering projects either in university or in a work experience setting;
• Teamwork, communication and stakeholder management skills.

This Job Request will be allocated to the projected Joint-Venture scope towards a leading European player in space.

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.

Contact

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments to allow you to access and participate fully in the recruitment process. If you wish to discuss this further please contact us. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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.

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 [e-mail].

Company

AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited

Employment Type

Internship

Experience Level

Student

Job Family

Programme & Project Management