Space Systems Engineering Degree Apprentice - Half-Day Fridays

Airbus Defence and Space; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £23,000

37 hours per week

Half day Fridays

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension

Success share

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space Limited in Stevenage invites applications for a Degree Apprentice in Electrical Engineering, supporting ESA missions and UK national projects. You will gain hands-on experience across spacecraft subsystems, perform electrical measurements, write scripts and travel for test campaigns.

The role requires strong engineering fundamentals, 96 UCAS points, and five GCSEs including English, Maths and Science.

Qualifications

• 96 UCAS points in Science/Engineering or equivalent.
• 5 GCSEs graded C/4 or above including English, Maths and Science.
• Demonstrable hands-on engineering and programming ability.

Responsibilities

• Gain experience of spacecraft subsystems and UK National/ESA missions.
• Perform electrical measurements and write/debug scripts.
• Investigate anomalies and develop new test solutions.
• Prepare presentations and collaborate with Airbus engineering community.
• Support spacecraft interface checks at launch sites and tests.

Skills

Hands-on engineering

Programming & scripting

Problem solving

Team player

Documentation

Communication

Education

UCAS points 96

GCSEs 5 incl English Maths Science

Tools

C

Java

bash scripting

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space Limited in Stevenage invites applications for a Degree Apprentice in Electrical Engineering, supporting ESA missions and UK national projects. You will gain hands-on experience across spacecraft subsystems, perform electrical measurements, write scripts and travel for test campaigns.

The role requires strong engineering fundamentals, 96 UCAS points, and five GCSEs including English, Maths and Science.