Space Systems Engineering Degree Apprentice — Hands-on

Prestwick Aerosystems; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary: £23,000 per year

Half day Fridays

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension

Success share

Flexible benefits

Job summary

AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited invites applications for a Degree Apprentice in Stevenage. Start date 31 August 2027 for a 5-year programme in Space Systems Engineering, with travel to ESA missions and testing campaigns.

You will gain hands-on experience across spacecraft subsystems, perform electrical measurements, write and debug scripts, and develop test solutions within a collaborative engineering team.

Qualifications

• 96 UCAS points from A Levels or Level 3 qualifications in Science/Engineering
• 5 GCSEs grade C/4 or above including English, Maths & Science
• Strong hands-on engineering capability and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Gain experience across spacecraft subsystems and Satellite Assembly Integration and Test
• Perform electrical measurements and script development
• Collaborate with Airbus engineering teams on test solutions and documentation

Skills

Hands-on engineering

Programming

Scripting

Documentation

Education

UCAS 96 points in Science/Engineering

5 GCSEs including English, Maths, Science

Job description

AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited invites applications for a Degree Apprentice in Stevenage. Start date 31 August 2027 for a 5-year programme in Space Systems Engineering, with travel to ESA missions and testing campaigns.

You will gain hands-on experience across spacecraft subsystems, perform electrical measurements, write and debug scripts, and develop test solutions within a collaborative engineering team.