Job Description
SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance or SC Security Clearance.
TRAVEL REQUIRED: Infrequent European travel up to 2 times a year.
LOCATION: Stevenage (60% of your working week must be office–based).
TYPE: Full time, suitable for experienced Architects, early careers or STEM returners.
What's In It For You
- Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, tax‑free technology scheme, discounted shopping and much more.
- Work / Life Balance: 37 hour week, flexible working around core hours, hybrid working, up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL. There are no core hours on Friday afternoons. Employees may use this flexibility at their discretion, provided they fulfil their contractual working hours and meet business needs (such as urgent deadlines or client requirements).
- Personal Development: Personalised development plan and unlimited access to 10,000+ e‑learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities.
- Health & Wellbeing: Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), Employee Assistance Programme, discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle‑to‑work scheme, on‑site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime pilates.
- Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption / shared parental / caregiving leave.
- Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, multi‑faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity).
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Role Summary
This role will suit someone at a Professional or Early Careers stage, who has a Data background either in Architecture or Aerospace/Space, and who is eager to learn what important role data plays when developing satellites.
Due to increased workload, we are looking for a socially skilled Database Architect who will be integrated into 1–3 projects and join a small Stevenage team of professionals who are part of a larger transnational team. Being in contact with a wide range of departments, most Stevenage based, means face‑to‑face meetings and maybe a cuppa will be welcomed.
You will be looking after the Systems Engineering Database (SEDB) that acts as a central hub of engineering data, providing a single source of truth for the Avionics design.
How you will Contribute to the team
- Work on projects like ARIEL, Aeolus‑2, ExoMars Rover (and more) for ESA and the UK MOD, within a Scrum environment.
- Tailor architecture to project needs based on the framework of the product, or based on heritage / legacy situations.
- Populate the database via data import functions, manual entry or scripting.
- Ensure consistency of the overall Systems Engineering database content and performing of validation, including transnational harmonisation.
- Project management of the SEDB work package in terms of schedule, cost, risk, plus management of changes, and issues.
- Team management of the DB team and/or subcontracted work packages in case of larger projects.
About You
- Experience in data management and organisation within an aerospace/space environment.
- Programming skills with Java, C++, or similar object‑oriented languages alongside version control systems (SVN, Git, …).
- Basic knowledge of project management principles.
- Experience of prioritising tasks based on information rather than how loud someone is being.
- Capability to dissect a complex problem into manageable parts, and to ensure its solution in an autonomous way.
- Interested in AI and bringing ideas to the table to shape processes and new ways of working.
Company
AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited.
Employment Details
Type: Permanent
Experience Level: Professional
Job Family: Chief Engineering & Architecture
Equal Opportunity & Disability Statement
Airbus is committed to equal opportunities for all and is an equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) employer. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. We are a Disability Confident Employer, offering interview support to applicants who consider themselves to have a disability or long‑term condition under the Equality Act 2010.
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.
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