Job Description
SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance OR Developed Vetting (DV).
TRAVEL REQUIRED: Infrequent UK travel.
LOCATION: Portsmouth or Stevenage (60% of your working week must be office based).
TYPE: Full time, Early Careers and STEM Returners welcomed.
Benefits & Working Arrangements
- 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
- Core Hours: There are no core hours on Friday afternoons; employees may use this flexibility at their discretion, provided they fulfil contractual hours and meet business needs
- 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)
Candidate Profile
Are you an experienced or early‑career engineer looking to start or expand your career? Do you want to understand how Radiation and Nuclear Hardening activities impact the whole spacecraft system? Are you interested in working alongside engineers who have 30+ years of experience, to interrogate data and create spacecraft simulations? If so, this role could be right for you.
Background Requirements
One of the following:
- Astrophysics or Electrical / Electronics Engineering with a genuine interest in space
- Radiation and Nuclear Hardening
In addition, we value:
- Someone who brings ideas to the table and can raise questions or spot red flags
- Interest in advanced spacecraft projects such as rovers and satellites for telecoms, military/MOD and scientific clients (deforestation, pollution, ice‑cap monitoring)
- Someone who builds positive working relationships, contributes to a respectful collaborative team environment, and is comfortable providing and receiving feedback
Responsibilities
How you will contribute to the team:
- Learn about radiation and nuclear hardening through self‑directed learning, shadowing, and the team’s expertise
- Produce and review documentation – project drawings, performance analysis, bid proposals, radiation analysis, cost estimates, and schedules
- Maintain technical liaison with suppliers and customer representatives
- Generate component test specifications and manage radiation testing of components, project‑specific environment specifications
- Analyse results and determine whether they are correct or require revision
- Prioritise tasks based on information and project needs, rather than seniority or loudness
Support & Development
Not a 100% match? Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions. We work flexibly in many ways, including part‑time; please discuss your flexibility needs with us during the interview. We will do our best to accommodate your request.
If you need adjustments for the selection process, please let us know. Examples may include accessible facilities or auxiliary aids. Any information disclosed will be treated in strict confidence.
Equal Opportunities & Diversity
As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant who considers themselves to have a disability or long‑term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meets the minimum criteria of the role. To opt‑in, select the option during your application submission and your application will be considered accordingly.
This job requires an awareness of potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, which is 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 emsom@airbus.com.
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.
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