Job Description
Start date: 19 July 2026
Location: Stevenage
Duration: 12 months
Applications close on 27 September 2026!
We love your interest in joining Airbus! There is no limit on the number of positions you can apply for, however, please be aware that you can only progress in the selection process for one position at a time. We recommend reviewing all available opportunities and applying to those that best match your experience and aspirations.
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.
Responsibilities
- 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. Please inform your graduation date on your application.
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.
Company
AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited
Employment Type
Internship
Experience Level
Student
Job Family
Programme & Project Management
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.
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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