M&P Surface Technology Engineer

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M&P Surface Technology Engineer

Location - Stevenage, Hertfordshire

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance

TRAVEL UK travel up to 6 x a year, European travel approx. 3 x a year

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, pension enhancements up to 8%, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, share options, season ticket loan, tax-free technology scheme, discounted shopping and much more
  

• Work / Life Balance: 37 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, hybrid working, up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL, option to buy/sell holiday

• Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University 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, cycle-to-work scheme, discounted family health, dental insurance and eye tests, lunchtime yoga / meditation
  

• Family and Caregiving: Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving

Our world is changing. And so are we. From our commitment to zero-carbon flight ( #ZEROe ) to cleaning up space , sustainability is at the heart of our purpose . So what's your next change?

An exciting role working within a transnational team, you will be supporting the design and manufacturing of communication and scientific satellites and missions, within the Materials Department working on projects such as Orbiter, FORUM, Vigil, EnVision, Biomass, Eurostar Neo and OneSat.

You will provide technical solutions to materials related issues which arise during the design, manufacture and test of flight hardware and the team mission of assuring correct materials qualification for mission specific requirements.

Your Materials Engineering knowledge and experience (properties and applications of metallics and surface technology related) will be routinely sought by both Design and Manufacturing teams, as will the development of new materials and processes for future applications.

How you will contribute

• Acquisition and execution of research and technology, development and qualification projects in the area of surface treatments, coatings, primers and paints and corrosion protection as well as metallurgy
• Preparation of material and process specifications as well as process and test instructions
• Support to obsolescence management and change requests
• Support to environmental compliance (REACH regulation) programs
• Consultancy to design, stress, quality and manufacturing for materials and process related enquiries
• Assessment of concessions and deviation requests
• Collaboration with external institutes and universities
• Steering and collaboration with material and process suppliers

About you

• Master degree or PhD in material science, chemistry or aerospace engineering with material focus
• Experience in surface and coatings technologies as well as corrosion protection mandatory (anodising, chemical treatments, paints, aluminium and titanium treatments, etc.)
• Experience in laboratory environments for materials studies
• Experience in metallurgy
• Experience in space industry and its related processes such as qualification, certification and standardisation preferred
• A strong ability to work independently

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.

Please let us know if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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