Spacecraft Materials and Process Engineer

Job Description:

Materials and Process Engineer

Location - Stevenage, Hertfordshire

SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check)

Travel – Occasional International Travel

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

• 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?

A vacancy for a Materials Engineer has arisen within Airbus Defence & Space to work on space flight hardware in Stevenage, within the Materials Department.

You will have the opportunity to work on unique projects, such as Mars Sample Return Earth Return Orbiter, Rosalind Franklin Lander, FORUM, Vigil, EnVision, Biomass, Eurostar Neo and OneSat. These missions are varied in their aims, some are planned to orbit the Earth to monitor the environment, provide communications across the earth, some are to return samples from Mars, land on Mars and even travel to Venus.

How you will contribute

You will be routinely sought by both Design and Manufacturing teams, as will the identification of new materials and processes for future applications. The focus of the role will be at spacecraft level activities.

This means that you will be the interface with customers such as the European Space Agency (ESA).

Working within a team of specialists or individually, you will interface with people at all levels – Shop Floor, Project Teams, through to Management and Customers.

• Provide leadership in the choice of Materials and Processes (M&P) to the Project Team.
• Critique qualification, test plans and data analysis of data and approve test reports
• Support non-conformances which will include investigations into failures
• Support to R&D activities
• Propose and implement activities which will contribute to the M&P improvement plan
• Authorise changes to Parts Materials and Processes (PMP) documents
• Chair Materials and Process Review Boards (MPCB) and manage technical performance of subcontractors, suppliers and in-house manufacturing
• Compile database of qualified Materials and Processes used in the manufacture of satellites

About you

• A good understanding of spacecraft equipment would be ideal HOWEVER , we will consider candidates from the aerospace / Defence arena where strong experience is held of sub-systems and related materials and process technologies.
• A strong understanding of metallic, non-metallic and organics is highly desirable.
• You will ideally hold a Materials Science, Physics degree or related degree
• Knowledge of reasons for choosing M&P for space/aerospace applications
• Demonstrable skill for conducting qualification test programmes for specific applications
• Demonstrable experience of various joining methods (welding, soldering, brazing, adhesive bonding)
• Working knowledge of surface treatments/finishes
• Practical application of Spacecraft Parts Materials and Processes (PMP) requirements - ECSS.Q.ST.70C
• Ability to analyse and interpret data, draw conclusions and make recommendations

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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