AGGP- Graduate Thermal Engineer

Job Description:

AGGP
2027 – Graduate Thermal Engineer

Start date:

September 2027

Are you a university graduate with the aspiration, enthusiasm, and talent to help us pioneer sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world? Every year, Airbus seeks bright minds from around the globe to fill critical roles that will shape our future.

When you begin your career with us, we don't just offer a job; we accelerate your growth through the Airbus Global Graduate development journey. This isn't a one-size-fits-all program; it's a personalized, two-year experience designed to cultivate your professional skills, enhance your business acumen, and hone your technical abilities. We place a strong emphasis on developing your leadership potential from day one.

You'll gain a unique perspective on the world of Airbus while contributing directly in a specific, impactful position.

During the two years, we will take you on a soft-skill development journey, covering such areas as inclusive leadership, our Values, resilience, communication and emotional intelligence, with various in-person and virtual workshops.

Beyond your daily responsibilities and this comprehensive schedule of training, you'll join your global graduate community annually for an in-person dedicated development week. This is your chance to connect with your peers, learn directly from our seasoned leaders, and gain insights from the best in the industry.

Throughout the programme, you will be developed into an established and valuable team member from day 1. You'll sharpen your skills in an area strategically important to Airbus, gaining a deep understanding of our business – its opportunities, challenges, and needs. Most importantly, you'll have learned more about yourself and what makes you truly great. You will have demonstrated your capability and readiness to take on future leadership challenges within Airbus.

Above all, you'll have the unparalleled opportunity to do your best work in an industry that is literally reshaping how we live in our world.

You will be on a development journey to guide your growth into the role of Graduate Thermal Engineer and can expect to be involved in the following:

• Design and verify thermal control systems for a diverse range of missions including Earth Observation & Science, Exploration, and Telecommunications 2.
• Undertake complex space environment work packages such as plume impingement investigations, micrometeorite analysis, out gassing, planetary surface simulations etc.
• Build expertise with industry-standard thermal engineering tools (e.g., Systema Thermica/Thermisol, ESATAN-TMS, DRAMA, Python, Visual Basic and FORTRAN) while gaining direct experience with flight hardware.
• Develop leadership and project management skills by taking ownership of work packages, presenting technical findings and collaborating effectively with multi-disciplinary teams
• Gain end-to-end spacecraft engineering lifecycle experience, spanning from spacecraft mission analysis, initial conceptual design through to verification and in-flight performance analysis
• Broaden your knowledge through internal placements within Airbus Defence and Space (e.g. Propulsion, Systems Engineering, or Attitude and Orbit Control Systems)

Your development journey will include a minimum of one rotational placement to support your growth into position.

At the end of the two year development programme you will have developed into the position of Thermal Engineer Analyst!

• A degree level or equivalent within Engineering, Physics, Maths or similar.
• Recently graduated or first professional experience in the field of Engineering, Physics, Maths or Space.
• Strong verbal and written communication in our business language (English)
• A desire to work in a collaborative team environment, focused on driving future innovation
• The ability to be self aware and a wish to be in the driving seat of your development.

We love your interest in working for Airbus but we do ask that you make only one application to the Airbus Global Graduate Programme. Take the time to decide which of our exciting opportunities is right for you and then submit an application…