Quality Assurance Engineering Degree Apprenticeship

Overview

Quality Assurance Engineering Degree Apprenticeship with Airbus Defence and Space.

Start date:

September 2026.

Location:

Airbus Defence & Space Stevenage. Duration: 4 years. University:
University of Warwick. Degree: BEng Applied Professional Engineering.

Your role is a mix of two existing functions:

• Responsible QA: You will support day to day Quality Assurance activities, including non-conformance management, key inspection activities in clean rooms and driving non-quality prevention (root cause analysis).
• Write Quality Surveillance Plans (QSP); chair gate reviews defined in the project (Manufacturing Readiness Review, Integration Readiness Review, Test Readiness Review, Test Readiness Board, Delivery Review Board, Pre-Shipment Review, Shipment Readiness Review); deliver quality briefs with area managers on the shop floor; prepare incoming inspection checklists; review production work instructions; manage all Non-Conformance Reports; chair Internal Review Board (IRB); chair practical problem solving (PPS);
  
  promote and conduct risk analyses; elaborate audit plan and perform flash and process audits; ensure lessons learned and near-miss actions are implemented; provide monthly report of Quality KPIs.

• Improvement QA: Support improvement projects, development of digital dashboards, and implementation of new inspection tools or processes.
• Develop business cases for changes; contribute to Production Quality improvement Strategy; lead improvement projects with regular progress and cost reports; provide training on new concepts; support deployment and stabilization of improvement projects; develop and deploy the Production Quality Improvements Communication plan; support cross-site improvement actions; provide required reports; provide monthly KPI reports on improvement initiatives.

Outward Bound
:
In the first year you will attend a week of Team Building Activities at an Outward Bound UK site with apprentices from various Airbus Defence and Space sites.

To be eligible, you must have a minimum of:

• 112 UCAS points made up of A level in Maths at Grade B or above and 2 additional A levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications in STEM subjects or Engineering (Physics recommended).
• GCSE grades C/4 in Maths, English Language and an additional STEM subject.

• Knowledge and understanding: commitment to personal development and ongoing engineering knowledge.
• Design and development of processes, systems, services and products: contribute to engineering development within your domain.
• Responsibility and management skills: personal responsibility and project management.
• Communication and interpersonal skills: effective communication and networking across functions.
• Professional commitment: environmental and societal responsibility and professional integrity.
• Submit your CV with grades and indicate whether they are predicted or achieved.
• Submit a Cover Letter highlighting your passion and suitability for this apprenticeship.

Tell us in your cover letter: why Airbus and this apprenticeship; what motivates you to pursue aerospace; what skills and experience you bring from projects, hobbies or academic work that provided practical experience.

• Grades:
  If predicted, offers are conditional on achieving the requirements before start date.
• Security clearance:
  Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance or you will be subject to a BPSS check, including a criminal record check.
• Right to work in the UK:
  Must have legal authorisation to work for the full duration of the programme.
• Levy funding:
  Eligible candidates for levy funding. Apprenticeships do not meet minimum UK Visas & Immigration sponsorship requirements for migrant workers.
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Airbus Defence and Space Limited — Apprenticeship, Internship level in Quality Assurance.