Infrastructure Management Intern (12 Months)

Job description

Infrastructure Management Intern (12 Months)

Airbus Defence and Space Stevenage (Skynet)

Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2016, it generated revenues of € 67 billion and employed a workforce of around 134,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners from 100 to more than 600 seats. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as Europe's number one space enterprise and the world's second largest space business. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide.

Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place. Taking pride in our work, we draw on each other's expertise and experience to achieve excellence. Our diversity and teamwork culture propel us to accomplish the extraordinary - on the ground, in the sky and in space.

Description of the job

Start date: July 2018
Location: Stevenage
Application closing date: 18th March 2018

To stay on top, Airbus recognises the importance of supporting high-achieving and talented undergraduates. We do this through offering challenging internship opportunities during which your skills and potential are fully maximised.

Our internships give a unique insight into potential career paths within Airbus. They are designed so that you can put your theoretical knowledge into practice and gain crucial industry experience. The skills and knowledge you gain will improve your chances of a future role within the Airbus and should benefit your future studies.

An opportunity has arisen to join the Infrastructure Management department, within UK/US Secure Communications Airbus Defence and Space on a 12 month internship. The department is involved in a wide range of financial, business, technical maintenance, Supportability, Sustainability and Facilities management activities in support of the Skynet 5 satellite communication network and third party customers. As well as the technical support to the Infrastructure we are also undertaking business improvement, continued service improvement initiatives ongoing statistical analysis on the system performance and sustainability activities to ensure the network is supportable and sustainable until 2022. Monitoring emerging technologies and understanding the impact of these on our current network architecture.

Our Vision is to be rated by our Customers as their Number One Supplier, through World Class Delivery of Maintenance and Support for all our Services and Projects. World Class Delivery means delivering what we promised to the Customer, promising what we can deliver and constantly striving to improve so that we can promise to deliver more.

Airbus Defence and Space is a prime contractor for the designing and building of the complete Skynet 5 system and the UK MOD has procured satellite communications services from Airbus Defence and Space up to 2022.

Internships at Airbus

Desired profile

Tasks & accountabilities

During this internship, the activities you may undertake will include;

·  Entrepreneurship and Small business start-ups methodology and how this can be incorporated into large scale businesses
·  Business improvement and efficiency reviews and implementation best practices
·  Assisting the Supportability Engineering team in department coordination, statistical analysis and support posture definition as well as bid / project support and financial monitoring
·  Supporting the Technical Maintenance and Support team in preventative and corrective maintenance activities for ground station, land and maritime terminals
·  Involvement in the Sustainability Engineering team in monitoring and supporting our ground stations and deployed terminals throughout their designed life
·  Supporting the Training, Technical Publications and Logistics team in training delivery and worldwide logistic coordination and delivery
·  Assisting the Facilities Manager in ensuring the infrastructure is correctly supported.

Required skills

Please note our Internships are open to Undergraduates only. Therefore it is mandatory for candidates to be an undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement.

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following;

·  Currently studying towards a degree in Business, Engineering or related subject.
·  An interest in telecommunications and working in a technical environment.
·  Systematic, logical and critical approach to work and problem solving.
·  Strong attention to detail.
·  Good written and verbal communication skills, including report writing.
·  Good team working skills.
·  An understanding of finance and project management would be beneficial, but not essential.

Please ensure that a covering letter detailing motivations and suitability for this position is included in your application.

The successful candidate will be subject to UK National Security Clearance in order to undertake related work in accordance with business needs.

Please note the closing date for applications to this position is 18th March 2018.