Internship within Space Engineering: Satellite AIT Management

Job description

Internship within Space Engineering: Satellite AIT Management

Airbus Defence & Space Friedrichshafen (ex Astrium SL)

Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group formed by combining the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. The new division is Europe's number one defence and space enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the top ten global defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees generating revenues of approximately €14 billion per year.

Airbus Group is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2015, the Group - comprising Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space and Airbus Helicopters - generated revenues of € 64.5 billion and employed a workforce of around 136,600.

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

Are you looking for an internship? Would you like to discover the work of a Space Engineer? Then apply now! We look forward to you joining us as an intern (m/f) at the Satellite AIT Department (35 hours/week, flexi-time).

Location: Friedrichshafen
Start: February 2017
Duration: 3-6 months

We offer a semester-long internship on project work in the perimeter of management of Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT). The tasks are related to support acting AIT managers in running science and earth observation programme.

Internships at Airbus Group

Desired profile

Tasks & accountabilities

·  Learn/understand the development of AIT concepts, requirement verification philosophy
·  Support in creating procurement specification of Ground Support equipment
·  Participation to subcontractor management activities
·  Creation of templates and small tools for AIT needs (on basis of MS Office products)
·  Support creation of technical trade-offs and data Evaluations

Required skills

You offer:

·  Enrolled student within Aerospace Engineering or similar field of study
·  Strong interest in satellites
·  MS Office
·  English: fluent

You are a good team player, have excellent communication skills, and are able to work independently.