Mechanical Analysis Summer Internship (3 Months)

Job description

Airbus Defence & Space Stevenage (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 2014, the Group - comprising Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space and Airbus Helicopters - generated revenues of € 60.7 billion and employed a workforce of around 138,600.

Description of the job

Start date: June 2016
Location: Stevenage
Application closing date: 3 January 2016

To stay on top, Airbus Group 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 Group. 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 Group and should benefit your future studies.

The Airbus Defence and Space Mechanical Analysis department is responsible for performing mechanical and stress analysis that is ultimately validated by hardware mechanical testing and correlation. You shall be contributing to the success of a wide variety of space missions that range from the highly scientific space exploration of other planets in the form of ESA EXOMARS Rover mission, to the intensely competitive provision of global telecommunications via the Airbus Defence and Space EUROSTAR 3000 and 3000neo family of spacecraft. With space hardware design, manufacture and test all covered by the scope of operations of the department and accessible to witness, support and contribute to, developed shall be a wide variety of technical skills in mechanical and structures engineering, with reference to your domain of mechanical and stress analysis.

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Tasks & accountabilities

Main activities will include:

· In a spacecraft systems, hardware or components environment, develop an understanding of the detailed principles of mechanical and stress analysis and more broadly of wider design, manufacture and test.
· Understand the performance of designed, manufactured and tested hardware through activities including mechanical test prediction, preparation, support and assessment.
· Authoring technical documents, in particular reports recording and driving the design, development and verification, over the whole or parts of the product lifecycle.

Desired profile

Required skills

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

· Currently studying towards a degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering or related subject.
· An interest in the space industry.
· Basic theoretical knowledge of structural engineering principles and an ability to learn required analysis techniques.
· Experience of using Microsoft Office Excel for performing and presenting engineering calculations. Knowledge of MATHCAD or MATLAB would be advantageous.
· A basic understanding of the materials, design and construction of mechanical solutions.
· Ability to work individually and as part of a team.

You must be an undergraduate for the full duration of the internship.

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