Job Specifications
Job Description:
Start date: September 2026
Location: Airbus Defence & Space Stevenage
Duration: 4 years
University: University o f Warwick
Degree: BEng Applied Professional Engineering
Application: We love your interest in joining Airbus! There is no limit on the number of positions you can apply for. However, please be aware that you can only progress in the selection process for one position at a time . We recommend reviewing all available opportunities and applying to those that best match your experience and aspirations.
Application closing date: We encourage you to apply early to avoid missing out on this opportunity! Please note we will close adverts as soon as we receive sufficient applications.
Benefits:
Salary: £23,000
37 hours per week // Half day Fridays!* // 25 days holiday plus bank holidays // Pension // Success share // Plus many more flexible benefits!
subject to completing full hours prior to this
About us:
Launch an exciting career by joining our Airbus Apprenticeship Programme! Our Apprentices receive second to none training, gaining the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to enable you to make an immediate contribution when you enter the workforce. We are hiring young people who will develop the skills we need to fill the critical roles for our future.
By the end of the programme, our aim is that you are ready to progress, having already demonstrated your value. You will have developed your skills in an area that is strategically important for Airbus, you will know about the Airbus business, the opportunities, challenges and needs, and you will have learned more about yourself, and what makes you great.
Above all you will have the opportunity to do your best work in an industry that is literally reshaping how we live in our world.
If you are ready to join and be part of this journey please apply below.
The Spacecraft Production Quality Assurance team is a dynamic group of people, with a common goal of driving down the cost of non-quality within the business. Whilst working on some of the most advanced space programs in the world. In addition to this function, the Quality department has the objective to drive and influence the company to reduce the cost of quality and the cost of non-quality, data analytics also form an important part of this function.
What you will be doing:
Your role is going to be a mix of two existing functions:
Responsible QA: You will be supporting the general day to day Quality Assurance activities, including non-conformance management, Key inspection activities in cleanroom and driving non quality prevention (Root cause analysis...).
Write Quality Surveillance Plans (QSP);
Chair gate reviews as 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 the area manager in the shop floor to raise awareness to operators on lessons learned and good practice;
Prepare incoming inspection checklists;
Review Production work instructions;
Manage all Non Conformance Reports;
Chair Internal Review Board (IRB);
Chair practical problem solving (PPS);
Proactively promote and conduct risk analyses;
Elaborate audit plan and perform flash and process audits;
Ensure that lessons learned & near miss actions are implemented;
Provide monthly report of Quality Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Improvement QA: Supporting the Improvement quality engineer on all the different improvement projects on-going: development of new digital dashboards, implementation of new inspection tools (3D scanning...) or processes.
Develop business cases for changes and improvement against local requirements;
Provide inputs to the definition of the Production Quality improvement Strategy;
Develop, manage and lead improvement projects providing regular progress and cost reports to the management team;
Provide Training on new concepts resulting from Production Quality improvement initiatives;
Support and coordinate improvement project deployment and stabilization on a day-to-day basis;
Develop and deploy the Production Quality Improvements Communication plan both internally and externally;
Support any cross-site, trans-functional and trans-national improvement actions;
Provide reports as required by functional and project management;
Provide monthly reports of Quality Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) on improvement initiatives.
Outward Bound:
During the 1st year of the apprenticeship, you will attend a week of Team Building Activities and Exercises at one of the Outward-Bound UK Sites. Split up into teams consisting of Apprentices of all levels from various Airbus Defence and Space sites, you will work as a team to complete daily activities such as Rock Climbing, Hiking, Abseiling, Canoeing and more.
Requirements:
In order to be eligible to this apprenticeship, you must have a minimum of:
112 UCAS p
About the Company
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