AOCS/GNC (Attitude and Orbital Control System/Guidance, Navigation & Control) Mission Analysis and Flight Dynamics Placement null

Your Role

About the Team:

Members are a young and dynamic team of passionate people serving the scientific community and the wider public by developing state-of-the-art AOCS / GNC systems for one of the most challenging space missions in Europe. They work with flight hardware and their designs have gone closer to the Sun than Mercury and soon on Mars and around Jupiter’s icy Moons!

What You’ll Do:

The initial duties and responsibilities are to support the AOCS/GNC Advanced Studies team in the design and development of new concepts for AOCS/GNC and Flight Dynamics algorithms. 

Some of the tasks performed within the wider group are: 

• Spacecraft control engineering
• Navigation and guidance
• Simulator development
• Mathematical modeling
• Algorithm development

About You

Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate the following:

Qualifications

• Essential:
  • Undergraduate students
  • Strong background in numerous disciplines (e.g. engineering, physics, computer science, mathematics, etc.)
• Desirable:
  • Background with control engineering content
  • Background with some relevance to the aerospace industry

Skills and Experience

• Essential:
  • General computer literacy, including MS Office
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • The ability to interact comfortably within a team environment
  • Programming experience in one or more languages such as “C”, C++, Objective-C, Swift, MatLab, Simulink, Python, Java, JavaScript, or Assembler
• Desirable:
  • Embedded computer systems (e.g. Arduino, Raspberry Pi, etc.)
  • Linux
  • Mathematical modeling
  • Computer simulations

Compensation & Benefits

The salary for this role is £22,250. In addition to this, you’ll receive: 

• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working
• Half-day Fridays! 
• 25 days holiday
• Bank holiday

Training & Development

This internship is a stimulating blend of learning and technical work and the successful candidate will gain extensive experience in the design and analysis of space mission GNC and AOCS, for both small studies and large projects. You'll work with talented and inspired people who are passionate about their job and determined in what they do. 

Career Progression

Whether an Industry Placement with Airbus would be your first corporate job or your seventh, you’ll gain a year's experience in your chosen area with a multinational company. You will work closely with teams to pioneer the future of aerospace, whether designing aircraft or supporting business operations. You’ll be able to use your experience to join the Airbus Global Graduate Programme after you graduate.

How to Apply

Application Process:

• Apply online
• Fulfill the requirements
• Demonstrate your potential
• Take your time to apply

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• airbus.com/en/careers/students-and-graduates/interns/uk-industry-placement
• youtube.com/@airbus