Payload Systems Engineering Placement (12 months)

Job Description:

Start date: 21st July 2025

Location: Portsmouth

Duration: 12 Months

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: £22,250

37 hours per week // Flexible working hours // Hybrid working // Half day Fridays! // 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

*subject to completing full hours prior to this

About us: 

Are you interested in developing and optimising innovative solutions to our telecom  satellite and payload architecture? Or to work in providing engineering support to projects such as OneSAT?

Then this opportunity is for you!

You will be part of a team that develops and optimises innovative telecom satellite payload architectures based on analogue and digital signal processing, on-board digital processing, active antennas reconfigurable by beamforming, passive antennas and new RF (Radio Frequency) technologies, in order to meet the growing demand for flexible telecom satellites solutions. 

Our team is responsible for providing engineering support to payload projects, and to the development of advanced payload products in particular in support of challenging and innovative on-going projects such as OneSAT.

At Airbus, we help you work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we promote flexibility in our working methods in order to stimulate the spirit of innovation, and promoting social sustainability in all we do.

Our team is located in Portsmouth, a dynamic city in the south of England served by excellent transport links, and many possibilities for outdoor activities!

What you will be doing:

You will evolve within multi-disciplinary and transnational groups (UK, France), covering all the main aspects of payload design and architecture, including RF and digital equipment, processors, active and passive antennas, systems engineering, and mission operations.

You will assist in the development of payload architecture, performance evaluation and will contribute to the definition of operational tools through the development of payload models.  Through this you will have the opportunity to apply theory to practical application and understanding via support to laboratory test bench activities.

Your tasks will include preparing performance analyses, evaluating payload settings in accordance with mission needs and supporting payload design trade-offs, including analysing RF performances.

This job will allow working on a variety of disciplines such as signal processing, simulation, modelling and optimisation of a communications chain including RF and digital equipment.

There will also be opportunities to support the payload delivery including payload and spacecraft environmental test campaigns and review of test results.
 

Requirements:

Our placements are open to Undergraduates only. Therefore it is mandatory for candidates to be an undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement. Please inform your graduation date on your application.

*Please  ensure you include your CV and a cover letter for your application to be considered*

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Studying towards a degree in Telecommunications Systems, Electrical or Electronic Engineering, Mathematics or Physics;
• Basic knowledge of computer programming;
• Proficient in MS Office applications, especially Microsoft Excel;
• Experience with modelling tools such as Matlab Simulink, SystemVue, ADS (Advanced Design Suite), would be a plus;
• Understanding of utilisation of RF instruments, test equipment, test techniques will be desired;
• Desire to work in  the Space Industry is essential.

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance OR You will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check). 

Contact

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This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited

Employment Type:

Internship

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Experience Level:

Student

Job Family:

Elec.Electron.&Electromag,Optics&Optron.

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At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.