DIRECT ENTRY GRADUATES MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING Job in Broughton, England

About Airbus
Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2016, it generated revenues of € 67 billion and employed a workforce of around 134,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners from 100 to more than 600 seats. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as Europe’s number one space enterprise and the world’s second largest space business. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide.

Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands is part of the Airbus division Airbus Defence and Space, which 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.

DIRECT ENTRY GRADUATES MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING Job Description

We recruit graduates into the function to provide fresh innovative ideas that challenge conventional thinking, and courageous leaders who will drive the business forward using sound engineering principles and technical know-how. A career in ME will provide many opportunities to stretch challenge and develop your skills, knowledge and expertise in a demanding and fast paced environment, by working across a broad range of engineering disciplines and projects. Most importantly as a DEG you will have the opportunity to contribute to and share in the ongoing success of Airbus as a global leader.

Manufacturing Engineering, Wing and Pylon centre of Excellence provides the technical link between design, development and production environments. DEGs have the chance to gain knowledge in a broad range of areas, such as, large component manufacture (wing skin panels, spars and stringers) using the latest automated machining, forming and treatment technologies. Also conventional jig and automated wing structure assemblies using some of the world's largest and most advanced auto riveting systems. 

There is also opportunity to work closely with the operations teams to ensure any build issues are resolved quickly and wing build is not delayed, using the latest problem resolution tools. Continuous improvement teams link into Industrial Engineering to identify waste (Lean Principles) and areas for improvement and subsequent implementation, ensuring we get the best returns on investment.  A number of product lines are currently being ramped up to cope with increased orders. The function also supports the final assembly lines at Bremen, Hamburg, Toulouse and China. The new cutting edge A350 Extra Wide Body Aircraft is also about to enter first build, with new engineering, technological and production challenges for the manufacturing engineers to master. 

The Manufacturing Engineering centre of competence is accountable for the development, introduction and improvement of manufacturing technologies, build concepts, processes, tooling and technical systems for both new product introductions and major modifications to existing product / process lines. Graduates have the opportunity to develop as technical specialists, project leaders or team managers in one of the new product or process/tooling development functions. Opportunities also exist to work with suppliers in the ME extended enterprise, or to work on research and technology projects.

DIRECT ENTRY GRADUATES MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING Job Requirements

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Suitable degrees include an accredited MEng or equivalent in: Manufacturing, Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, but other related degrees will also be considered such as Engineering, Materials Science and Physics/Chemistry.

It is also desirable for applicants to demonstrate related experience for this role, which could include:

• A fundamental awareness of Manufacturing Engineering principles
• Languages would be an advantage e.g. German, French, Spanish
• Basic awareness of the aerospace industry.

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