EADS Astrium

Job Details

Ref	GRAD 2010
Location	Grad Portsmouth and Stevenage
Area of Expertise	Graduate

Space plays a crucial role in our daily lives, in security and defence, protecting the environment, scientific and technical advances, telecommunications and a host of everyday services – and where there’s space, there’s Astrium.

Number 1 in Europe and no. 3 worldwide, Astrium employs 12,000 men and women in five countries: France, Germany, the UK, Spain and the Netherlands. 12,000 professionals chosen from among the very best, all passionate about space and driven by the great adventure of our time – bringing the infinite potential of space down to Earth for the benefit of mankind. The guarantor Europe’s access to space as the established leader in space transportation, satellite systems and services, Astrium has for over 40 years been dedicated to bringing you all the space you need – today and tomorrow. It is a mission which resonates with many of the most prestigious names in space – Ariane, the International Space Station, Envisat, Mars Express … It is a mission with a consistent commitment, to offer our customers the best possible solutions in the market, with unbeatable levels of, quality, cost-efficiency and schedule adherence.

Astrium brings space to you.

Astrium is a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS, a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services.

UK Graduate Careers
We offer a range of career opportunities dependent on the needs and aspirations of individuals.
You can choose to join us through exploring one of the following career options.
Graduate Development Programme – Astrium UK
Our two-year programme designed to support graduates with less than two years’ post-graduate professional work experience. Its purpose is to provide a framework to guide and support you through the first stage of your career development.
Join us as a graduate on this scheme and you will gain a comprehensive understanding of what we do and how we do it while working on a real project within the business, you may join as a graduate but you will be are doing a real job from day one. During this time you will also receive a wide range of training and development to build your personal and management skills and equip you for your future career with Astrium. You will be based mainly in Portsmouth or Stevenage.

Direct Entry Graduate scheme (DEG) or Graduate Development Programme Graduate (GDP)
The only difference between the types of graduate role you will join as are is a DEG will join a business area and will stay within that area for the two years of the scheme with a possible rotation outside your assigned the business area. Benefits to being a DEG is you will get to see projects from start to finish and you will build up your technical skill set, and if you get to rotate you will be exposed to the wider Astrium.
If you join as a GDP graduate you will get the chance to rotate around the business every six months, your manager will guide you on your career path around the business. You will get the chance to work across the UK and possibly to one of our sites in France, Germany or Spain.

If you would like to apply for a specific graduate role please use the 'New Search' option at the top left of this page. You will then need to select 'Graduate' on the 'area of expertise' for a full list of opportunities.

Clicking on the link below will add you to the general graduate pool and may slow down your application.

Closing Date for applications is 31st January 2010.

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