Project Management Office & Project Manager Assistant Placement

Project Management Office & Project Manager Assistant Placement

Start date: 20 July 2026

Location: Portsmouth

Duration: 12 months

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Benefits:

• Salary: £23,850
• 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:

Join the Airbus Digital Payloads group, where we are responsible for the development and implementation of communication products, including processors and Radio Frequency (RF) management systems.

Our team is a world leader in digital signal processors and control systems for modern communications satellites. Our products connect ground stations, user terminals, and satellite constellations for an expanding list of global operators. We design, develop, and manufacture equipment that enables communications through a space-deployed payload.

With teams based in Stevenage and Portsmouth in the UK, as well as in Ottobrunn, Germany, our group has a total headcount of around 300 people. We work with our European colleagues and suppliers around the world, leveraging the most advanced electronic and optical technologies to deliver the best performance for our customers.

Our purpose is to enable our customers to communicate reliably through our digital payload and processor equipment. The group is currently building the next generation of advanced payloads for multiple customers globally, with the reliability of our deployed satellites being key to enabling communications in far-reaching locations.

What you will be doing:

To support the product groups, you will work across multiple projects supporting project managers to enable delivery of our products into wider satellite programmes.

• You will take a significant role in our management of risks across the projects, supporting our overall project risk management process.
• You will gain insights and experience in how to plan and manage projects, including management of unforeseen events.
• The internship will give you good knowledge of the robust project management processes within our organization.

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.

• Your application should include a CV along with a Cover Letter outlining your motivation and suitability for the role.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Studying towards a degree that includes modules like Project Management, and Electronics (hardware and software);
• Able to demonstrate Leadership and management skills;
• Keen to learn new things.

SECURITY CLEARANCE:

You will be subject to a BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) check. You may also need to gain UK SC-level Security Clearance or Export Control, depending on the role.

Contact

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