To find out more about graduate opportunities at QinetiQ and to apply, please visit: QinetiQ.com/discovery Discover... Air QinetiQ Cody Technology Park Ively Road, Farnborough Hampshire, GU14 0LX United Kingdom www.qinetiq.com QinetiQ prides itself on the quality of its workforce, employing highly qualified and committed scientists and engineers who are dedicated to making a difference through their work. Graduate opportunities QinetiQ/14/01387 QinetiQ Ltd 2014 www.qinetiq.com/discovery
QinetiQ Air Division Great opportunities for great graduates Are you a graduate in any of the following disciplines:- Aerospace Engineering Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering Safety Engineering Electrical or Electronic Engineering Avionics Materials Human Sciences Physics Maths Then come and help build our future capability working at the forefront of aerospace engineering and technologies. Do you have what we need? Enthusiasm - you love your subject discipline and aviation Drive - you really want to learn and develop Teams - you thrive in a team environment and can work flexibly across a range of projects Communication - you have an excellent grasp of the English language and express yourself confidently Organisation - you have the ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines Who we are... We re experts in defence, aerospace and security. We employ more than 9,000 people worldwide, and our scientists and engineers solve some of the world s biggest problems. Confidence - you readily accept responsibility If you think you ve got what we re looking for, then take some time to read about the exciting opportunities on offer in QinetiQ s Air Division... 3 4
What we can offer you QinetiQ Air Division provides a wide scope of exciting engineering activities, within a range of specialist capabilities What we do... We offer high-end technical knowledge underpinned by research and innovation. We supply advice, assurance, test and evaluation, engineering solutions and training. Systems Engineering: The Systems Engineering capability manages and delivers complex aerospace engineering development and integration projects. The team blends traditional aircraft, mission and weapon system knowledge with systems engineering practices to provide engineering solutions and products to UK and international customers. Projects vary in complexity, ranging from simple test equipment to complex military technology demonstration programmes, from the production of bespoke ground and air based products to complete aircraft mission and weapon system upgrades. Design and Structures: The Design and Structures capability carry out design engineering tasks and assess structural aspects of modifications for both customer aircraft and QinetiQ s own aircraft. The design tasks range from installation of Flight Test Instrumentation through carriage of research equipment to provision of specialist items of equipment. Structural assessment work is undertaken using extensive expertise of aircraft structural integrity, airworthiness, materials properties and the operating environment. The structures team also performs specialist testing and forensic investigations on many different materials and components for a variety of customers; this can involve non-destructive testing techniques and conditional based maintenance. Flight Physics and Weapons Integration: The Flight Physics and Weapons Integration capability provide expertise in practical and theoretical aerodynamics, flying qualities, performance for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft as well as aircraft weapon and stores integration. The team also provide certification and qualification advice, research effort and design support. The work often involves the conduct of flight trials and utilises both modelling and simulation expertise including computational fluid dynamics together with wind tunnel data. The Weapons Integration team is primarily concerned with the safety and fitness for purpose aspect of carriage, release, and jettison aspects of aircraft stores, as well as overall system operation in various operating conditions, roles, and environments. Avionics and Aircraft Electromagnetic Effects The Avionics and Missions Systems part of the capability provides expert knowledge on the full spectrum of avionics that are utilised in aircraft, from displays and controls, through sensor systems to navigation and communications equipment. The Electromagnetic Effects team assesses the electromagnetic aspects of both new and modified aircraft using theoretical analysis and bespoke testing facilities such as the whole aircraft Radio Environment Generator at Boscombe Down and mobile RF testing equipment. 5 6
Flight Systems: The Flight Systems capability provide expertise on complex systems such as hydraulics, fuel, landing gear and electrical power as well as many aspects of aircraft propulsion from jet engines to helicopter power plants and UAV piston engines. The team also addresses a number of specialist areas such as air to air refuelling and airborne dispatch of cargo and parachuting. Specialist facilities such as the Environmental Test Facility are used to test the performance of aircraft and systems. Aircrew Systems: The Aircrew Systems capability employs human scientists who focus on the protection and performance of people exposed to complex, hazardous or stressful working environments. The group provides customers with advice on managing the risks associated with deploying personnel and systems into these environments. It addresses the broad range of challenging environments that may be faced by military aircrew such as operating at high altitude, exposure to significant G-forces, hostile thermal environments and emergency ejection. Safety Services: Safety services provides specialist knowledge, leadership and support to make sure that everybody is working safely, efficiently, and ethically and that we manage risk to customers, communities and other stakeholders. The capability holds a mirror up to the business to assure we retain our most prized possession, trust. Enabling the growth of a sustainable business and being seen by all stakeholders as a safe investment. Delivering all of these capabilities involves the use of specialist laboratories, sophisticated facilities, computer modelling, equipment design and development, system integration, and test and evaluation, including aircraftbased trials. If you re passionate about engineering, we ll guarantee that you ll never be bored. Why we re different... Our customers face challenges that define the modern world. We re uniquely placed to understand these issues and we work with them to ensure the success of their mission. Our people make the critical difference to customers by providing unique answers which combine technical expertise, depth of knowledge and rigorous independent thinking. 7 8
What else can you expect? QinetiQ provides lots of opportunities to gain engineering experience in the course of its projects, including working closely with other parts of the aerospace industry and the customer community, such as the MOD and the Armed Services. You ll also find many other unique openings, such as overseas trials (see what our Graduates say on p13) in the course of your work, which provide rewarding and satisfying experiences. We ll provide you with the training you need to develop your career from a technical perspective and to develop the necessary business-based skills and knowledge. QinetiQ also offers the chance for selected employees to undertake training with the Empire Test Pilot School, to attain recognised Flight Test Engineer qualifications. QinetiQ will support and encourage you to attain professional registration with relevant institutions and bodies. As a graduate, the Initial Professional Development scheme - accredited with a number of Institutions such as the Royal Aeronautical Society - will help you move towards Chartered status. Where you ll work You ll work mainly at MOD Boscombe Down, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, where QinetiQ operates a large airfield on behalf of the MOD, and we also have employees at QinetiQ Farnborough where we have a number of test facilities, including the wind tunnel, centrifuge and noise test facility. QinetiQ also supports a number of permanent detachments around the UK and some trials work may involve short assignments throughout the UK and sometimes overseas. How we build confidence... Our prized possession is trust. Customers around the world rely on the drive and dedication of our people to help them meet their goals often in environments where there are no second chances for failure. We aim to deliver solutions that work first time, every time. 9 10
What else goes on? Cortex Graduate Network A growing graduate network exists within Air Division and QinetiQ - a variety of young people from different universities beginning and progressing their careers. QinetiQ s graduate community supports new starters with anything from advice about work to how to find housing in the local area. Cortex is QinetiQ s new starter network. It aims to help you transition efficiently and productively into the QinetiQ environment. It is run by recent graduates from different areas of the company, so can easily help you to learn about other divisions and the kind of work other graduates are involved in. Regular events and activities include climbing, skiing, charity walks, quizzes and trips to Go Ape. Cortex also promotes development opportunities, including technical lectures from more senior members of the business, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) events, and guided tours of the many specialist facilities around the business. The Air Division graduate community would be delighted to welcome you as a new graduate, giving you the unique opportunity to organise and shape the future for other new starters! Extra-curricular activities MOD Boscombe Down and Farnborough have active flying clubs where you can learn to fly powered aircraft or gliders through other local affiliations. Both sites also support branches of the Royal Aeronautical Society running lecture and visit programmes. All of the QinetiQ sites have gym facilities and most run an active sports programme, e.g. football, hockey, netball, and there are numerous other groups for activities such as cycling. 11 12
People Who Know How... to provide 21st century flight test training The Empire Test Pilots School (ETPS) trains flight test professionals from around the world. QinetiQ and its predecessor organisations have been delivering this training for 70 years. Research, design, advice, development, testing and training QinetiQ is at the centre of aviation. People Who Know How Name: James Innes Role: Flight Physics Engineer Studied: Aviation Engineering I started my journey with QinetiQ in September 2014. I entered as a Graduate Flight Physics Engineer, at MOD Boscombe Down, following the completion of my degree in Aviation Engineering at Brunel University. Having completed an informative and eyeopening Induction fortnight I settled down into my first placement working within the Airbus A400M Atlas Programme. I was fortunate to be involved with the team over the period in which the RAF received their first-of-type. This unique opportunity gave me an insight into the processes involved in bringing a new aircraft into service with the RAF, as well as allowing me to develop my organisational skills I had first developed at University. After my first three months with A400M, the opportunity arose to stay with the programme and move into a more technical role organising the first set of trials with the aircraft. Exposure to this activity so early on in my career was invaluable and it was the flexibility of the Air Division Graduate Scheme which allowed me to pursue the opportunity. Following a productive and enjoyable 5 ½ months with A400M I was given the opportunity to move into another area of the business which had interested me from a very early stage. Learning how a commercial company operates is something I found I had very little exposure to at University, so the opportunity to move into a Commercial Management Placement was one that I was very eager to explore. People Who Know How... to deliver space travel Our ion engines are 10 times more efficient than conventional rockets, making the once impossible, possible like a new generation of leaner, faster, cheaper communications satellites, propelling a spacecraft at seven times the speed of a rifle bullet at the boundary of space, or enabling ambitious missions to the inner and outer planets. 13 14
Name: Gareth Edwards Name: Will Twiney Role: Weapons Integration Engineer Role: Aircrew Systems Graduate Studied: Aerospace Systems Engineeringg Studied: Psychology I started working at QinetiQ in September 2014 as a Weapons Integration Engineer, after completing after completing a BEng in Aerospace Systems Engineering at Coventry University. I joined the Air Division Graduate Scheme in September 2014, after graduating with a BSc in Psychology from Plymouth University. My first four months were in my home placement, Weapons Integration, working on Tornado. During this placement my focus was writing temporary clearance advice for release of a new weapon variant. This provided me with an ideal chance to integrate into air division and start writing reports to an industry standard. After a brief spell in Trials Engineering I began my second major placement; this was working with Weapons Division on Salisbury Plain Training Area. During this time I tested various types of equipment (Target Location, Counter IED, Force People Who Know How... to keep helicopter pilots cooler We conducted experiments, many involving front line personnel, to appraise current equipment, training and procedures. This enabled the MOD to procure improved thermal cooling equipment for use in theatre, and provided recommendations for a supplementary oxygen strategy for high altitude helicopter operations. Protection etc.) in order to help write the requirements for future Army procurement. This allowed me to gain experience in a customer facing role as well as work with another area of the company. Currently I am back with Weapons Integration working on Tornado where I will shortly support a flight trial. This was an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to flight trials within the department. I joined the Air Division Graduate Scheme in September 2014, after graduating with a BSc in Psychology from Plymouth University. As part of the Aircrew Systems Integration Team I have gained a variety of experience:- working on the initial stages of a programme to convert RAF Merlin to a maritime capable Royal Navy aircraft which involved producing a plan for how the safety evaluation would be conducted; evaluating the Human Factors hazards associated with two proposals for an Airborne Surveillance and Control radar for the Merlin; providing Human Factors recommendations for expanding the lower operating temperature envelope for the Merlin; gaining experience of lighting assessments within the Night Vision Systems Test House. I have also had a business placement supporting a programme management team. Outside of work I participated in the QinetiQ Airmanship Scheme which has been a great experience and learning to fly a glider has helped to develop my knowledge and understanding of aviation. People Who Know How... to make the longest UAV flight QinetiQ s Zephyr UAV beat the official world record time for an unmanned flight (30 hrs, 24 mins) by flying for 54 hours. With a wingspan of up to 18 mts but weighing just 30 kg, it flies on solar power by day and at night by batteries recharged using solar power. 15 16