Overview:

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS: GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES SEPTEMBER 2025

Research and Technology

Spirit AeroSystems is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of aerostructures for commercial airplanes, defense platforms, and business/regional jets. With expertise in aluminum and advanced composite manufacturing solutions, the company’s core products include fuselages, integrated wings and wing components, pylons, and nacelles. Also, Spirit serves the aftermarket for commercial and business/regional jets. Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit has facilities in the U.S., U.K., France, Malaysia and Morocco.

At Spirit AeroSystems, innovation drives everything we do. Not many tier-one manufacturers can point to investments in research and development. But Spirit AeroSystems isn’t the average tier-one manufacturing company. Just as the company continues to refine and revolutionize internal processes, supply chain management and integrated team protocols, Spirit is focused on areas of research and development that specifically address current customer needs and anticipate challenges for commercial and defense programs of the future.

We’re keen to strengthen and broaden our R&T team in Prestwick with graduates who can bring innovative thinking and enthusiasm, as well as the knowledge and skills our organisation requires.

This opportunity, based at our Prestwick site offers:

37 hour working week (half day Friday)
Shift premiums up to 33%, where applicable
Overtime at time and a half, where applicable
33 days holiday per year, rising with service
Annual Bonus related to company performance
Defined contribution pension scheme (default contributions; 4% employee and 8% employer)
Virtual GP Service 365 days per year
Employee Assistance Program
A wide range of flexible benefits
Death in service payment (default 4 times basic salary)
Professional development and growth
Free car parking
And more!!

Responsibilities:

Your placement will be within the Research and Technology group where you will spend time working with all our various teams to develop skills in a range of cutting-edge technology areas, including composite manufacture, automation and robotics, digital toolsets and materials testing. This will allow you to gain a broad insight into the business and the differing skillsets needed to develop cutting edge technologies for the aerospace industry, and explore where your interests lie before you consider your future focus with us.

The quality of our people is extremely important to us and, ideally, applicants should have a strong academic background coupled with excellent interpersonal skills in communication and teamwork with lots of commitment, self-discipline, and motivation.

Qualifications:

Candidate Requirements:

Applicants are responsible for ensuring that sufficient detail is provided on their application to demonstrate how they meet the appropriate job criteria, as this alone will be used for vetting purposes.

Successful candidates will have an honours degree (minimum 2.2) in a relevant subject (e.g. Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Product-Design Engineering, Data Analytics, Computing Science, Automation and Robotics, Mechatronics Engineering, Advanced Composites and Polymers, Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering or Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Manufacturing technology etc.)

Desirable Criteria:

A 2.1, 1st class honours degree or Masters will be considered during the shortlisting for this role.

Completed applications must be submitted by Monday, 2nd June at 12pm

Qualification must be obtained by 30th June 2025

External applicants should be aware that as part of our pre-employment checks, preferred candidates must complete:

1) Right to Work in the UK check

2) Employment Reference check

3) Disclosure Scotland check

4) Pre employment Medical

Spirit will facilitate these checks via our chosen service provider(s).

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

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