About this Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer (Military Derivatives) role at Airbus
Job Description:
- Design and define Flight Test Instrumentation (FTI) installations onboard Flight Test Aircraft for the MRTT program, analyzing requirements to specify and provide complete FTI systems (hardware, software, and digital systems).
- Prepare and document technical FTI documentation for Aircraft Installation Design Offices and FTI Laboratory Facilities in compliance with quality, cost, and time standards.
- Coordinate and manage end-to-end FTI activities with key stakeholders, including budget, export control, stock, spare parts, and Verification & Validation (V&V) tasks.
- Support in-service operations by investigating and solving technical anomalies, ensuring smooth operations throughout the development phase.
- Evaluate and implement Make or Buy processes alongside new instrumentation technologies to meet future project demands.
- Education: Degree in Electronics, Aeronautics, Telecommunications Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Experience: Proven experience in testing activities and solid expertise in data acquisition systems for analog, digital, and bus signals.
- Soft skills: High adaptability, proactivity in problem-finding and proposing solutions, strong team spirit, organized profile, and effective negotiation and communication capabilities in a multicultural environment.
- Languages: Advanced level in English (both written & spoken); Spanish capability is desirable.
- Technical knowledge:
- Proficiency in configuration of network devices (routers, switches) and WAN/LAN protocol stacks (TCP/UDP, IP, PTP, SNMP, Ethernet).
- Hands-on experience with Telemetry equipment (transmitters, antennas, amplifiers, calibration) and Global Navigation Satellite Systems.
- Knowledge of Radio Frequency chains and Network Simulation & Analysis tools (Wireshark, IPerf).
- High capability to analyze and understand the behavior of electronic devices and digital protocols.
- Valuable / Nice to have: Programming skills in LUA, LabVIEW, or Python; familiarity with Airbus documentation and tools (NRD, A400M FTI Block Diagrams, Drawing Information Sheets, Sabre, Sabre Criev, STILo, N-Show, RODAS, EPD, TLB, FTI databases, DOORS).
- Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year.
- Attractive salary.
- Hybrid model of working when possible, promoting the work-life balance.
- Collective transport service in some sites.
- Benefits such as health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.
- On-site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.
- Possibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
- Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment.
- Special rates in products & benefits.
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Company:
Airbus Defence and Space SAUEmployment Type:
Permanent-------
Experience Level:
ProfessionalJob Family:
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