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Airbus • Toulouse, France

ACS - Data Handling System Architect & Technical Manager (m/f)

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Job Description:

Airbus Constellations Satellites is looking for a Data Handling System Architect & Technical Manager (m/f) to join our team based in Toulouse - B612, France.

Permanent / This permanent position embedded within constellations team will be hosted as secondment within ACS.

Mise à disposition permanente : Maintien du contrat Airbus Defence and Space SAS avec mise à disposition permanente dans les équipes ACS.

YOUR WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Airbus has always been a worldwide leader for spacecraft design and manufacturing but developing satellites for large constellations demands revolutionary approaches.

With, Airbus Constellations Satellites, a 100% Airbus Defence SAS subsidiary, Airbus innovates across design, production, and assembly to dramatically optimise costs for high-performance space applications.

Indeed, its subsidiary Airbus Constellations Satellites is pioneering new value propositions in space through the design of low-cost, ultra-high performing satellites at high volumes. With the more than 600 OneWeb satellites launched, Airbus Constellations Satellites is the first and one of the only satellite manufacturers in the world to complete a telecommunications satellite constellation.

Starting from a strong heritage of traditional geostationary satellite assembly methods, we implemented a unique assembly line in Toulouse (France) and in Merritt Island (USA) and a groundbreaking procurement supply chain.

Based on this heritage, Airbus Constellations Satellites developed the ARROW platform to adapt it in a variety of Low Earth Orbit missions including communications, Earth observation, M2M/IoT, maritime, and aero applications Our ability to iterate on satellite design and launch new satellites in quantity faster than ever before secures our competitive advantage in spacecraft production. We have leveraged resources and expertise across the entire company to rise to the constellations challenge and will provide satellites to government and commercial customers in several countries and are strongly involved in defining and developing future constellation projects.

We offer meaningful work in a healthy working environment which is focused on mobility, networking and work-life balance and are committed to cultivating and preserving our culture of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. We ensure a competitive compensation package that reflects our high regard for our people.

Your Mission

As a Data Handling System Architect & Technical Manager you are directly supporting avionics and software activities as developing architectural solutions and ensuring data validation software.

Your Day-to-Day

  • Preparing DHS product evolution for different types of mission
    • support unit’s roadmap establishment
    • define best solution on avionics component change considering development lead-time, non-recurring cost and recurring cost,
    • perform the assessment of impact of any new project on DHS units
    • Providing documentation in the frame of a new project development (design specification, performance allocation between avionics components, DHS tests plan, budget synthesis on serial bus, on data storage, on satellite availability, DHS training kit).
    • perform any DHS units design change by defining component change’s smooth introduction in industrial production flow, including:
      • Supporting the definition of the unit architecture/functions evolution
      • Supporting the definition and control of unit interfaces: electrical, Hardware/Software
  • Develop and follow the complete and correct execution of DHS Test plan on Flat Sat and Satellite Qualification models for any evolution of the Central Software
    • Analyzing tests results and providing test report synthesis in the frame of functional validation activities,
    • Supporting satellite assembly line on all topics related to DHS
      • To attend technical meetings and reviews with suppliers,
      • To follow up units’ development, qualification and production,
      • To assess complete and correct execution of unit’s test plans (qualification and acceptance),
      • To review and approve, together with subject matter experts, the released units’ documentation,
      • To analyze units’ tests results and coordinate with suppliers for anomalies resolution,

Your Profile

  • Strong experience in Anomaly management , Serial Bus such as CAN, SOCAN, Space wire & with space radiation environment problematic on Digital Electronics as embedded software, and particularly hard/soft interface,
  • Master’s degree in digital Electronics,
  • 3-5 years’ experience in Digital Electronics as minimum,
  • Knowledge of space radiation environment problematic on Digital Electronics sub-system architecture (capacity to translate needs into specification, capacity to decline sub-system specification into component specification) is a plus,
  • Processor/Memory (RAM, Flash) technology is a plus,
  • An experience in mass production will be appreciated,
  • Capacity to interact with different Engineering specialists,
  • Capacity to drive multi topics in parallel,
  • Stong communication & emotional intelligence skills,
  • Capacity to embrace change and be solution oriented,
  • Languages: English & French.


Life at Airbus Constellations Satellites

You’ll be working with bright and driven colleagues from different industries, countries and backgrounds who are all united in one common goal, challenging and supporting each other to make Constellations Satellites successful.

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"This position may require obtaining export licenses or other regulatory authorizations or being eligible for such authorizations by the recognized authorities."

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.

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 Constellations Satellites SAS

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Classe Emploi (France): Classe G14

Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Computing&Comm and Info& Data Processing

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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com .

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Annual bonus
Enhanced maternity leave
Open to compressed hours
Accrued annual leave
Sabbaticals
Enhanced sick pay
Adoption leave
Health insurance
Enhanced paternity leave
Family health insurance
Complimentary Medical Services
Referral bonus
Bike parking
Cycle to work scheme
On-site gym
Teambuilding days
In house training
Employee discounts

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150,000

Gender diversity (m:f):

70:30

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