Airbus UpNext – Lead Engineer - Power Generation System (m/f)

Job Description:

Project description

Airbus UpNext Spain has the ambition to deliver a disruptive and innovative project to contribute to the evaluation of an innovative more electric architecture with the aim to provide aircraft non propulsive energy (NPE).

The Power Generation System Lead Engineer position is within the Airbus UpNext subsidiary in Spain.

It consists of a mission on an estimated three-year long project, starting ASAP.

Mission

The demonstrator will integrate complex systems including energy storage, electrical power generation, electrical distribution and conversion, fuel storage and distribution, pneumatic systems, thermal systems and control and monitoring systems within a ground test facility. Those systems will include novel technologies for aviation, and will be integrated in a new system architecture with new operational constraints.

The role of the Power Generation Systems Lead Engineer will be to lead the team which will develop the architecture, specification, design and V&V strategy of the equipment and components associated with different fuel based electrical power generation systems .

Your main tasks and responsibilities will include:

✔ Lead the Power Generation Systems design team

✔ Responsible for the different fuel based electrical power generation systems specification, detailed architecture, equipment and component selection and design.

✔ Key supplier scouting and activities follow-up

✔ Responsible of the V&V strategy associated the fuel based electrical power generation system

✔ Support to the ground test verification activities.

The responsibilities and the technical scope of the job might evolve according to the agile working environment of the project, so being flexible is important.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks, including Export Control, and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Your boarding pass

What you bring:

You are able to demonstrate the following skills and competencies:

• At least 10 years’ experience in aircraft systems design and integration activities

• Proven background on turbomachinery and Internal Combustion Engines

• Proven knowledge of different aircraft platforms and systems

• Experience in supplier management activities

• Master degree in Engineering

• Keen to take initiatives to propose simpler and efficient ways of working

• Ready to step out of your comfort zone

• Autonomy, Adaptability, Availability, Accountability

• Team-Player mindset

• Hands-on and solution oriented attitude

• Passion about technology, science

• Values of transparency, courage, humility, empathy

• Willingness to have fun.

What you get:

• Ability to contribute to new technology development for a more sustainable aviation.

• Develop agile methods and new ways of working permitting to speed-up the development of flightworthy brand new technologies.

• An environment that not only fosters your development in many ways, but also rewards it with plenty of room to grow

• A shared open space office with highly skilled multicultural teams

• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible hours/Opportunity to work remotely

• UpNext communities bonding events

• A high-achieving, experienced and fun team

About us:

Founded in 2017, Airbus UpNext is actively shaping the future of aerospace by using demonstrators to evaluate, mature and validate new products and services.

Designed as a talent incubator, Airbus UpNext is a place where you can act and think like a startup while building on the strong expertise of Airbus, a place where you are empowered to challenge and test new processes and ways of working.

Our purpose is:

• To identify the trends that could disrupt the future of the aerospace industry and evaluate them to demonstrate their potential as a viable product.

• To accelerate traditional research cycles and prototype development to achieve proof of concept in a real environment and at a convincing scale and speed.

• To develop real-world applications for emerging aerospace technologies, thereby driving their maturity and increasing their value.

• To be THE reference for Technology Value Assessment

Our Values: #Keep it Simple #Be Audacious #Exploring Together

Our DNA: #Speed of Execution, #Caring for Each Other, #Open to the World

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 UpNext S.L.

Employment Type:

Fixed term

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Chief Engineering & Architecture <JF-EN-EA>

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