Airbus UpNext - Testbed Manager (m/f)

Job Description:

Airbus UpNext is looking for a Testbed manager to explore 5G Non-Terrestrial-Network capabilities based on space platforms .

Our objective is to explore many new technologies and to support the strategic ambitions of Airbus. As such, be prepared for a wild ride, digging into unconventional ways of working, and be ready for many pivots throughout, as we will explore the unknown.

As the Testbed Manager you are defining the lab architecture, design and support the deployment and operation of the demonstrator.

This position is based in Toulouse, and we will collaborate with teams across Europe and an international partnership landscape.

This job comes with a fixed terme contract for 3 years ( CDI-C).

Missions

Passionate and impatient about testing hypotheses and bringing learning into the business based on concrete demonstrations, you are the type of person who thinks about “how things can be done” rather than “if they can be done”.

By being a Testbed Manager, you will:

• Work closely with IVV manager
  
• Prepare the ground test bed (located in Toulouse, Palays)
  
• Integrate equipment within ground test bed (servers, test equipment, network devices)
  
• Interface with major components providers involved in the demonstration in order to synchronize deliveries (test bed, operational system)
  
• Define and configure the overall testbed network design (with support from UpNext network experts)
  
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders (including partners)
  
• Coordinate tests execution to be performed (use of shared testbed resources) with IVV manager
  
• Participate to tests execution
  

Your Boarding Pass

What you bring :

• Passion about technology, science
  
• Experience in validation and deployment within a testbed
  
• Experience in network architecture
  
• Able to motivate, influence, inspire and empower team members to a high level of performance to meet immediate team objectives and deliver towards overall team goals
  
• Demonstrated ability to set and meet goals, assess resource needs, develop schedules, monitor and communicate status, and experiment new ways of working.
  
• Autonomy, Adaptability, Availability, Accountability.
  
• Enjoy working in an international, diverse and geographically located team.
  
• Share the values of transparency, courage, humility, empathy.
  
• English at negotiation level is mandatory.
  
• Willing to have fun
  

What you get:

• Develop critical components of the future's space.
  
• 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 ExO Services SAS

Employment Type:
Fixed term
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Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Testing

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