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Join Airbus Helicopters España in Getafe, Spain as an Electronic Warfare System Engineer on a permanent, full-time basis. This role features a hybrid work model and focuses on the system design, development, and integration of Electronic Warfare systems for programs like the Tiger helicopter.

Requirements

  • Aeronautical or Telecommunication Engineering degree or a related discipline.
  • At least 5 years of experience in system design, development, engineering, and/or integration of aircraft systems.
  • Technical knowledge in Electronic Warfare and Mission Systems.
  • Advanced level in English.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • System Design: Define end-to-end functional chains, installation documentation, and requirements engineering for aircraft systems.
  • Supplier Management: Monitor and assess supplier offers, manage technical requirements, and interface with procurement and quality departments.
  • Integration and Testing: Prepare and ensure functional integration into helicopter avionic architectures and define ground and flight test procedures.
  • Potential transition routes: People from aerospace engineering, avionics, or systems integration roles may bring relevant system design and technical skills, alongside meeting mandatory English requirements and engineering degrees.

Job description

Job Description:

JOB DESCRIPTION

The jobholder will take over the Functional and System Design Responsibilities for Electronic Warefare System/Subsystem within the department “EBSTYM - Mission System” in AHE, in Getafe.

The mission will consist of system engineering activities and helicopter level integration of the Electronic Warefare System under its responsibility, interfacing with many contributor systems for civil and military helicopters, mainly Tiger helicopter.

• The jobholder will be responsible for Electronic Warefare systems design, development, equipment supplier management, integration, and subsystem requirement management up to the Qualification and Certification steps to provide compliance with customer requests in Tiger MkIII program.

• Acting as the technical reference for Electronic Warefare Systems under its responsibility, how to get the data, process it, present it and use it in the way that the customer needs it.

• Acting as functional and system design responsible for the System, interfacing with other systems in the platform over multiple helicopter platforms, being in charge of the following tasks (for the System under its responsibility):

  • End to End Functional chain definition

  • Definition of installation documentation: Mechanical, electrical and logical

  • Requirements engineering, including Human- Machine Interface definition

  • Interfacing with project management, quality and procurement departments and other project stakeholders throughout the organization

  • Interfacing with / management of suppliers and customers

  • Application of agile development methodology

  • Ensuring planning at equipment supplier and helicopter level for development and qualification

  • Participating in offer management and contributing to product sourcing policy

  • Assessing suppliers offers with other stakeholders

  • Proactively controlling and monitoring suppliers during the development phase, with the aim of safeguarding technical requirement

  • Gathering and sharing knowledge of the Systems market solutions (current and future)

  • Ensuring the qualification / certification of equipment and the according functions

  • Prepare and ensure the functional integration of the system into the helicopter avionic architecture and supporting the H/C Software development activities associated to the system.

  • Definition of helicopter test procedures: on ground and flight. And analysis of the results.

  • Supporting the integration rigs, ground and flight testing of the equipment

  • Supporting knowledge exchange within Airbus (all divisions)

  • Participate in the Design, refinement and improvement of new projects SW Development Environments

This role may involve some travel for business to Germany (occasionally) and France (mainly); as such you must be able to travel accordingly.

SKILLS

Is your profile aligned to the following list of skills? Apply! We are looking forward to know you:

  • Education: Aeronautical or Telecommunication Engineering degree or a related discipline.
  • Experience: At least 5 years in system design skills: experience in the design, development, engineering and/or integration of systems for aircraft.
  • Technical knowledge: Electronic Warefare System, Mission systems, integration systems...
  • Soft skills: High adaptability to work on new topics, new business and in a networking mode. Team Spirit, good communication skills.
  • Languages: Advanced level in English.

WHICH BENEFITS WILL YOU HAVE AS AIRBUS EMPLOYEE?

At Airbus we are focused on our employees and their welfare. Take a look at some of our social benefits:

  • Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year (Apróx. 35 days per year in total).
  • Attractive salary.
  • Hybrid model of working (40% per quarter) when possible, promoting the work-life balance.
  • Collective transport service subject to working calendar/home location.
  • Benefits such as life insurance, 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.
  • Option to access 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 Helicopters España, SA

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Vehicle Mission & Control

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.
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.

Apply now
Airbus

Electronic Warefare System Engineer

Getafe
Hybrid
Attractive salary and comprehensive benefits package

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