Lab Test Means Architect (F/M)

Job Description

Job Description:

The life cycle of an aircraft programme is characterised in particular by the implementation of development and certification tests, but also, beforehand, by R&T activities.

These tests vary throughout the test campaign, from the ground integration test campaign to flight tests.

To carry them out, we need high-performance, suitable test facilities operated by testers and pilots to validate and integrate new aircraft systems.
We fulfill this mission through a multinational department spread across four sites (Toulouse, Filton, Hamburg and Bremen) and we build cooperation with the other Airbus divisions.

In order to reinforce and support these activities, a position as a lab test means architect has just been created at the Flight Test Centre within the Airbus (Commercial Aircraft) Division in Toulouse.

Come and experience this exciting adventure as a Lab Test Means Architect. You will be part of a team that develops ground and flight test Test Means. Within our team, you will be involved in defining and designing the architecture of Lab Test Means.

Your future challenges ?

• Understand and challenge the needs expressed by testers in order to translate them into appropriate technical solutions
  
• Propose and lead new solutions that comply with requirements and regulations in force for lab test means
  
• Manage call for tenders if necessary
  
• Ensure a closed collaboration with Project Managers on architecture costing & schedule
  
• Define the architectures to be implemented and share them with stakeholders (electrical/mechanical designers, instrumentation, simulation)
  
• Ensure the technical coordination/steering of architects community
  
• Raise early technical risks & arbitrate trades
  
• Specify the development of necessary equipment that is missing or obsolete and monitor these developments
  
• Support designers in the creation of electrical plans and harnesses associated with this architecture
  
• Provide support for integration activities
  
• Ensure V&V (Verification & Validation) of the lab test means
  

Your profile ?

• General Engineering's degree level (or equivalent) in Aeronautical Engineering
  
• Experience of 5 years minimum in systems design or development
  
• Good knowledge of avionics systems
  
• Skills in testing and validating test equipment would be appreciated
  
• Basics in project management
  
• Knowledges of configuration management would be a plus
  
• Ability to negotiate and give presentations ( Advanced level) in both French and English
  
• Experience as a lab test means architect would be a plus
  
• Team spirit, leadership, autonomy, rigour, good communication skills, adaptability and flexibility
  

Occasional travel to multiple sites is to be expected.

This job requires an understanding of potential compliance risks and a commitment to acting with integrity as the foundation for the company's success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Your working environment:

Global capital of aeronautics and European capital for space research, Toulouse is a dynamic city in the southwest of France served by an international airport. Ideally located between the Mediterranean sea and the Atlantic ocean and close to the Pyrenees mountains, it offers plenty of options for outdoor activities!

How we care for you:

• Financial rewards
  
• Work / Life Balance
  
• Wellbeing / Health
  
• Individual development
  

Take your career to a new level and apply online now!

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 Operations SAS

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Classe Emploi (France): Classe G13

Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Testing

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