Join Airbus Defence and Space in Getafe, Spain, as a Microwave Instrument Systems Engineer on a permanent, full-time basis. In this role, you will define and engineer active and passive microwave instruments for future Earth Observation space missions, leading multidisciplinary teams and trade-offs in a hybrid working environment.
Requirements
Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline.
At least 3 years of experience in remote sensing microwave instruments development and space systems engineering.
Negotiation level in English (written and spoken).
Strong knowledge of space systems engineering, ESA program phases, and V&V campaigns.
Fluent Spanish, RF engineering knowledge, and international project experience are nice to have.
Skills & Responsibilities
Systems Engineering: Analyze mission requirements and establish end-to-end system architectures and budgets for Earth Observation missions.
Technical Leadership: Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams across mechanical, thermal, and RF domains during study phases.
Performance Assessment: Evaluate end-to-end instrument performance and define on-board and ground data processing needs.
Verification & Validation: Implement V&V approaches and manage industrial contracts for sub-system level equipment.
Potential transition routes: People from RF Engineering or Aerospace Systems roles may bring relevant technical skills and signal processing experience, alongside meeting the core engineering requirements.
Job description
Job Description:
An opportunity for a Microwave Instrument Systems Engineer has arisen within Airbus Defence and Space, Getafe (Madrid).
The selected candidate will join the Microwave Instrument Future Projects and Proposals Team. This department is in charge of the definition, engineering, and proposal preparation of active and passive microwave instruments-such as passive microwave radiometers, synthetic aperture radars (SAR), scatterometers, and reflectometry-for future Earth Observation space missions.
Working within a multidisciplinary and transnational engineering environment, the jobholder will reinforce our Systems Engineering capabilities, taking part in current running studies and leading technical trade-offs to shape the next generation of space remote sensing systems.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The main tasks of the jobholder will be:
System Definition & Requirements: Analyze mission requirements and translate them into end-to-end system and sub-system architectures, ensuring overall system coherence, establishing system budgets, and conducting key concept trade-offs.
Technical Team Leadership: Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams (mechanical, thermal, RF, etc.) throughout the study phases, providing expert support on microwave payload aspects.
Performance & Data Processing: Assess end-to-end instrument performance and define on-board and on-ground data processing needs in coordination with ground processing development activities.
Verification, Validation & Industrialization: Define and implement on-ground and in-orbit verification and validation (V&V) approaches, and manage industrial contracts for sub-system level equipment.
Proposals & Roadmaps: Contribute to the elaboration of proposals for future Earth Observation missions (including development concepts and industrialization) and support Airbus technology roadmaps.
Customer Interface: Act as a technical point of contact with Airbus customers (such as ESA) and actively participate in project review meetings.
SKILLS
Is your profile aligned to the following list of skills? Apply! We are looking forward to know you:
Education: Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline.
Experience: At least 3 years of experience in remote sensing microwave instruments development and space systems engineering.
Soft skills: High adaptability to work autonomously or in small, multidisciplinary, and transnational teams; strong ability to manage workloads across multiple projects and availability for frequent business travel.
Languages: Negotiation level in English (written and spoken).
Technical knowledge: Strong knowledge of space systems engineering, ESA program phases and development cycles, and verification/validation campaigns.
Valuable / Nice to have: Fluent Spanish; knowledge of active/passive microwave instrument concepts (SAR, altimetry, radiometry), active/passive antennas, RF engineering, and standard electrical interfaces; international project experience.
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.
Attractive salary.
Hybrid model of working when possible.
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.
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Company: Airbus Defence and Space SAU
Employment Type: Permanent -------
Experience Level: Professional
Job Family: Chief Engineering & Architecture
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