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Airbus • Toulouse, France

Production Automation Architect (M /F/ X)

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

Job Description:

Airbus has always been a worldwide leader for spacecraft design and manufacturing but developing satellites for large constellations demands revolutionary approaches.

Airbus Constellations Satellites project innovates across design, production, and assembly to dramatically optimise costs for high-performance space applications. Indeed, Airbus Constellations Satellites is pioneering new value propositions in space through the design of low-cost, ultra-high performing satellites at high volumes. With the more than 600 OneWeb satellites launched, Airbus Constellations Satellites is the first and one of the only satellite manufacturers in the world to complete a telecommunications satellite constellation.

Starting from a strong heritage of traditional geostationary satellite assembly methods, we implemented a unique assembly line in Toulouse (France) and in Merritt Island (USA) and a groundbreaking procurement supply chain.

Based on this heritage, Airbus Constellations Satellites developed the ARROW platform to adapt it in a variety of Low Earth Orbit missions including communications, Earth observation, M2M/IoT, maritime, and aero applications Our ability to iterate on satellite design and launch new satellites in quantity faster than ever before secures our competitive advantage in spacecraft production. We have leveraged resources and expertise across the entire company to rise to the constellations challenge and will provide satellites to government and commercial customers in several countries and are strongly involved in defining and developing future constellation projects.

We offer meaningful work in a healthy working environment which is focused on mobility, networking and work-life balance and are committed to cultivating and preserving our culture of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

YOUR MISSION
As a Production Automation Architect, you are directly supporting FAL production to solve technical issue and improvement.

You will participate in defining, developing and validating any automation SW needed for serial production or qualification campaigns of Arrow product FAL Lines (actual and/or future ones).

You will work in collaboration with Design engineering team, and all ACS/ADS/customer team for FAL Design and Manufacturing process definition.

You will improve ACS product offer in term of Manufacturing/assembly operations.

You will specify and manage validation procedure of integrated FAL station relative to automation parts, Smart tools integration, Lynx, sequence for automation)

You will participate in defining Mechanical routing for both nominal AIT flow but also out-of-standing AIT flow (repair, late delivery, particular sequence requested by WR) relative to SW needed (standard and non standard automated actions)

YOUR DAY TO DAY
Support SCADA development linked to Manufacturing routing to assemble and test Satellites.
Analysing and Implementing Corrective actions on all Non Conformity (NC) on Mechanical/Assembly topics linked to FAL station automation or SCADA.
Training FAL operators on assembly process and station usage.
Ensure any FAL development (programming) match with the FAL Manufacturing requirement and
assembly flow
Define any technical choice relating to the automation
Would act as technical interface in front of any automation activity within MEET (definition,
improvement, anomaly solving)
Implement and maintain automatic sequence within a configuration approach.
Act as the technical interface regarding any Automation SW Supplier
Develop, improve, validate, and maintain SCADA / HMI applications.
Support Configuration of developed versions.

YOUR PROFILE
degree in Mechanical Engineering
Experience on satellite Manufacturing will be appreciated
Experience on another engineering skills would be appreciated (Mechanical or production engineering)
Ability to interact with a skilled Engineering team on various specialties (Mechanical, Process, tooling, test)
Strong organizational, analytical, root cause analysis and problem-solving skills
Ability to interact with several organization ( Supply Chain, Production, Quality, Finance, HR)
Soft skills: Rigor, organization, project management, good communication, ability to convince, sense of analysis, synthesis, transversal management.

Technical:

Industrial architecture:

  • Centralized/decentralized architecture knowledge
  • IO deported knowledge
  • Industrial Pneumatic/electric drawing understanding
  • Sensors/actuator knowledge (FESTO/Schneider Electric/ Rockwell automation/Turck / IFM / SMC would be more appreciated)

PLC automation programming: LADDER (PLC ROCKWELL AUTOMATION COMPACLOGIX
5310\5306 via STUDIO5000 is a bonus)

Supervision (AVEVA System platform)

Standard Communication protocole language: OPC DA/UA, Socket, Webservices (ethernet TCP\IP)
Data base management (SGBD): SQL (microsoft SQL server)
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) :

  • Wonderware system platform : InTouch (VBA) / Extensions and object: .NET / C# / VB.NET )

Software development: Microsoft Visual Studio WEB

  • Web service (C#)
  • Web apply (C#)

Knowledge on specific system would be appreciated:

  • Smart tools: Desoutter
  • Geolocalisation: Sarissa
  • Automated inspection: Lynx system
  • KUKA cobot
  • Control/metrology : handyscan

Configuration/production management software: SAP
Digital sequence of assembly: Solidworks composer
Mechanical Engineering, Assembly/Manufacturing process, GSE Design and validation experience would be more appreciated

Life at Airbus Constellations Satellites
You’ll be working with bright and driven colleagues from different industries, countries and backgrounds who are all united in one common goal, challenging and supporting each other to make Constellations Satellites successful.

This position may require obtaining export licenses or other regulatory authorizations or being eligible for such authorizations by the recognized authorities.

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 Defence and Space SAS

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Classe Emploi (France): Classe F12

Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Manufacturing Engineering

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.

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Company benefits

Accrued annual leave
Adoption leave
Annual bonus
Bike parking
Coaching
Complimentary Medical Services
Cycle to work scheme
Employee discounts
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Enhanced sick pay
Family health insurance
Health insurance
In house training
Language lessons
Mentoring
On-site gym
Open to compressed hours
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Open to part-time employees
Referral bonus
Sabbaticals
Teambuilding days
Mental health support
Mental health platform access
Mental health first aiders

Working at Airbus

Company employees:

165000

Gender diversity (m:f):

70:30

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