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Join Airbus CRISA in Tres Cantos (Madrid), Spain as an Industrial Means Engineer. In this permanent, full-time professional role within the industrialization department, you will define and implement automated production lines and test processes for space electronic equipment, driving innovation and continuous improvement across major space missions.

Requirements

  • Higher Education (Degree or Master) in Aeronautic, Industrial, or Electronic Engineering.
  • At least 5 years of experience leading automation, machine programming, and industrialization/improvement projects.
  • English proficiency.
  • Digital mindset including automation, scripting, and simulation tools.
  • Electronic manufacturing and test processes knowledge preferred.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Automation and programming: Define, specify, and implement industrial means and automated production lines to meet process requirements and ergonomics standards.
  • Project and supplier management: Monitor contractual relationships to ensure delivery on time, on cost, and on quality.
  • Continuous improvement: Lead troubleshooting, Kaizen, and PFMEA activities to enhance manufacturing methods and support production ramp-up.
  • Design for manufacturing: Collaborate with the engineering department to lead the industrial perspective in product design.
  • Potential transition routes: People from manufacturing engineering or automation roles may bring relevant production systems and lean experience, alongside meeting the mandatory engineering and language requirements.

Job description

Job Description:

A position of Industrial Means Engineer is now open at Airbus CRISA (Airbus Defense & Space) in Tres Cantos (Madrid area). In our industrialization department, our mission is guarantee the technical / digital means needed to execute manufacturing and tests processes for Space Electronic equipment with excellent performance.

Our way of working is built upon trust, based on the principles of collaboration & cooperation, autonomy/accountability and flexibility. Our activities are split into missions whose set-up are integrated in different Space business: Launchers, Earth Exploration (Copernicus), Space Exploration (Artemis), Commercial (Telecommunications Satellites). This is an opportunity to join a diverse and dynamic Industrialization Team within Operations focused on:

- Shape the future based on innovation of our products, new technologies and way of working,
- State of the art product consolidation,
- Continuous Performance improvement.

Definitely, we are moved by our passion to make it fly!

In industrialization department, our mission is guarantee the technical/digital means needed to execute manufacturing and tests processes for Space Electronic equipment with excellence performance.

We are looking for candidates who are sharing our values and want to make a true impact at Space Electronic business moving things faster, gaining agility, and being Innovative.

Main tasks and responsibilities

  • Define, specify, implement and support Industrial means according to process requirement and ergonomics standards focus on an spacecraft equipment automatic Production line.
  • Manage and monitor contractual relationships with supplier to successfully ensure delivery on time on cost on quality for Industrial means defined with relevant collaboration supply chain organization.
  • Lead Industrial point of view for Design for manufacturing processes in collaboration with Engineering department.
  • Define automatization processes, machines programming and maintenance strategy roadmap.
  • Define digitalization requirements for industrial means to be align with Production tool suite.
  • Lead support and troubleshooting in the shop floor at Industrial means level.
  • Challenge and improve manufacturing methods and processes and implement best practices according to Quality, Cost and Time.
  • Support and Lead continuous improvement according Production needs/feedback: Kaizen, PPS, defining Industrial means requirement.
  • Member of multifunctional team for PFMEA, Control Plan, MSA , KCs.
  • Simulate scenarios and define way forward for Production ramp up.

Professional background and skills set requirements

  • Higher Education (Grade or Master) related to Aeronautic, Industrial, Electronic Engineering
  • At least 5 years experienced leading in Automatization and programming machines processes Industrialization/Improvement Projects (Production and Test Sytems, Lean, MES..).
  • English proficiency
  • Digital mindset (automation of tasks, scripting, use of digital design tools and simulators)
  • Electronic manufacturing and Test processes knowledge will be valued positively.
  • Proactive, well organized, autonomous and with clear Team Work value.
  • Continuous improvement orientation.
  • Customer support approach, including Openness and Flexibility
  • Leader and booster for change management
  • Keen interest in Space Business

Feel like you can't tick some boxes above? If you have most of the skills and experience that we're looking for and are willing to use your talent to learn the rest, we encourage you to apply!

Airbus Crisa provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status.

Airbus Crisa expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status. As a matter of policy, Airbus Crisa does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered.

Airbus Crisa 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.

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:
Computadoras, Redes e Ingeniería, SA

Contract Type:
Permanent

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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Airbus

Space Industrial Manufacturing Means Engineer

Madrid, Tres Cantos

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