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Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.
About us
The Support to Ground team are responsible for the design, development, manufacturing and maintenance of laboratory test means (LTM) within the Systems Integration Test perimeter. The team is transnational with elements present in Toulouse, Hamburg, Bremen and Filton. The scope of LTM’s covered includes:
- Virtual Platforms
- Functional Integration Benches/System Integration Benches
- Type 0 means (e.g. LG 0) representative of the aircraft
- Ad-hoc test benches for various purposes (e.g. rapid prototyping)
The main activities performed by the various teams are:
Laboratory test means support, which includes
- Test Mean design and development for new test rigs
- Maintenance and evolution of current test rigs
- Maintenance and Development of the Test Management System 1 (TMS) and associated software:
- Development and testing of new releases of TMS
- Integration of new hardware (e.g. I/O board)
- Bug fixing
- Obsolescence management of hardware and software
- Contributing to the IVY future test strategy:
- Support projects seeking to promote standards for communication protocols and interfaces
- Support projects seeking to increase the levels of automation within testing
- Innovate new features for test benches (e.g. Test bench interconnection, Predictive health monitoring)
The department strategy fully supports the Integration and Flight Test center’s vision to develop a ‘single test team’ identity covering all tests from Supplier to Flight Test.
The jobholder will be a member of a Group in the Support to Ground department in Filton, working in close relationship with the corresponding test teams.
What will you be doing
The successful applicant will be integrated in the Support to Ground department within the design and/or maintenance groups of the department. Typically the role could involve:
- Directly supporting the development and maintenance of the Test Management System
- Activities could include design and development of new software features, eg. GUIs
- Testing new releases of TMS with hardware, eg. new IO, databus
- Support and troubleshooting of software issues on test benches
- Activities carried out could involve any Airbus commercial aircraft programme, another Airbus entity programme or R&T work.
Furthermore, significant opportunities to develop ‘soft’ skills will be available throughout the scheme by supporting and conducting a range of development tasks including school liaison events and departmental activities.
What we are looking for
Please note, we love your interest in working for Airbus but we do ask that you make only one application. We encourage you to take time to decide which of our exciting opportunities is right for you and then submit an application that best represents you, your skills and experience in connection with the role you have selected.
One application: Make It Possible, Make It Happen, Make It … Count!
Essential
- Master’s Degree, or Bachelor’s Degree with relevant work experience, in Computer Science or similar
- Experience in one or multiple programming language(s); C/C++, Java, TCL, Python
- Particular interest for software and/or electronics technical tasks
- Excited by the technical challenges and problem solving, with a good amount of curiosity to understand how things are made
- Committed to deliver on time, cost and quality
- Good interpersonal skills and experience of working as a team and autonomously
- English – Negotiation level
Beneficial
- Knowledge or experience of Visual Studio and/or NetBeans environment
- Knowledge of real-time computing systems
- Experience of using Linux operating systems
- A basic understanding of aircraft systems
- Project management knowledge or interest
- A good knowledge and practical experience of Google Workspace (incl Google Apps Script)
- French and/or German language skills
Benefits
As a graduate with us, you’ll be a full-time employee and working on real projects and making a difference from day one. That’s why we make sure you’re properly rewarded for the work you do.
- £29,000 salary
- 33 days annual leave including bank holidays
- A selection of voluntary benefits such as Employee car leasing scheme, financial advice, employee discounts with nationwide stores, and more!
- A competitive pension
- Tax-effective share plans
- Enhanced family friendly policies
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexible work arrangements
- An independent, 24-hour, confidential counselling service
Contact
Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments. Examples of this may include (but is not exclusive to) accessible facilities; additional time for written exercises; auxiliary aids; room layout; dietary requirements etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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.
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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.
