Navigation Systems Engineer

Descripción de la oferta

Navigation Systems Engineer

Airbus Defence & Space Getafe (ex Airbus Military)

Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group formed by combining the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. The new division is Europe's number one defence and space enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the top ten global defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees generating revenues of approximately €14 billion per year.

Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2016, it generated revenues of € 67 billion and employed a workforce of around 134,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners from 100 to more than 600 seats. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as Europe's number one space enterprise and the world's second largest space business. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide.

Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place. Taking pride in our work, we draw on each other's expertise and experience to achieve excellence. Our diversity and teamwork culture propel us to accomplish the extraordinary - on the ground, in the sky and in space.

Description of the job

A vacancy for a Navigation System Engineering team has arisen within Airbus Defence and Space in Madrid (Getafe).
The successful applicant will join TAE department

Your main tasks and responsibilities will include:

·  Support feasibility studies for new products/user needs, etc.
·  Good knowledge of Navigation systems: Navaids (VOR, DME, ILS, TACAN, AIRTAC), GNSS (GPS, Galileo, Glonass) and Flight Management System.
·  Participate in capturing customer requirements at Aircraft Level
·  Requirement Management; Creation and maintenance of the RVTM
·  Allocate these requirements to the Navigation System
·  Define the Architecture and specifications of the Navigation system being part of the avionics suite (an element of a marketed solution).
·  Lead the Safety process at system level (DAL, FHA, SSA, etc.)
·  Elaborate engineering design documentation
·  Define Navigation System Validation and Verification process.
·  Prepare test campaign sequencing, test procedures & facilities. Define test equipment and tooling requirements and ensure their timely availability. Perform and/or monitor tests and perform real-time analysis of test results. Release test analysis & correlation reports after test completion.
·  Be responsible of navigation systems integration activities
·  Support the whole design process including design review meetings (internal, supplier and customer milestones)
·  Support Certification and Qualification process
·  Support Technical Publications (AFM, FCOM, etc.)
·  Support transversal areas such as Services, Production, Procurement, etc.
·  Be at the state of the art of international regulations: ICAO, FAA, EASA, EUROCONTROL, etc.

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Required skills

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

·  Between 2 and 3 years of experience in systems engineering or development of avionics system, preferably Navigation systems.
·  Chartered Aeronautical Engineering degree or equivalent
·  Good communication skills and pro-active approach to problem solving
·  Strong Spanish and English skills, both verbal and written
·  Ability to work under strict timescales as part of an integrated and multifunctional team
·  International project experience
·  Assertiveness
·  Open minded and active to new challenges