Job Description:
The Airbus UpNext Optimate demonstrator will pave the way to smart automation capabilities by integration of new innovative bricks including computer vision and data fusion. The goal is to help the pilots and facilitate the mission.
This internship is within Airbus UpNext, will start as soon as possible and will last for a period of 5 months.
The Airbus UpNext Optimate demonstrator team is looking for a fullstack web technology software engineer in order to develop advanced applications to improve aircraft operations on the ground and in flight.
Mission
Your main tasks and responsibilities will include:
Prepare a test campaign on integration simulator scheduled in September 2025 (involving pilots and external stakeholders ATC) leading to following upstream activities:
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Define the integration steps to verify the progressive good functioning of the components of the systems to be tested : connectivity, data exchange, data management, display
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Prepare test bench configuration to execute integration tests,
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Perform integration tests
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Open defects to track the corrections / evolutions
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Takes part to the pre-evaluation tests on different platforms (simulation and integration simulator)
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Document the test set-up (Set-up procedure in Confluence) when ready for formal tests
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Participate to formal evaluation with test pilots / controllers and provide support
All these activities are jointly done with the Test responsible, the Software development team and the Design Team.
The preparation phase will be run from June to August 2025, the formal test will be done in September-October 2025.
Your boarding pass
What you bring:
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Aeronautical engineer by graduate schools or universities
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Good knowledge of aircraft systems
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Innovative and start-up mindset, pragmatism
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Adaptability, autonomy, accountability
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Comfortable with connectivity, network configuration, hardware & software configuration
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Teamwork
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Curiosity, Rigour, Transparency
What you get:
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A project experience from end to end in aircraft testing environment (simulator)
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A fun and supportive working environment that not only fosters your development in many ways, but also rewards it with plenty of room to grow
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A shared open space office with highly skilled multicultural teams
About us:
Founded in 2017, Airbus UpNext focuses on flying future technologies at speeds well beyond what seems feasible today. In doing so, it is actively shaping the future of the aerospace industry.
Designed as a talent incubator, Airbus UpNext is a place where you can act and think like a startup while building on the strong expertise of Airbus, a place where you are empowered to test & challenge new processes and ways of working.
Airbus UpNext’s demonstrators evaluate, mature and validate potential new products and services that encompass radical technological breakthroughs. It has three flagships locations in France, Germany and Spain, to rapidly develop and test future technologies in scaled applications.
Our mission is:
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To identify the trends that could disrupt the future of the aerospace industry and evaluate them to demonstrate their potential as a viable product.
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To accelerate traditional research cycles and prototype development to achieve proof of concept in a real environment and at a convincing scale and speed.
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To develop real-world applications for emerging aerospace technologies, thereby driving their maturity and increasing their value.
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To be THE reference for Technology Value Assessment
Our Values: #Keep it Simple #Be Audacious #Exploring Together
Our DNA: #Speed of Execution, #Caring for Each Other, #Open to the World
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 ExO Autonomy SAS
Employment Type:
Internship
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Experience Level:
Student
Job Family:
Testing
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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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