HW Test Means Engineer (Military Derivatives)

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Area, Viveiro, Lugo, Galicia, ESP
In-Office
Entry level
Aerospace
The Role
Develops electro-mechanical hardware test means for Airbus Defence and Space, covering design specifications, instrumentation, supplier evaluation, manufacturing support, validation, verification, commissioning, and final delivery. The role leads PDR/CDR milestones, manages technical risks, ensures regulatory compliance, and collaborates with design offices and internal customers. Requires aeronautical or industrial engineering education, CATIA V5 proficiency, project management experience, and English and Spanish fluency.
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Job Description:

An opportunity for a Hardware Test Means Engineer has arisen within Airbus Defence and Space, Getafe (Madrid).The Flight and Integration Test Center is growing and looking for passionate, ambitious, and energetic candidates to join our dynamic and multicultural team.
 
In this role, you will be accountable for all new hardware development of energy laboratory test means—from design specification and supplier evaluation within Call For Tender procurement processes to support manufacturing, validation, verification, and final delivery to internal customers.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The main tasks of the jobholder will be:
  • Design electro-mechanical test means, including technologies, instrumentation, and materials to fulfill system requirements.
  • Lead technical milestone meetings (Kick-Off, Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review) throughout the test means development lifecycle.
  • Mitigate technical risks and identify opportunities across ongoing projects by executing targeted mitigation plans.
  • Validate and verify the complete design and technical documentation, performing commissioning and Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP) prior to Entry Into Service.
  • Establish strong links and a customer-oriented culture with Design Office interfaces while ensuring Health, Safety, and Product Regulatory Compliance.
  • Evaluate suppliers within Call For Tender procurement processes and support manufacturing up to the final delivery to internal customers.
SKILLS
Is your profile aligned to the following list of skills? Apply! We are looking forward to knowing you:
  • Education: Aeronautical or Industrial Engineering degree or a related discipline.
  • Experience: Proven experience in electro-mechanical design, validation, verification, and project management (PDR, CDR) focused on test benches and test means technologies.
  • Soft skills: Strong initiative, credibility, customer-minded communication across all organizational levels, and proven ability to work collaboratively in transnational, multi-functional teams.
  • Languages: Negotiation level in both English and Spanish (written and spoken); other languages are a plus.
  • Technical knowledge: Advanced proficiency in 3D CATIA V5, electro-mechanical design, and project management methodologies.
  • Valuable / Nice to have: Experience in tooling, manufacturing processes, interconnection wiring, measurement sensors, or software programming in LabVIEW / VeriStand.
WHICH BENEFITS WILL YOU HAVE AS AN AIRBUS EMPLOYEE?
At Airbus, we are focused on our employees and their welfare. Take a look at some of our social benefits:
  • Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year.
  • Attractive salary.
  • Hybrid model of working when possible, promoting work-life balance.
  • Collective transport service in some sites.
  • Benefits such as health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.
  • On-site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.
  • Possibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
  • Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment.
  • Special rates on products & benefits.
#MYCYM

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 SAU

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Entry Level

Job Family:

Testing

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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.

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 [email protected].

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.

Skills Required

  • Aeronautical, industrial engineering, or related university degree
  • Proven experience in electro-mechanical design, validation, and verification
  • Experience with test benches and test means technologies
  • Experience with project management methodologies, including PDR and CDR milestones
  • Negotiation-level written and spoken English
  • Negotiation-level written and spoken Spanish
  • Advanced proficiency in 3D CATIA V5
  • Strong initiative, customer-minded communication, credibility, and collaborative teamwork
  • Experience with tooling and manufacturing processes
  • Experience with interconnection wiring and measurement sensors
  • Software programming experience in LabVIEW or VeriStand
  • Additional languages

Airbus Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Airbus and has not been reviewed or approved by Airbus.

  • Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive in several locations, including medical, dental, and vision options available from day one in the U.S. Access to life insurance, disability coverage, and employee assistance/wellbeing support adds breadth to the health offering.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement support is framed as a meaningful part of the package through plans such as a 401(k) with company matching in the U.S. These programs strengthen long-term financial security beyond base wages.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off provisions are described as generous in some settings, including vacation availability from day one and extended holiday coverage. Flexible working arrangements and hybrid options further increase the perceived value of time-related benefits.

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The Company
HQ: Toulouse
52,655 Employees
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2020, it generated revenues of €49.9 billion and employed a workforce of around 130,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as one of the world’s leading space companies. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide. Airbus is an international pioneer in the aerospace industry and a leader in designing, manufacturing and delivering aerospace products, services and solutions to customers on a global scale. We believe that it’s not just what we make, but how we make it that counts; promoting responsible, sustainable and inclusive business practices and acting with integrity. Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place, on the ground, in the sky and in space.

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