Job Description:
Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Primary Flight Control System Designer (m/f) to join the Flight Control & Guidance Systems department, based in Toulouse, France.
You will be part of a team of about 20 people in charge of developing and designing the Primary Flight Control computers from earlier specification till validation.
You will be working on the IFCS (Integrated Flight Control System) project, aiming at designing the next generation of Flight Control Computer for the Airbus Aircraft family.
Your working environment:
Global capital of aeronautics and European capital for space research, Toulouse is a dynamic city in the southwest of France served by an international airport. Ideally located between the Mediterranean sea and the Atlantic ocean and close to the Pyrenees mountains, it offers plenty of options for outdoor activities!
How we care for you:
- Financial rewards: Attractive salary, agreements on success and profit sharing schemes, employee savings plan abounded by Airbus and employee stock purchase plan on a voluntary basis.
- Work / Life Balance: Extra days-off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, a Staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services.
- Wellbeing / Health: Complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death). Depending on the site: health services center, concierge services, gym, carpooling application.
- Individual development: Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to +10.000 e-learning courses to develop your employability, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility.
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.
Your challenges:
- Participating in the primary flight computers specifications (using formal specification tools, like SCADE) and in the integration of flight controls laws in the PFCS computers,
- Realising or following the definition of interfaces between Primary Flight Control computers and other avionics systems,
- Participating in the definition of tools and methods for the specification of Primary Flight Control computers and establishing the applicable specification rules,
- Writing the Test requirements (Simulation, Laboratory or Flight) and following the associated progress,
- Participating in the safety analysis linked to Primary Flight Control System,
- Producing the required technical evidences needed for certification,
- Writing the documents associated with Primary Flight Control computers specification.
Your boarding pass:
A first experience in Flight Control System and/or System Design is required
- System engineering methods
- Aircraft flight control systems and equipment (Avionics systems)
- Overall computing and communication
- Communication skills to convince, justify and influence
- Some knowledge of project management would be a significant advantage
- Languages skills: French (intermediate minimum) + English (negotiation)
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Company:
Airbus Operations SASEmployment Type:
Permanent-------
Classe Emploi (France): Classe F12Experience Level:
ProfessionalJob Family:
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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
- First experience in flight control systems and/or system design
- Knowledge of system engineering methods
- Knowledge of aircraft flight control systems and avionics equipment
- Knowledge of computing and communication systems
- Intermediate French language skills
- Negotiation-level English language skills
- Communication skills to convince, justify, and influence
- Knowledge of project management
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