Avionics - Airborne Electronic Hardware Designer

A vacancy has arisen for an Airborne Electronic Hardware Designer, inside the A/C & Mission System Integration Rigs domain, within Airbus Defence and Space Air Power Engineering in Getafe. The successful applicant will join the A/C & Mission System Integration Rigs domain, belonging to the Flight and Integration Test Centre of Competence. The domain is composed of around 100 employees located in Getafe, Manching and Bremen. We are looking for an experienced and motivated engineer with a passion for advanced digital systems and aerospace technologies. The selected candidate will join a multidisciplinary team, in charge of the full life-cycle of the Design and Build of Airborne Electronic products and solutions.

Responsibilities

Design and develop complex airborne electronic hardware solutions; Define hardware requirements and ensure system level requirements allocation; Perform component selection considering reliability, obsolescence, thermal, and environmental constraints; Support hardware validation, integration, qualification and environmental testing campaigns; Collaborate closely with firmware developers, systems designers and certification responsible authorities; Management of supplier work packages for the design, manufacturing and validation activities during prototype and production phases; Participate in technical reviews, with internal customer teams (Design Offices, Chief Engineering and Program Offices) or external Certification/Qualification authorities (INTA, EASA); Prepare technical documentation aligned with aerospace development and certification processes; Ensure compliance with aerospace and airborne standards DO-254 and DO-160

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Engineering, or related discipline; 5+ years of experience in hardware design for embedded or airborne systems within aerospace, defense, industrial, or high-reliability sectors; Strong expertise in Digital and analog electronics; High-speed design; Signal and power integrity; Embedded architectures; EMI/EMC considerations; Advanced experience with PCB design and review tools such as Altium Designer, Cadence OrCAD, or similar; Experience with aerospace communication protocols and interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet, ARINC or similar avionics interfaces); Proven experience in hardware bring-up, debugging, and validation; Strong understanding of safety-critical development environments; Professional working proficiency in English

Nice to have

Previous experience in aerospace, avionics, UAV, or defense programs; Knowledge of certification processes and airborne compliance standards (DO-254, DO-160, MIL-STD environments); Experience with FPGA-based systems and RF electronics; Exposure to full product lifecycle development from concept to certification and production

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 subject to working calendar/home location; Benefits such as life insurance, 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; Option to access special rates in products & benefits