Architecture Lead on Equipment Management

Job Description

Do you want to define the future strategy for Product Data Management and steer a major digital transformation at the heart of Airbus? Airbus is looking for an experienced Architecture Lead on Equipment Management to join our team.

Security Clearance

BPSS and Export Control checks (including a criminal record check).

Location

Filton, Bristol.

Type

Full time.

Benefits

• 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.
• Individual development : Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to over 10,000 e‑learning courses to develop employability, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility.
• Family and Caregiving : Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption / shared parental / caregiving leave, purpose built maternity rooms on site.
• Inclusive Environment : Wellbeing room, Multi‑faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity).

Organization Background

As an Architecture Lead, you will be joining the DPPP (Product Data Management) organization, the digital heart of the Airbus Develop organization. We provide the “nervous system” that manages the entire lifecycle of aircraft technical data, from conceptualization to decommissioning. Our mission is to deliver a harmonized set of IT tools to ensure a "Single Source of Truth" for the development of all Airbus aircraft, supporting over 10,000 users across Engineering, Manufacturing, and Customer Services for iconic programmes like the A320 family, A350, and A400M.

Team & Technology

You will be part of a transnational team (France, Spain, UK, Germany, and India) that is currently modernizing legacy systems into cloud‑native, micro‑service and sovereign architecture and defining future solutions for our next generation of aircraft programmes.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the future end‑to‑end strategy and roadmap for Equipment Model Management (EMM), ensuring alignment with the overall Open PLM platform and Airbus' digital landscape.
• Validate the design of the new EMM product , ensuring it meets all technical requirements and business needs, and prepares the organisation for future aircraft programmes.
• Collaborate with other Architects, system analysts, and developers to deliver high‑quality solutions based on innovative technologies.
• Drive the unification of fragmented processes and tools across all programmes (A320, A350, A400M, etc.) towards a single, Open PLM‑based solution.
• Provide expertise on business processes, function improvement, and technology enablement for aligning with the architecture strategy.

Qualifications

• Proven Impact : Extensive experience in Business Analysis, Functional Architecture, or Product Leadership within a complex industrial PDM/PLM ecosystem (Aerospace, Automotive, or heavy engineering preferred).
• Domain Mastery : Deep, unshakeable knowledge of Equipment Model Management, alongside a strong track record handling BOM, Configuration Management, and 3D data integration.
• Pragmatic Leadership : A leadership style that values execution over perfection, able to navigate smoothly between long‑term vision and daily implementation realities.
• Exceptional Communication : Fluent in English, with the unique ability to make highly complex technical concepts simple, engaging, and actionable for diverse stakeholders.

Disability Support

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long‑term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meets the minimum criteria of the role. To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and your application will be considered accordingly.

Compliance Commitment

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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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. 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. Please let us know if you need any adjustments for the selection process. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.