Autopilot Testing Engineer (m/f)

Job Description

A position of Autopilot Testing Engineer (m/f) has just opened within Airbus Commercial Aircraft in Toulouse. You will join a team within the Flight and Integration Tests center, in charge of Autopilot integration testing, flight tests analyses on all Airbus Programmes (including R&T).

The majority of our testing activities is performed on laboratory test benches and aircraft integration simulators.

The jobholder will also contribute in shaping the future of testing through more innovative ways of working, more digitalisation with the objective of increasing the maturity of our products, focusing on high added value activities while keeping safety first.

Collaboration with our main stakeholders in the Design Office, Programmes and Flight Tests fosters a rich and dynamic environment in which to develop.

Your main tasks & responsibilities

• Test Strategy, Planning & Design: Analyzing and challenging test requests to design detailed methodologies, procedures, and measurement plans. This includes defining configurations for virtual, bench, and ground tests, collaborating on flight programs, and preparing instrumentation.
• Test Execution, Real-Time Monitoring & Validation: Running and overseeing test campaigns (including external deliveries), utilizing the telemetry room for real-time analysis during flights, validating measurements, and performing key verifications to secure experimental flight approvals.
• Reporting, Collaboration & Continuous Improvement: Documenting and reporting anomalies, sharing test results with the Design Office to support integration maturity, and driving the strategy for test means through digital innovation (such as automation and big data analytics).

Required skills

If you are strongly motivated, curious about the technology, rigorous, eager to test, analyze, investigate and contribute to the future of testing, you are welcome to apply! We are looking for a proactive engineer, ideally with a degree in Aeronautics, having a minimum of experience (at least 3 years) and result-oriented. The candidate shall be open-minded, with good communication and synthesis skills, with a strong team spirit.

In terms of technical skills, the following is required

• Knowledge of flight mechanics
• Knowledge and/or experience of testing systems
• Knowledge and/or experience of data analysis
• Relevant experience in embedded system design, computer science, or related fields
• Knowledge in Python coding is a plus
• Knowledge in data science is a plus
• Advanced level of English and an intermediate level of French are mandatory

The environment you will be working in

• Financial: Success/profit sharing, an employee savings plan with Airbus contribution, and a voluntary stock purchase plan.
• Work/Life Balance: Provides extra days off, a holiday transfer option, and a Staff council offering social, cultural, and sports activities.
• Wellbeing/Health: Features complementary health insurance and site-specific services like health centers, concierge services, a gym, and carpooling applications.
• Individual Development: Offers extensive upskilling and development prospects, including unlimited access to over 10,000 e-learning courses, certifications, expert career paths, accelerated development programs, and national/international mobility.

Location

Located in Toulouse, the global capital of aeronautics and European space research. Toulouse is a dynamic southwest French city with an international airport, providing easy access to the Mediterranean, Atlantic, and Pyrenees mountains.

Compliance and integrity

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 Operations SAS

Employment Type: Permanent

Class Emploi (France): Classe F12

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Testing

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Equal Employment 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. 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.