Airbus UpNext – Navigation Test Engineer (M/F)

Job Description:

 The new Airbus UpNext demonstrator will pave the way to more autonomous flight capacity by integration of new innovative bricks including computer vision.

This position comes with a limited contract till end of September 2026, the deliverable of the demonstrator.

Main missions:

Your mission will be to realize the tests for the navigation algorithms and systems dedicated to the positioning on ground. The work is at the intersection of data analytics, aircraft navigation (mainly based on GNSS and IRS) and multisensor fusion.

Your goal is to set up the test means and realize the tests for the development, the verification, the validation and the performance assessment of the solutions designed by your colleagues or partners of the demonstrator. The operational goal of this demonstration is to perform more automatic operation while improving safety.

You will be:

• Participating to the integration of the navigation solutions in the different test means 

• Defining the test strategy

• Developing the verification, validation and performance assessment tools

• Communicating the reports to the team 

• Criticizing the design to improve the performances

• Defining & realizing advanced jamming & spoofing scenario

You are passionate about aeronautics, motivated by the challenge and ready to constantly learn and to develop yourself and the others, this project could be yours too.
 

 

Your Boarding Pass:

What you bring

• Diploma/master’s degree in GNSS, Robotics, Computer Science, Mathematics,  Electrical Engineering, Physics or related field

• Background in one or more of the following fields: data analytics, navigation systems simulation and testing, digital signal processing, multi-sensor data fusion

• Experience in processing GPS and Galileo data including RTK and PPP augmentations

• Knowledge in jamming and spoofing scenario

• Excellent programming skills in one or more of the following languages: Matlab/Simulink, C/C++, Python

• Negotiation level in English is required

• Passion about exploring new areas, working on equations and quickly implementing innovative ideas and concepts

• Critical thinking, flexibility and capability to adapt to changing environments

• Team-player spirit

• Impatience with a burning desire to execute rapidly, without compromising neither safety nor ethics nor compliance.

• Transparency, courage, humility, empathy and care for others

• Willingness to have fun
   

What you get:

• Participate to the Autonomy aviation revolution 

• An environment that not only fosters your development in many ways, but also rewards it with plenty of room to grow

• A shared open space office with highly skilled multicultural, experienced and fun team

• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible hours/Opportunity to work remotely

• Canteen  with a different desert each day

• Complimentary freshly ground coffee (eventually open to tea/chocolate aficionados)

About us: 

Founded in 2017, Airbus UpNext is actively shaping the future of aerospace by using demonstrators to evaluate, mature and validate new products and services.

Designed as a talent incubator, Airbus UpNext is a place where you can act and think like a startup while building on the strong expertise of Airbus, a place where you are empowered to challenge and test new processes and ways of working.

 

Our purpose is:

• To identify the trends that could disrupt the future of the aerospace industry and evaluate them to demonstrate their potential as a viable product.

• To accelerate traditional research cycles and prototype development to achieve proof of concept in a real environment and at a convincing scale and speed.

• To develop real-world applications for emerging aerospace technologies, thereby driving their maturity and increasing their value.

• To be THE reference for Technology Value Assessment

 

Our Values: #Keep it Simple #Be Audacious #Exploring Together

Our DNA: #Speed of Execution, #Caring for Each Other, #Open to the World

 

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 ExO Autonomy SAS

Employment Type:

Fixed term

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Vehicle Mission & Control

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