Airbus UpNext - V&V Test specialist for aircraft control and assistance (m/f) AIRBUS

**Job Description:**

* Airbus UpNext * launched * Optimate * to go a step further to pave the way for smart automation solutions on commercial aircraft.

The aim is to demonstrate operations and functions from gate to gate to assist pilots, protect aircraft and reduce crew workload in different situations (taxi in complex airport, weather avoidance, etc). Tests are performed on virtual simulation, integration means (simulator A350, electrical bus with embedded software) and flight test aircraft.

Optimate is searching for a V&V & Test specialist for aircraft control and pilot assistance functions.

* This position is within Airbus UpNext (in Saint Martin, Toulouse) and it consists of a CDI-C contract linked to the deliverable of the demonstrator (estimated date September 2026 ), starting ASAP. *

With the support of specialists in architecture, design, V&V and Test, the test specialist will be in charge of the verification and validation of functions based on data-driven models used for pilot assistance as well as aircraft controls and protections software. It encompasses the preparation, set-up of the test means, the test execution up to flight test analysis.

* Mission *

The System under test is composed of an in house hardware embedded on aircraft A350-1000 (UpNext bay) with several computers acquiring dedicated sensors to feed the algorithms and interfaces with A/C systems.

Your main tasks and responsibilities will include:


* Integration tests of Optimate software

* Verify and Validate assistance functions from data storage to integrated function

* Configure closed loop simulation with synthetic images on test rig to validate integrated function

* Prepare testing scenarios to validate Optimate functions including HMI

* Perform Test in simulated environment

* Prepare and validate means for automated non regression testing

* Participate to test session on integration means with Optimate team to validate integration and functional behaviour with aircraft system

* Analysis of the test results on various platforms

* Write test reports for the different successive versions of softwares

* Document the findings and follow-up the progress



* Your boarding pass *

What you bring:

* Knowledge of System Development and integration Test (system Engineering)

* Data analyst skills or data driven models testing

* Aircraft systems & aeronautical background for test analysis

* Methodic and curious to push the boundaries of testing a demonstrator

* Fast learning capabilities and autonomy

* Knowledge of ros2 environment is a plus

* Passion about technology, science

* Eagerness to take initiatives to propose simpler and efficient ways of working

* Impatience and burning desire to attain rapidly, along with a healthy skepticism for progress

* Values of transparency, humility, empathy

* Autonomy, Adaptability, Availability, Accountability

* Team-Player mindset

* Willingness to have fun



The responsibilities and the technical scope of the job might evolve according to the agile working environment of the project, so being flexible is important.

What you get:


* Accelerated experience from Design to Test

* Learning capabilities on different skills from the interaction with highly skilled team members

* Work on cutting edge technologies preparing the aircraft of the future

* A fun and supportive working 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 teams

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

* UpNext communities bonding events

* A high-achieving, experienced and fun team

* Canteen with a different desert each day

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



* About us *

Founded in 2017, Airbus UpNext focuses on flying future technologies at speeds well beyond what seems feasible today. In doing so, it is actively shaping the future of the aerospace industry.

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 test & challenge new processes and ways of working.

Airbus UpNext's demonstrators evaluate, mature and validate potential new products and services that encompass radical technological breakthroughs. It has three flagships locations in France, Germany and Spain, to rapidly develop and test future technologies in scaled applications.

Our mission 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:*
Testing

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