COMMS/Network System Architect (d/m/f)

Airbus; Deutschland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, based in Manching near Munich, seeks a COMMS/Network System Architect (d/m/f) to drive architecture and integration for airborne platforms within the FCAS program. The role involves designing cooperative sensor systems, evaluating candidate technologies, and maturing system/software architectures for future avionics.

You will work on prototypes using airborne hardware platforms and collaborate across international teams.

Job description

Job Description

In order to support Air Power Engineering- Mission Systems, Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a COMMS/Network System Architect (d/m/f) This position provides you the opportunity to perform technology and system development in an industrial environment. You will be part of the Avionics System Design and Technology Team of Airbus Military Aircraft Engineering located in Manching/Germany. The work will focus on cooperating airborne manned/unmanned platforms within FCAS program. This also addresses cross-platform collaborative sensing functions which are to be implemented in future avionics mission systems of aircrafts. This includes sensors, computing hardware, and system software.

Your location: Located about an hour’s drive north of Munich, Manching is an up-and-coming market town that offers a wide range of leisure and cultural activities. Here, you can enjoy the quality of life in the countryside while the pleasures of near‑by cities are still within easy reach.

Our Benefits for You

• Fair Compensation & Extras: Attractive remuneration and individual additional benefits, such as company pension schemes, mobility offers (e.g., bike leasing), or corporate discounts with partner companies in accordance with our current guidelines.
• Time for You (and Your Loved Ones): 30 days of annual leave based on our collective agreement (35-hour week); work-life balance through flexible working hours (flextime), mobile working, part‑time options, job sharing, and sabbatical opportunities.
• Growth Made Easy: Excellent professional development opportunities and international, group‑wide career perspectives.
• Feel Good at Work: On‑site company doctor; comprehensive health programs (sports courses, preventive care, etc.), canteen and cafeteria, and local childcare facilities at selected locations.
• Diversity Connects: Work in a diverse environment with more than 140 nationalities, where exchange, mutual support, and inclusion are part of our DNA.

Your tasks and responsibilities

• Analysis and breakdown of customer needs and requirements on avionics system level
• Assessment and analysis of airborne candidate technologies
• Conceptual design of single- and multi-platform interacting sensor systems
• Development and maturation of novel system and software architectures for collaborative sensor systems
• Implementation of prototypes and demonstrators using future avionics hardware platforms, including verification of the developed technologies
• Participation in research and development projects involving multiple stakeholders
• Presentation of results to the internal and external project partners

Desired skills and qualifications

• Educated to PhD or Master Degree level (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Aeronautical Engineering, Computer Science, Informatics, or similar
• Solid academic background in sensor data processing, sensor data fusion and sensor management
• Able to perform in an environment that promotes independent work
• Deep interest in cooperative systems, cognitive robotics, autonomy and artificial intelligence
• Experiences in embedded/hardware‑near software development, preferable for airborne mission systems
• Good skills in programming, C/C++, Java, ADA, Python, as well as in Linux, GCC and make scripts, preferably already applied to embedded systems
• Ability and interest to perform self‑motivated work in an international project context
• You are a good team player, have excellent communication skills, and can work independently.

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Company: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH Employment Type: Permanent ------- Experience Level: Professional Job Family: Sub-system development

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