Avionics - Airborne Electronic Hardware Designer

Airbus Defence and Space; Getafe; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career development opportunities

Life insurance

Health insurance

Canteen/Facilities

Transport service

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space in Getafe seeks an Airborne Electronic Hardware Designer to join the A/C & Mission System Integration Rigs domain within the Flight and Integration Test Centre of Competence. You will lead hardware design for complex airborne electronics, define requirements, and ensure compliance across prototypes and production.

The role requires a degree in Electronics/Computer Engineering, 5+ years in aerospace hardware, and proficiency in English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of hardware design experience in embedded or airborne systems
• Strong expertise in digital and analog electronics, high-speed design, SI/PI
• Experience with PCB design tools and review processes
• Familiarity with aerospace interfaces and DO-254/DO-160 awareness

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex airborne electronic hardware solutions
• Define hardware requirements and allocate system-level requirements
• Select components considering reliability and environmental constraints
• Support hardware validation, integration, qualification and testing campaigns
• Collaborate with firmware, systems design and certification authorities
• Manage supplier work packages through prototype and production phases
• Participate in technical reviews with internal and external stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with DO-254 and DO-160 and related standards

Skills

Hardware design

High-speed design

Signal integrity

Power integrity

Embedded architectures

EMI/EMC considerations

PCB design tools

Altium Designer

Cadence OrCAD

Aerospace interfaces

Hardware bring-up

Safety-critical

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence OrCAD

Job description

Job Description

A vacancy has arisen for an Airborne Electronic Hardware Designer, inside the A/C & Mission System Integration Rigs domain, withing Airbus Defence and Space Air Power Engineering in Getafe.

The successful applicant will join the A/C & Mission System Integration Rigs domain, belonging to the Flight and Integration Test Centre of Competence . The domain is composed of around 100 employees located in Getafe, Manching and Bremen.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated engineer with a passion for advanced digital systems and aerospace technologies. The selected candidate will join a multidisciplinary team, in charge of the full life-cycle of the Design and Build of Airborne Electronic products and solutions.

The main activities of an Airborne Electronic Hardware Designer are:

• Design and develop complex airborne electronic hardware solutions
• Define hardware requirements and ensure system level requirements allocation
• Perform component selection considering reliability, obsolescence, thermal, and environmental constraints
• Support hardware validation, integration, qualification and environmental testing campaigns
• Collaborate closely with firmware developers, systems designers and certification responsible authorities
• Management of supplier work packages for the design, manufacturing and validation activities during prototype and production phases
• Participate in technical reviews, with internal customer teams (Design Offices, Chief Engineering and Program Offices) or external Certification/Qualification authorities (INTA, EASA)
• Prepare technical documentation aligned with aerospace development and certification processes
• Ensure compliance with aerospace and airborne standards DO-254 and DO-160

Associated competencies to main activities are:

• Digital Electronic Hardware Detailed Design: The demonstrated ability to master the design and/or perform analysis of digital electronic circuits including, logic circuits in FGPA, PLD requirements capture, timing analysis, corner cases analysis, power consumption estimation and environmental constraints.
• Knowledge of digital instrumentation and verification techniques as well as latest digital design tools
• Ability to provide sufficient detailed data and information about system elements to enable the implementation consistent with architectural entities as defined in models and views of the system architecture and in accordance with the allocated requirements.
• Ability to verify the compliance of a detailed, PLD solution toward baseline of validated requirements at aircraft equipment or system level.

Required Competences & Skills:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Engineering, or related discipline
• 5+ years of experience in hardware design for embedded or airborne systems within aerospace, defense, industrial, or high-reliability sectors
• Strong expertise in:
  • Digital and analog electronics
  • High-speed design
  • Signal and power integrity
  • Embedded architectures
  • EMI/EMC considerations
• Advanced experience with PCB design and review tools such as Altium Designer, Cadence OrCAD, or similar.
• Experience with aerospace communication protocols and interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet, ARINC or similar avionics interfaces)
• Proven experience in hardware bring-up, debugging, and validation
• Strong understanding of safety-critical development environments
• Professional working proficiency in English

Desired Competencies & Skills:

• Previous experience in aerospace, avionics, UAV, or defense programs
• Knowledge of certification processes and airborne compliance standards (DO-254, DO-160, MIL-STD environments)
• Experience with FPGA-based systems and RF electronics
• Exposure to full product lifecycle development from concept to certification and production

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.

WHICH BENEFITS WILL YOU HAVE AS AIRBUS EMPLOYEE?

At Airbus we are focused on our employees and their welfare. Take a look at some of our social benefits:

• Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year.
• Attractive salary.
• Hybrid model of working when possible, promoting the work-life balance.
• Collective transport service subject to working calendar/home location.
• Benefits such as life insurance, health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.
• On-site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.
• Possibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
• Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment.
• Option to access special rates in products & benefits.

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 Defence and Space SAU

Employment Type

Permanent

Experience Level

Professional

Job Family

Elec.Electron.&Electromag,Optics&Optron.

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. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [e-mail].