Avionics Architect

Indra Group; Tres Cantos; Presencial; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Innovative, high-impact projects

Tailored career plan

Autonomy and flexibility

Stability and long-term opportunities

32 days off per year

Open and transparent work environment

Continuous learning

Employee discounts and benefits

Descripción de la vacante

INDRA Space invites you to join our team of experts in avionics for space missions. You will define and maintain avionics architecture, ensure ECSS/ESA compliance, and coordinate external suppliers and ICDs.

You will provide technical leadership, collaborate on system trade-offs, and ensure documentation quality across national and international programs, while working on challenging space projects with state-of-the-art standards.

Formación

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience ensuring compliance with ECSS and/or ESA space standards.
• Hands-on experience managing external suppliers and Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
• Deep technical knowledge of time distribution methodologies in space systems.
• Expertise in space-qualified communication bus architectures such as SpaceWire, CAN, and RS422.
• 5 to 10 years of professional experience working under ECSS standards and a high level of English.

Responsabilidades

• Define and maintain the avionics architecture for space systems, ensuring alignment with mission requirements.
• Ensure compliance with ECSS and ESA space standards across avionics design and integration.
• Manage and coordinate external equipment suppliers, including technical follow-up and interfaces.
• Define, review, and control Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
• Design and supervise time distribution architectures within spacecraft systems.
• Work with space-qualified communication buses such as SpaceWire, CAN, and RS422, ensuring correct implementation and performance.
• Provide technical leadership in avionics-related decisions and system trade-offs.
• Review and validate technical documentation to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance.

Conocimientos

ECSS/ESA standards

Supplier management

ICD management

SpaceWire/CAN/RS422

Time distribution in space

Technical leadership

Educación

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Aerospace, Electrical or Systems Engineering

Descripción del empleo

Indra Space combines innovation, technology and expertise across the entire space value chain to deliver solutions that power critical missions and help shape a more sovereign and competitive space industry.

Join our team working on national and international projects!

We are looking for an Avionics Architect to join projects focused on the definition, integration, and technical leadership of avionics solutions for space mission.

What will you do?

• Define and maintain the avionics architecture for space systems, ensuring alignment with mission requirements.
• Ensure compliance with ECSS and ESA space standards across avionics design and integration.
• Manage and coordinate external equipment suppliers, including technical follow-up and interfaces.
• Define, review, and control Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
• Design and supervise time distribution architectures within spacecraft systems.
• Work with space-qualified communication buses such as SpaceWire, CAN, and RS422, ensuring correct implementation and performance.
• Provide technical leadership in avionics-related decisions and system trade-offs.
• Review and validate technical documentation to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance.

What are we looking for?

Don't worry if you don't meet 100% of the requirements. We encourage you to apply, learn more about our opportunity, and show us what you can bring to the team.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience ensuring compliance with ECSS and/or ESA space standards.
• Hands-on experience managing external suppliers and Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
• Deep technical knowledge of time distribution methodologies in space systems.
• Expertise in space-qualified communication bus architectures such as SpaceWire, CAN, and RS422.
• 5 to 10 years of professional experience working under ECSS standards and a high level of English.

What do we offer?

• Innovative, high-impact projects: Work with cutting-edge technologies on projects with both national and international impact.
• A tailored career plan: Designed to support your professional growth and development.
• Autonomy and flexibility: Freedom to organize your work, with a healthy work-life balance adapted to your needs.
• Stability and long-term opportunities: Join a leading company with more than 60,000 professionals and strong financial stability.
• 32 days off per year (vacation days + personal leave days).
• Open and transparent work environment: Enjoy direct communication with managers and colleagues in a collaborative setting.
• Continuous learning: Access training and certificates through Open University and Udemy for Business (more than 6,000 courses available).
• Employee discounts and benefits: Enjoy special offers on gyms, restaurants, retail stores, leisure activities, financial services and much more.

What does our recruitment process look like?

• Profile review: We assess your experience and skills to determine your fit for the role.
• Initial phone conversation (5–10 minutes): If you receive a call from an unknown number, it may be us! A brief conversation to get to know you and answer any questions.
• Technical interview: Meet the team, learn more about the project and day-to-day responsibilities, and discuss your technical expertise. Short assessments in English and competencies may also be performed if required.
• Talent acquisition interview: An opportunity for you to get to know us better—our values, career model, skills framework, and culture—while we explore whether there's a mutual fit.
• Offer and onboarding: If everything goes well, you'll join our team and begin this exciting new chapter with us!

Estimated hiring process duration: 2–3 weeks.

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