Senior Airborne Electronics Hardware Designer

Airbus SE; Getafe; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days

Hybrid model

Life insurance

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space SAU in Getafe is seeking an experienced Airborne Electronic Hardware Designer to lead design and qualification of complex airborne electronics for aerospace applications.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team across the design lifecycle, from requirements to production, ensuring compliance with aerospace standards and certification processes. A strong background in digital/analog hardware, high-speed design and FPGA/PLD is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of hardware design experience for embedded or airborne systems in aerospace/defense/high-reliability sectors.
• Strong expertise in digital and analog electronics, high-speed design, and signal/power integrity.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex airborne electronic hardware solutions.
• Define hardware requirements and allocate system level requirements.
• Perform component selection considering reliability, obsolescence, thermal, and environmental constraints.
• Support hardware validation, integration, qualification and environmental testing campaigns.
• Collaborate with firmware developers, systems designers and certification authorities.
• Management of supplier work packages for design, manufacturing and validation during prototype and production phases.
• Prepare technical documentation aligned with aerospace development and certification processes.
• Ensure compliance with DO-254 and DO-160.

Skills

Digital Electronics

Analog Electronics

High-speed Design

PCB Design

FPGA/PLD

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence OrCAD

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space SAU in Getafe is seeking an experienced Airborne Electronic Hardware Designer to lead design and qualification of complex airborne electronics for aerospace applications.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team across the design lifecycle, from requirements to production, ensuring compliance with aerospace standards and certification processes. A strong background in digital/analog hardware, high-speed design and FPGA/PLD is essential for success.