Embedded Software Architect Engineer (f/m)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Employee stock purchase plan

Health insurance

Job summary

Airbus Operations SAS is seeking an Embedded Software Architect Engineer in Toulouse to lead the design of certifiable, high-performance real-time embedded software for avionics and simulation products. You will interface with system customers and domain experts to define robust software architectures and end-to-end solutions.

The role requires strong experience in DO-178B/C as well as DAL A to C, with a focus on reusable component-based design and safety-critical development practices.

Qualifications

• Significant proven experience in real-time embedded software engineering and architecture within regulated environments.
• Strong knowledge of airworthiness regulations and software safety standards (DO-178B/C, DAL A to C).
• Experience with component-based software architectures and Product Line Engineering (PLE).
• Proficiency in English and French, with good negotiation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Capture and translate system needs into certifiable software requirements.
• Design and evaluate complex software architectures with focus on safety and reusability.
• Define and deploy modelling frameworks, component-based development, and PLÉ strategies.
• Support verification and certification activities to comply with airworthiness regulations.
• Drive innovation and adopt high-power computing and many-core technologies where applicable.

Skills

Real-time embedded software

Software architecture

Airworthiness standards

English & French negotiation

Tools

Many-core computing

Product Line Engineering (PLE)

V-cycle methodology

Job description

Job Description

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for an Embedded Software Architect Engineer (f/m) to join the Avionics & Simulation Software department based in Toulouse, France. You will be part of a dynamic team developing critical real-time embedded avionics products (e.g., Flight Controls, Flight Warning, Communication, Maintenance) and simulation software across all Airbus aircraft. Within the Avionics and Simulation Products engineering domain, you will be involved in end-to-end software architecture aimed at designing certifiable, reusable, and high-performance software.

Your working environment

Global capital of aeronautics and European capital for space research, Toulouse is a dynamic city in the southwest of France served by an international airport. Ideally located between the Mediterranean sea and the Atlantic ocean and close to the Pyrenees mountains, it offers plenty of options for outdoor activities!

How we care for you

• Financial rewards: Attractive salary, agreements on success and profit sharing schemes, employee savings plan abounded by Airbus and employee stock purchase plan on a voluntary basis.
• Work / Life Balance: Extra days-off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, a Staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services.
• Wellbeing / Health: Complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death). Depending on the site: health services center, concierge services, gym, carpooling application.
• Individual development: Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to +10.000 e-learning courses to develop your employability, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your challenges

• Requirements Engineering & Interface: Serve as the technical link between system customers and domain experts to capture and convert needs into certifiable software requirements.
• Software Architecture & Trade-offs: Build complex software architectures, making optimal technical trade-offs regarding technology, safety, and reusability.
• Framework & Strategy Deployment: Define and deploy modeling frameworks, component-based development, and Product Line Engineering (PLE) strategies.
• Verification & Certification: Define development, verification, and certification strategies compliant with airworthiness regulations (DO-178B/C, DAL A to C).
• Innovation & Pre-study Support: Provide technical expertise for feasibility studies/risk assessments and drive process improvements using innovative technologies (Many-core, High-Power Computing)

Your boarding pass

• Experience: Significant proven professional experience in real-time embedded software engineering and architecture within regulated environments.
• Standards & Regulations: Strong expertise in airworthiness regulations and software safety standards (DO-178B/C, DAL A to C).
• Architecture & Design: Practical experience in component-based approach, Product Line Engineering (PLE), design patterns, and V-cycle methodology.
• Advanced Technologies: Hands-on experience or familiarity with high-power computing, many-core technology, data security, and system safety.
• Languages & Soft Skills: Negotiation level in English and French, open mindset, excellent communication skills, and adaptability in Agile environments.

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customized development solutions.

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 Operations SAS

Employment Type

Permanent

Classe Emploi (France)

Classe G13

Experience Level

Professional

Job Family

Software Engineering

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].