On-Board Performance Lead & WPL (Avionics)

Airbus Aircraft; Toulouse; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary growth opportunities

Profit sharing

Job summary

Airbus Operations SAS in Toulouse, France, invites applications for a Process Leader & WPL focused on On-Board performance. You will embed advanced avionics models into cockpit functions and drive design, delivery, and in-service enhancement of onboard algorithms across programs.

You will steer interfacing teams, design next-gen FMS performance models, and deliver verified datasets and packages for system integration and V&V testing, aligning with field needs and standards.

Qualifications

• Background in aeronautics, flight physics, or related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in aeronautics, flight operations, or avionics systems engineering.
• Proven knowledge of flight physics, aircraft systems, and cockpit operational environments.
• Practical expertise in FMS design, surrogate modeling, or IT scripting/data science.
• Advanced proficiency in English and French (negotiation level).

Responsibilities

• Steer the development of avionics performance functions by leading interfaces with programs, systems teams, and FMS suppliers.
• Design next-generation aircraft performance algorithms and functional models for implementation in the New FMS.
• Deliver qualified models, flight physics datasets, and verification packages to support system integration and V&V testing.
• Analyze in-service flight operational data with operation teams to quantify performance and propose upgrades.
• Optimize engineering process frameworks and functional calculation toolsets across civil and military programs.

Skills

Flight physics

Aircraft systems

Cockpit environments

FMS design

Surrogate modeling

IT scripting / data science

English

French

Education

Aeronautics/Engineering degree

Tools

Python

Simulation tools

Job description

Airbus Operations SAS in Toulouse, France, invites applications for a Process Leader & WPL focused on On-Board performance. You will embed advanced avionics models into cockpit functions and drive design, delivery, and in-service enhancement of onboard algorithms across programs.

You will steer interfacing teams, design next-gen FMS performance models, and deliver verified datasets and packages for system integration and V&V testing, aligning with field needs and standards.