Aerospace Systems Test Engineer — Automation

Airbus S.A.S.; Arkesden; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual profit share

Pension plan

Share options

Car leasing scheme

On-site parking

Tax-free technology scheme

Discounted shopping

Job summary

Airbus S.A.S. is seeking Systems Test Engineers to design, build and deploy advanced test sites for space equipment. You will work in a team of ~30, focusing on automation, data acquisition and instrument control for RF and digital space tests.

Ideal candidates have experience automating tests in aerospace or related fields, with strong CI/CD and architectural understanding; flexibility for hybrid site work in Portsmouth or Stevenage.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Electronics, Telecommunications, Engineering, Aerospace or similar.
• Experience testing instruments and devices; understand DUT/EUT/UUT.
• Proven automation of tests for instruments or equipment in space/aerospace contexts.
• Focus on test system stability, accurate instrument control and robust error handling.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, and maintain clean, scalable test automation software in Python and Java.
• Develop automated routines for instrument control, DUT sequencing, data acquisition and result generation.
• Author and maintain architectural blueprints, specs, API documentation and system guidelines.
• Establish code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD and debt management practices.
• Support architectural evolution of future high-performance test platforms.

Skills

Test automation

Instrument control

CI/CD

DUT concepts

NoSQL databases

Education

Degree in Electronics / Engineering / Aerospace

Tools

MongoDB

Cassandra

Couchbase

CouchDB

Job description

Airbus S.A.S. is seeking Systems Test Engineers to design, build and deploy advanced test sites for space equipment. You will work in a team of ~30, focusing on automation, data acquisition and instrument control for RF and digital space tests.

Ideal candidates have experience automating tests in aerospace or related fields, with strong CI/CD and architectural understanding; flexibility for hybrid site work in Portsmouth or Stevenage.