Aerospace Systems Test Engineer - Automation

Airbus S.A.S.; Bourne End; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Profit sharing

Contributory pension

Share options

Hybrid working

Job summary

Airbus S.A.S. is seeking a Systems Test Engineer to join a team responsible for designing, building and deploying complex test sites for space equipment within the satellite industry.

The role focuses on DUT/EUT/UUT concepts, instrument control, data acquisition and automated test software within a challenging aerospace environment. The team collaborates on RF and digital space equipment testing, system design guidelines and future test platform evolution.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in Electronics, Telecommunications, Engineering, Aerospace, Physics or similar.
• Proven experience in automating tests for instruments or equipment and control interfaces.
• Strong focus on test system stability, instrument control accuracy, robust error handling and reliable automated test software.
• Experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, CouchBase, CouchDB).

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 file generation.
• Author and maintain architectural blueprints, technical specs, API documentation and system design guidelines.
• Establish best practices for code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, and technical debt management.
• Support architectural evolution of future high-performance engineering test platforms.

Skills

Test automation

Instrument testing

CI/CD

Reliability focus

Education

Electronics / Telecommunications / Engineering / Aerospace / Physics degree

Tools

MongoDB

Cassandra

CouchBase

CouchDB

Job description

Airbus S.A.S. is seeking a Systems Test Engineer to join a team responsible for designing, building and deploying complex test sites for space equipment within the satellite industry.

The role focuses on DUT/EUT/UUT concepts, instrument control, data acquisition and automated test software within a challenging aerospace environment. The team collaborates on RF and digital space equipment testing, system design guidelines and future test platform evolution.