Aerospace Systems Test Engineer - Automation & Growth

Airbus S.A.S.; Borehamwood; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Contributory pension

Share options

Car leasing scheme

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Airbus is seeking a Systems Test Engineer to design, build and deploy automated test sites for space equipment, including RF and digital testing environments. You will work within a ~30-person team on complex test systems, contributing to robust automation, data acquisition and instrument control.

You will join a collaborative environment with focus on CI/CD, code quality, and scalable architectures, supporting future high-performance test platforms in aerospace projects.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Electronics, Telecommunications, Engineering, Aerospace, Physics or similar.
• Experience testing instruments, systems, devices and understanding DUT/EUT/UUT.
• Proven experience in automating tests for instruments or equipment and control interfaces.
• Strong focus on test system stability, instrument control accuracy and robust error handling.
• Proficient with NoSQL databases; MongoDB experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, code and maintain scalable test automation software in Python and Java.
• Develop automated routines for instrument control, DUT sequencing and data acquisition.
• Create architectural blueprints, specs, API docs and system design guidelines.
• Establish best practices for code reviews, automated testing and CI/CD.

Skills

Test automation

DUT/EUT/UUT concepts

Instrument testing

NoSQL databases

Education

Degree in Electronics, Telecommunications, Engineering, Aerospace, Physics or equivalent

Tools

Python

Java

MongoDB

Job description

Airbus is seeking a Systems Test Engineer to design, build and deploy automated test sites for space equipment, including RF and digital testing environments. You will work within a ~30-person team on complex test systems, contributing to robust automation, data acquisition and instrument control.

You will join a collaborative environment with focus on CI/CD, code quality, and scalable architectures, supporting future high-performance test platforms in aerospace projects.