Entry-Level Spacecraft Validation Engineer | Hybrid & Growth

Airbus S.A.S.; Chipping Ongar; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Pension plan

Car leasing

Onsite parking

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space in Stevenage is seeking an entry-level Functional Validation Engineer to join the Spacecraft & Systems Engineering group. You will learn how to verify critical hardware and software functions before launch, contributing to mission-ready spacecraft through rigorous validation.

You will work within the Functional Verification Team, performing tests from specification to assessment on numerical simulations and hybrid benches, developing ATPs, analyzing data, and supporting

Qualifications

• Strong technical aptitude in engineering, electronics, or software.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication.
• Enthusiastic, self-aware learner with a passion for aerospace.

Responsibilities

• Execute full testing cycle from specification to assessment using simulated and hybrid test benches.
• Validate functional chains and sub-assemblies through open/closed-loop tests.
• Develop and execute Automated Test Procedures (ATPs).
• Perform detailed data analysis and compile test reports with design teams.
• Assist investigations into anomalies and propose engineering solutions.

Skills

Technical aptitude

Engineering basics

Electronics basics

Software basics

English communication

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space in Stevenage is seeking an entry-level Functional Validation Engineer to join the Spacecraft & Systems Engineering group. You will learn how to verify critical hardware and software functions before launch, contributing to mission-ready spacecraft through rigorous validation.

You will work within the Functional Verification Team, performing tests from specification to assessment on numerical simulations and hybrid benches, developing ATPs, analyzing data, and supporting