Space Systems Test Engineer — Automated Test & Control

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual profit share

Contributory pension

Share options

Car leasing scheme

Free onsite parking

Tax-free technology scheme

Discounted shopping

Job summary

Airbus is seeking a Systems Test Engineer to join a ~30-strong team responsible for the design, build and deployment of complex test sites for space equipment within the Satellite industry. You will work on products like HyPERION and Galileo, contributing to automated testing and instrument control.

Location choices include Portsmouth or Stevenage with a hybrid/work-flexible setup. The role emphasizes test stability, CI/CD, and robust automation software across DUT/EUT/UUT contexts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or equivalent in electronics, telecoms, engineering, aerospace or physics.
• Experience testing instruments, systems, equipment and devices (DUT/EUT/UUT).
• Proven automation of tests for instruments and control interfaces in space/aerospace contexts.

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 for RF and space equipment testing.
• Author and maintain architectural blueprints, technical specs, API docs 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 test platforms.

Skills

Test instrumentation

Automating tests

Instrument control

Test system stability

NoSQL databases (MongoDB)

Education

Electronics / Telecom / Engineering / Aerospace / Physics degree

Tools

MongoDB

Cassandra

CouchBase

CouchDB

Job description

Airbus is seeking a Systems Test Engineer to join a ~30-strong team responsible for the design, build and deployment of complex test sites for space equipment within the Satellite industry. You will work on products like HyPERION and Galileo, contributing to automated testing and instrument control.

Location choices include Portsmouth or Stevenage with a hybrid/work-flexible setup. The role emphasizes test stability, CI/CD, and robust automation software across DUT/EUT/UUT contexts.