Space Systems Test Engineer - Automation & Control

Airbus S.A.S.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Profit sharing

Contributory pension

Share options

Car leasing scheme

Free onsite parking

Hybrid working

Job summary

Airbus S.A.S. in the United Kingdom is seeking a Systems Test Engineer to design, build and deploy complex test sites for space equipment.

The role covers DUT, EUT and UUT concepts, and involves automating tests for instruments or equipment within a Space/Aerospace or related environment. You will join a team of around 30 engineers, contributing to RF and digital space equipment testing, maintaining architectural documents, and advancing CI/CD practices while shaping future test platforms for

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in Electronics, Telecommunications, Engineering, Aerospace, Physics or similar.
• Experience testing instruments, systems, equipment and devices - DUT/EUT/UUT concepts.
• Proven experience automating tests for instruments or equipment and control interfaces.

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 and development of future high-performance engineering test platforms.

Skills

Test automation

Python

Java

Instrument control

CI/CD

Education

Electronics degree

Engineering degree

Tools

MongoDB

Job description

Airbus S.A.S. in the United Kingdom is seeking a Systems Test Engineer to design, build and deploy complex test sites for space equipment.

The role covers DUT, EUT and UUT concepts, and involves automating tests for instruments or equipment within a Space/Aerospace or related environment. You will join a team of around 30 engineers, contributing to RF and digital space equipment testing, maintaining architectural documents, and advancing CI/CD practices while shaping future test platforms for