Spacecraft Functional Validation Engineer (Hybrid)

Airbus S.A.S.; Fleet Marston; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Pension plan

Share options

Onsite parking

Hybrid working

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space, Stevenage, invites applications for an entry-level Functional Validation Engineer to join the Spacecraft & Systems Engineering group. The role is part of a guided development pathway focused on verifying and validating critical hardware and software to ensure spacecraft are fit for mission.

You will gain hands-on experience with testing cycles, automated test procedures, and data analysis, while interacting with system architects and customers in a hybrid work

Responsibilities

• Execute the complete testing cycle—from specification to assessment—using both fully simulated numerical and hybrid hardware test benches.
• Validate complex spacecraft functional chains (such as GNC and DHS) and sub-assemblies through open and closed-loop testing.
• Develop, write, and execute Automated Test Procedures (ATPs) against rigorous test specifications.
• Perform detailed test data analysis and compile comprehensive test reports in close collaboration with the wider design engineering areas.
• Support investigations into technical anomalies, diagnosing root causes and proposing effective engineering solutions.
• Gain exposure to wider project management, including functional verification strategy, scheduling, and regular interactions with system architects and customers.

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space, Stevenage, invites applications for an entry-level Functional Validation Engineer to join the Spacecraft & Systems Engineering group. The role is part of a guided development pathway focused on verifying and validating critical hardware and software to ensure spacecraft are fit for mission.

You will gain hands-on experience with testing cycles, automated test procedures, and data analysis, while interacting with system architects and customers in a hybrid work