System Engineer Mass Memory Units (m/f)

Job description

Airbus Defence & Space Friedrichshafen (ex Astrium SL)

Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group formed by combining the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. The new division is Europe's number one defence and space enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the top ten global defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees generating revenues of approximately €14 billion per year.

Airbus group is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2013, the Group - comprising Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space and Airbus Helicopters – generated revenues of € 59.3 billion and employed a workforce of around 144,000.

(The legal name change from European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V. ('EADS N.V.') to Airbus Group N.V. is subject to the approval of the Annual General Meeting).

Description of the job

A vacancy for a System Engineer Mass Memory Units (m/f) has arisen within Airbus Defence & Space in Friedrichshafen. The successful applicant will join “Avionic & Data Handling Engineering”. You will be the technical lead for the design, development and qualification of Mass Memory Equipment for spacecraft payloads.

An example of a job in 'Design & Development' within Airbus Group

Tasks & accountabilities

Your main tasks and responsibilities will include:

· Requirements analysis and architecture definition at electronic function and electronics board level
· Defining the design, development and verification approach
· Technical leadership of engineers allocated to a project in close cooperation with the project manager
· Coordinating and reviewing all technical activities related to the development of a unit or module, including interfaces with other engineering disciplines (mechanical, thermal)
· Coordinating technical communication towards the customer and major subcontractors
· Leading detailed electronics design, components selection, schematics capture, and analogue and/or digital simulation at function level
· Reviewing analysis and documenting design (e.g., parts stress analysis, worst case analysis, failure modes and criticality analysis, radiation analysis)
· Assessing EMC performance of the equipment
· Supporting test procedures and reporting for qualification and acceptance testing at module and unit level
· Specification and/or detailed design of the necessary test benches
· Preparing technical proposals meeting customer specifications
· Defining the engineering resources needed and planning for design and development

Desired profile

Required skills

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

· Educated to degree level in engineering/electrotechnics, hyperfrequency
· Experience in engineering
· Experience in team management
· Excellent knowledge on design methodologies for space applications
· Sound knowledge in electronics design analysis as per ECSS requirements
· Experience in Mass Memory architectures for spacecraft, knowledge of SDRAM/Flash components including error management, and experience in high speed serial links would be a plus
· Candidates must be rigorous, systematic and able to work with other engineers in project teams and under pressure (e.g., tight schedules, fixed date deliveries)
· Excellent communication skills
· Negotiation level of English and German