Senior Simulation System Engineer (d/f/m)

About the Company

Airbus Defence and Space develops top-notch, high-fidelity engineering and training simulations for a variety of aircraft, supporting the entire development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Gather system needs, define architecture and derive subsystem requirements and acceptance criteria
• Define and architect the software foundation for simulators
• Prepare and conduct design reviews with internal and external customers
• Support validation, verification, acceptance and certification activities
• Provide architectural guidance during entire project lifecycle
• Collaborate with cross-functional and other project specific teams and experts to define the common simulator architecture
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in system engineering
• Conduct trade-off studies and evaluate optimizations, new technologies & tools

Requirements

• Bachelor or higher degree in systems engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science, or relevant field. Masters degree preferred
• 10+ years experience in system architecture, focus on military flight training devices preferred
• Demonstrated experience across entire system engineering lifecycle for complex systems
• Strong proficiency with requirement management and system modelling tools
• Expertise in simulation- and military avionic standards and frameworks
• Strong foundation in software architecture frameworks, and software architecture principles including modularity, scalability, and maintainability
• Familiarity with modern software development methodologies
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to mentor junior engineers and to efficiently collaborate with customers and within cross-functional teams

Benefits

• Attractive salary and special payments
• 30 days paid vacation and extra days-off for special occasions
• Excellent upskilling opportunities and great international, group wide development prospects
• Special benefits: employer-funded pension, employee stock options, discounted bike & car leasing, special conditions for insurances, subsidies for public transport, employee benefits at cooperating companies
• On-site-facilities: Medical officer for check-ups and other health-related services, canteen and cafeteria, kindergarten close to the site
• Compatibility of family & work (job sharing, part-time models, flexible working hours, individual timeout)
• Working in a diverse environment, with more than 140 nationalities, where every voice is heard