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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Hardware provisioning & maintenance: You contribute to or take responsibility for the physical assembly, configuration and ongoing maintenance of test drones and their onboard electronics.
- Flight planning & approvals: You support or manage the organizational preparation of test flights, including obtaining civil and military flight and airspace authorizations from the relevant authorities.
- Sensor selection & integration: You contribute to evaluations or lead the technical integration and calibration of advanced hardware components (e.g., EO/IR cameras, mesh-network antennas, anti‑jamming sensors).
- Real flight tests: You actively participate in and conduct practical flight trials of the autonomous software under real-world conditions.
- Safety & operational concepts: You assist in creating or independently develop well-founded operational concepts to legally and physically secure complex operations (e.g., "GNSS-denied flight").
Requirements
What you’ll need- A completed degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, aviation management, mechatronics or a comparable field.
- Professional: Initial practical experience (e.g., through internships, working-student roles or early-career positions) in UAV/drone operations, flight testing or model aviation.
- Senior: Relevant, several years of professional experience in UAV operations, flight test engineering and aviation safety management.
- Solid (Senior: in-depth) understanding of aviation regulations (e.g., EASA guidelines), approval procedures and risk assessment methods.
- Strong hands-on affinity for hardware integration, avionics and payload sensors.
- Business fluent in German and English.
Benefits
Comp & perks- A unique opportunity to shape the future of autonomous systems at a globally leading aerospace company.
- An inspiring work environment that combines the innovative drive of a startup with the expertise of an established technology site.
- A team of brilliant minds working together on a major vision for Europe’s technological sovereignty.
- An attractive salary, flexible working hours and excellent opportunities for professional development within the Airbus Group.
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Hard Skills & Tools
hardware provisioningmaintenanceflight planningsensor selectionintegrationcalibrationUAV operationsflight test engineeringaviation safety managementrisk assessment
Soft Skills
organizational preparationhands-on affinitycommunication