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Avionics Fuel System Engineer

Airbus
Bristol
1 month ago
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Location: Filton. Type: Full time. Security clearance: BPSS check. Travel required: Occasional travel within UK.


Benefits

  • Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax‑free technology scheme, shopping discounts and much more.
  • 35‑hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, hybrid working.
  • Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ e‑learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities.
  • Bupa health insurance (including assisted fertility treatments and gender dysphoria & reassignment support), wellbeing benefits (24/7 online GP and mental health support), discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle‑to‑work scheme, on‑site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime yoga / meditation.
  • Life assurance, enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving and purpose‑built maternity rooms on site.
  • Inclusive environment: wellbeing room, multi‑faith room, employee representative groups (gender, LGBTQ+, international, generational, disability, social & cultural diversity, neurodiversity).

Responsibilities

  • Manage and deliver the Fuel Control and Indication Sub‑System architecture under configuration control.
  • Specification writing (Model‑Based System Engineering oriented) of system‑level requirements and interfaces (use a range of modelling tools).
  • Involvement with suppliers in the implementation of these requirements, and the verification of the product.
  • Liaison with various groups within Airbus: Flight Test, Safety, Chief Engineer's Office, Programmes, Airworthiness, Customer Support, MAP office, FAL, Procurement etc.
  • Support to Filton rig and aircraft ground and flight testing, writing of test definitions, tracking of tests and analysis of test data.

Skills and Competencies

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relative engineering area.
  • Working knowledge of modelling tools (Matlab, SIMULINK, SCADE, etc.).
  • Previous electronics or avionics software experience.
  • Engineering systems development experience is desirable.
  • Strong negotiation level in English (written and verbal).

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.


Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to .


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