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Airbus

Manufacturer of commercial aircraft, helicopters, defense

Lead Engineer - Defence Digital Engineering

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed technical degree in engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, physics, or a comparable field is required.
  • Several years of professional experience in systems engineering, system architecture, or a comparable environment are required.
  • Demonstrated experience technically leading interdisciplinary teams and working with technical development processes, governance structures, and maturity assessments is required.
  • Strong familiarity with the full product lifecycle and a strong understanding of complex interfaces in heterogeneous system-of-systems architectures are required.
  • Very good German and English communication, facilitation, and presentation skills are required to convey complex technical matters to varied stakeholders and management levels.
  • Willingness to undertake occasional business travel is required.

Responsibilities

  • Assume overall technical responsibility for small and medium-sized projects and defined subprojects throughout the product lifecycle, from conception through customer acceptance.
  • Provide technical leadership, direction, and development for interdisciplinary engineering teams to achieve shared technical project goals.
  • Translate complex customer requirements into robust system concepts, architectures, and solution strategies, including conducting technical trade-offs involving cost, time, and risk.
  • Own technical planning, risk assessment, and interface coordination, and successfully conduct technical reviews and maturity-gate decisions.
  • Serve as the central interface and represent the technical solution to customers, partners, Chief Engineering, and cross-functional groups such as Sales, Quality, and Management.

Desired Qualifications

  • Affinity for emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, autonomous systems, and digital engineering is a plus.

About the Company

Airbus

Manufacturer of commercial aircraft, helicopters, defense

Airbus designs and manufactures a wide range of aerospace products, including commercial airplanes, helicopters, defense systems, and space technologies. Its aircraft and rotorcraft are built with integrated airframes, propulsion, avionics, and digital systems to carry passengers, cargo, or conduct military missions, while its space division covers satellites, orbital infrastructure, launch services, and secure communications. Airbus differentiates itself with an end-to-end portfolio across commercial, defense, and space, a global manufacturing and services network, and a focus on sustainability and digital transformation. Its goal is to enable global mobility and connectivity while reducing aviation’s environmental impact through sustainable aviation and collaborative innovation.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Blagnac, France
Founded
1970

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