Operational Radar Engineer

Job Description:

EUROFIGHTER Radar & EW Operational Engineer

A vacancy for an Eurofighter Radar and Electronic Warfare Operational Engineer has arisen within Airbus Defence and Space.

The successful applicant will join CLAEX Systems Analysis team, specifically the ESAOGEL Technical Assistance group.

The team works within customer facilities at CLAEX (Logistic Centre for Armament and Experimentation) located at Torrejón de Ardoz Air Base. The work interacts with the customer in a daily basis and also with national and international stakeholders. As team member you will work with highly complex systems and challenging environments.

The job comprises several activities depending on the customer needs: Technical Assistance to Programme Office, Technical Documentation review and preparation, Operational Data Analysis and Preparation, Operational Performance specification and evaluation and Future Needs and Upgrades awareness.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Your main tasks and responsibilities will be to support the ESAOGEL, the Operational Data Squadron at CLAEX (Logistics Center of Armament and Experimentation of the SAF, Spanish Air Force). This includes the following activities:

Provide direct contribution, guidance and technical support on every adoption stage for radar related systems under ESAOGEL responsibility.

Operational Data definition and evaluation for SAF Radar related Capabilities: SW, rigs and Flight Test.

Support SAF on national and international Exercises if required.

You will be supporting the ESAOGEL Radar Equipment team, which is a joint team comprising of Airbus and Customer representatives as well as supporting other System equipment engineering tasks within our team.

In particular:

• Support the Mk1 Radar Equipment evolution and evaluation activities once the ESCAN is operated in the SAF EF Fleet.

• Analysis of supplier documentation.

• Identify and support the development or acquisition of resources for Radar operation activities: specification, oversight and adoption.

• Liaison with and coordination of other stakeholders.

• Support to customer on radar related engineering activities.

• Support to technical inquiries and reviews translated to the suppliers.

• Business trips to support meetings at the supplier’s facilities or the evaluation campaigns.

• This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

The willingness to travel on business (mainly domestic) is assumed.

SKILLS

Is your profile aligned to the following list of skills? Apply! We are looking forward to know you:

Educated to degree level in Engineering (RF/Telecommunication/Aeronautical/Electrical).

Experience and knowledge in Avionics Systems:

Requirements, Specification, Certification and/or Qualification on Avionics Systems mainly focused on Airborne Sensors, especially those related to Radio Frequency or Electronics Warfare.

AVS Rig experience with regards to Operational Capabilities evaluation and validation: Airborne sensors (RADAR, IFF, FLIR), Defensive Aids systems (DASS), Datalinks, Electronics Warfare, Armament, Sensor Fusion and HMI Data.

• Experience on Radar related technologies will be highly desirable.
• Knowledge on Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar technologies will be highly desirable.
• Knowledge of Operational Data Impact on Avionics Weapon Systems at different levels of integration will be highly desirable.

Operational knowledge:

Experience in defining a set of data for Operational Flight Test; this involves every type of data: platform, mission and weapon data.

Experience on customer operations with military aircraft, i.e. deployments, missions, military briefing/debriefing.

Experience in writing technical documentation (e.g. reports)

Cooperative, self-empowered and independent ways of working.

Good communication skills and openness for personal development and feedback.

SW development experience and IA technology awareness will also be valuable.

lT literate (MS Office applications, database tool management is desirable).

Fluent written and spoken English.

Availability to travel.

HPS NATO (Secret) and National clearance up to date.

WHICH BENEFITS WILL YOU HAVE AS AIRBUS EMPLOYEE?

At Airbus we are focused on our employees and their welfare. Take a look at some of our social benefits:

• Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year.
• Attractive salary.
• Hybrid model of working when possible.
• Collective transport service subject to working calendar/home location.
• Benefits such as life insurance, health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.
• On-site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.
• Possibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
• Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment.
• Option to access special rates in products & benefits.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Defence and Space SAU

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Entry Level

Job Family:

Elec.Electron.&Electromag,Optics&Optron. <JF-EN-ED>

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