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Airbus

Manufacturer of commercial aircraft, helicopters, defense

Power Electronics and Mechanism Control Engineer

Power Systems Engineering +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeÉlancourt, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Experience in power electronics, electrical engineering, and control systems engineering.
  • Confirmed knowledge of mechanism operation and associated control laws.
  • Ability to model complex mechatronic systems, including detailed electronics and mechanisms.
  • Knowledge of switched-mode power supplies using discrete components, bipolar transistor circuits, operational amplifier circuits, control systems, and magnetism.
  • Proficiency with MATLAB Simulink modeling software.
  • Knowledge of electrical simulation software such as LTspice or PSpice.
  • Ability to work in a laboratory using measurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, network analyzers, and spectrum analyzers.
  • Negotiation-level French and advanced English.
  • Willingness to travel in Europe once or twice per year.

Responsibilities

  • Understand, analyze, and translate customer requirements for systems and electronic equipment.
  • Model complete systems incorporating electronic, electrotechnical, and mechanical functions.
  • Establish control laws.
  • Define architectures for space electronic boards, equipment, and test equipment, including topology selection and consideration of failure modes through protection, redundancy, and reconfiguration.
  • Analyze and justify design robustness, including analyses and design reports.
  • Integrate elements of mechanism control systems.
  • Support equipment qualification and production by defining test criteria and analyzing and investigating anomalies detected during testing.
  • Continuously improve work methods and implement tools within the analog and power electronics department.
  • Provide technical supervision.
  • Design electronic functions in detail, including functional specifications, component selection and sizing, schematic entry, simulation, and preparation of test plans for ground or flight requirements.
  • Create boards for flight equipment and/or ground equipment, including placement and routing.
  • Build prototypes and mock-ups.
  • Develop and verify designs for flight or ground boards, equipment, or systems.
  • Manage assigned activities and control costs and schedules within the assigned scope.
  • Coordinate multiple activities in parallel, potentially involving different engineering disciplines.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in the space industry is an advantage but is not essential.

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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