Job Description:

In order to support the department "Software Technology for means", Airbus Helicopters is looking for a

VIE - Engineer (d/f/m) for Test Means Operation and Maintenance

You are a highly motivated graduate and want to get to know the work of a Engineer? Then apply now! We look forward to you supporting us as a Volunteer for International Experience.

• Location: Donauwörth

• Start: as soon as possible

• Duration: 24 months

Your department provides transversal efficient and innovative avionics simulation & test means mainly to the Design Office. These means are used for the validation & verification throughout the life cycle of helicopter development.

The used Test-System is a complete ecosystem of "Test Procedure Management Tools", "Automatic Test Sequencers", "Real-Time Test Tools", "Test Report management tools", "Simulation Frameworks", "Simulation Models", "Hardware interface boards for the Avionics", etc. In Donauwörth there are approx. 100 deployed occurrences of such Test-Systems, plus many mobile occurrences as well as many deployed simulations running on Linux based systems.

Further Test-Systems are installed in France, Australia, Spain and Sweden. A close partnership with these entities is to be maintained, requiring international collaboration.

Definition VIE

The Volunteer for International Experience (VIE) program is an international program sponsored by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Employment, open to Airbus to offer young professionals the opportunity to have valuable paid work experience abroad in a technical or business function. We are looking for highly motivated graduates aged 18 to 28 years, who are citizens of the European Union (all E.U. nationals, plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein). Candidates meeting these criteria and interested in a VIE, please register before your 28th birthday on the website www.civiweb.com . For graduates who would be interested in a career with Airbus, this could be the start of a rewarding future in a dynamic and forward-thinking sector.

Your location

At our Donauwörth site, located on the banks of the river Danube, we develop helicopters from the initial idea to the airworthy product. Watch them take off and touch down on our own on-site test airfield.

Your benefits

• Work-life balance with a 35-hour week (flexitime)

• Traveling overseas or within Germany (team events) is possible after consultation and agreement from the department

• International environment with the opportunity to network globally

• Work with modern/diversified technologies

• At Airbus, we see you as a valuable team member and you are not hired to brew coffee, instead you are in close contact with the interfaces and are part of our weekly team meetings

• Opportunity to participate in the Generation Airbus Community to expand your own network

Your task and responsibilites

• You will be the focal point for your users, being responsible for the Tool-Suite availability and reaching a good level of customer satisfaction.

• You will be working in an innovative team, requiring cooperation, following standards and with high team spirit.

• You will be technical contact point for sub-contractors, which ensure part of the Tool Maintenance in operative conditions (MCO), in particular you will coordinate the support for the tools developed within the department and support in the development of tools.

• One main topic will be configuration management support in the frame of the used Test tool suite, taken into account the actual tool qualification standards.

• Collecting the needs and designing test environments for new projects Being accountable end-to-end for the setup and deployment of solutions from the existing catalogue of hardware and software components up to entry into service

• Monitoring the availability and performance of the test systems (hardware, software, infrastructure), proactively solving detected deficiencies and investigating root causes

• Diagnose arising issues with a structured approach and coordinating help from various specialists

• Providing training to users, and counselling services

• Coordinating the test system support activities with other departments, suppliers and customers

• Collecting irritants, new feature requests and coordinating with the development teams to ensure consistency between customer needs and development roadmaps

• Supporting continuous improvement (e.g. test automation) by logging and following-up optimization ideas and learning from mistakes (Practical Problem Solving approach)

• Business trips inside and outside Germany could be required at a short notice.

Desired skills and qualifications

• University degree in the area of Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Informatics or similar

• First practical experience within system testing and software engineering (internships, apprenticeships, etc.)

• Structured and methodical way of working

• Flexibility and customer focus

• You are a good team player, able to work independently and you have excellent communication skills

• English: negotiation level

Please upload the following documents: cover letter, CV, relevant transcripts, letters of reference.

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Company:

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GmbH

Employment Type:

VIE, VISC

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Testing

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