Job Description:

SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check)

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional travel within UK / and international

LOCATION: Filton, Bristol (60% of your working week must be office based)

TYPE: Full time

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• Financial Reward: 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

• Work / Life Balance: 35 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, hybrid working, flexible working, option to buy/sell holiday

• Personal Development: Personalised development plan,** Airbus Leadership University** and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities

• Health & Wellbeing: Bupa health insurance (including assisted fertility treatments and gender dysphoria & reassignment support), wellbeing benefits (including 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

• Family and Caregiving: 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)

Our world is changing. And so are we. From our commitment to zero-carbon flight**(#ZEROe)**to cleaning up space, sustainability is at the heart of our purpose. So what's your next change?

Are you ready to design the future of flight testing with Airbus in Filton? We are looking for an innovative Lead Electrical Design Engineer to build and maintain the cutting-edge ground-based test rigs that ensure the safety and performance of our aircraft worldwide. You will be joining a product-focused organization deeply driven by Kindness, Trust Open-mindedness, Positivity, and Solidarity (KTOPS). If you thrive on continuous challenges and want to architect the systems that prove our future flight technologies, we want you on our team!

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM:

• Architect the Future: Lead a multi-disciplinary team to conceptualize, design, and integrate complex avionic test rigs for both current and next-generation aircraft programs.

• Own the Full Lifecycle: Translate high-level customer needs into rigorous technical specifications and drive projects through Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews to final validation and handover.

• Ensure Ultimate Safety: Guarantee that all test rig designs strictly adhere to HSE regulations and internal Airbus standards by conducting thorough technical risk assessments.

• Drive Innovation: Shape the department's long-term technology roadmap by evaluating and implementing emerging capabilities like Test Automation and Digital Twin platforms.

• Lead Operations & Partnerships: Act as the primary technical point of contact for external suppliers while serving as the senior escalation point for troubleshooting complex electrical problems on our legacy infrastructure.

ABOUT YOU

• You hold a BEng/MEng in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Mechatronics (or similar) and possess significant hands-on experience in a test laboratory environment.

• Proficiency in AutoCAD or similar industry-standard tools for comprehensive circuit and panel design.

• Previous experience with leading projects or technical lead responsibilities is required for this role

• You have a strong foundation in testing and deeply understand how analog and digital hardware interfaces communicate with software.

• Avionics & Instrumentation: You are familiar with aerospace data protocols (such as ARINC 429, CAN, or AFDX) and have practical experience defining sensors and managing signal integrity.

• You have a proven track record of writing and reviewing complex design documentation, ideally supported by knowledge of Requirements-Based Engineering or Configuration Management.

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU:

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and our Talent Acquisition team will contact you.

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 Operations Limited:

Employment Type:

Permanent

Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Testing

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