Airborne Electronic Hardware Designer We are looking for an experienced and motivated engineer with a passion for advanced digital systems and aerospace technologies. The selected candidate will join a multidisciplinary team, in charge of the full life‑cycle of the design and build of airborne electronic products and solutions.

Responsibilities

Design and develop complex airborne electronic hardware solutions

Define hardware requirements and ensure system level requirements allocation

Perform component selection considering reliability, obsolescence, thermal, and environmental constraints

Support hardware validation, integration, qualification and environmental testing campaigns

Collaborate closely with firmware developers, systems designers and certification responsible authorities

Manage supplier work packages for the design, manufacturing and validation activities during prototype and production phases

Participate in technical reviews with internal customer teams and external certification/qualification authorities (INTA, EASA)

Prepare technical documentation aligned with aerospace development and certification processes

Ensure compliance with aerospace and airborne standards DO‑254 and DO‑160

Associated Competencies

Digital Electronic Hardware Detailed Design: ability to design and analyse digital electronic circuits, including logic circuits in FPGA, PLD requirements capture, timing analysis, corner case analysis, power consumption estimation and environmental constraints.

Knowledge of digital instrumentation and verification techniques and latest digital design tools





Provide detailed data and information about system elements to enable consistent implementation with architectural entities defined in system architecture models and views.

Verify compliance of a detailed PLD solution against validated requirements at aircraft equipment or system level.

Required Competences & Skills

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline

5+ years of experience in hardware design for embedded or airborne systems within aerospace, defense, industrial, or high‑reliability sectors

Strong expertise in digital and analog electronics, high‑speed design, signal and power integrity, embedded architectures, and EMI/EMC considerations

Advanced experience with PCB design and review tools such as Altium Designer, Cadence OrCAD, or similar

Experience with aerospace communication protocols and interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet, ARINC or similar avionics interfaces)

Proven experience in hardware bring‑up, debugging, and validation

Strong understanding of safety‑critical development environments

Professional working proficiency in English

Desired Competencies & Skills

Previous experience in aerospace, avionics, UAV, or defense programs

Knowledge of certification processes and airborne compliance standards (DO‑254, DO‑160, MIL‑STD environments)





Experience with FPGA‑based systems and RF electronics

Exposure to the full product lifecycle development from concept to certification and production

Benefits

Vacation days plus additional days‑off throughout the year

Attractive salary

Hybrid work model when possible, promoting work‑life balance

Collective transport service subject to working calendar / home location

Life, health, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants

On‑site facilities such as free canteen, kindergarten, medical office

Participation in social and corporate social responsibility initiatives

Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment

Special rates in products and benefits for employees

Company Information Airbus Defence and Space SAU – Getafe, Spain

Employment Type: Permanent

Experience Level: Professional

Equal Opportunities Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

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📌 Avionics - Airborne Electronic Hardware Designer (Madrid)
🏢 Airbus Defence And Space
📍 Madrid