Overview

In this role you will lead and shape mission systems for maritime surveillance and ASW programs within a high-performing team. You’ll translate customer needs into robust design solutions and oversee system integration, verification, and airworthiness across the lifecycle. You will collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional teams to resolve complex technical challenges and support commercial campaigns. This is a chance to influence multi-sensor architectures and contribute to critical defence missions at Airbus Defence and Space.

Responsabilidades

- Lead Systems Engineering activities in the Mission Systems field
- Transform customer requirements into design solutions
- Assess technologies and architectures for cost-benefit value
- Specify, integrate, qualify and assure airworthiness of Mission Systems
- Lead detailed system design: functional requirements, modelling, subsystems, ICDs
- Manage integration of sensors (Acoustic, MAD, Radar, etc.) and subsystems
- Oversee System Integration & Lifecycle within a V-shaped development framework
- Lead V&V; activities including lab validation and flight/testing support
- Provide technical guidance to specialized suppliers throughout procurement lifecycle
- Support Services and Commercial campaigns related to Mission Systems

Requisitos principales





- Educational background in Aerospace, Electronic, Computer Science, or Systems Engineering with a preferred Master’s degree
- Minimum 5 years of ISR Mission Systems or Avionics experience in aerospace/defence
- Deep knowledge in domains like ASW, acoustic systems, MAD, mission computing and avionics integration
- Experience with aeronautical data buses (MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, Ethernet/AFDX) and system-level integration
- Knowledge of airworthiness/certification processes and V&V;
- Strong safety and cybersecurity awareness with regulation familiarity (DO-326A / ED-202A)
- Maritime surveillance domains (radar, electro-optics, SIGINT/ELINT/ESM/COMINT, AIS) and tactical datalinks (Link 16, VMF, Link 22)
- Fluency in Spanish and English; French advantageous
- Proactive, assertive, resilient under pressure with international collaboration spirit
- Willingness to travel for customer discussions, supplier oversight and flight tests

- Proactive
- Assertive
- Problem-solving
- ASW & Underwater Detection: Acoustic Systems, MAD
- Mission Computing & Avionics Integration: high-performance computing, embedded systems, real-time, MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, Ethernet/AFDX
- Aeronautical cybersecurity and DO-326A / ED-202A compliance

📌 Evergreen - senior isr mission systems engineer for military derivatives (Madrid)
🏢 Airbus Defence And Space
📍 Madrid