OverviewIn this role you will own and advance External Aircraft Performance Models (BADA/ANP) within Airbus.
You will bridge governance with technical validation, driving improvements to performance modeling used for flight operations and safety.
You'll develop automation tools in Python, manage data generation and validation, and monitor the external modelling ecosystem to identify opportunities and risks.
You will contribute to a collaborative, cross-functional environment shaping performance analyses for airlines and stakeholders.
This position offers the chance to influence long-term model roadmaps and data-driven decision making in a critical domain.
Compensaciones / BeneficiosVacation days plus additional days-off
Hybrid working model
Life insurance
Health insurance
Employee stock options
Great development prospects
ResponsabilidadesAct as primary focal point for external governance with partners and internal stakeholders, handling queries, licensing, decision boards, and roadmaps
Design studies for technical validation and risk assessment by comparing external model outputs to Airbus reference data and quantify deviations




Develop and maintain internal automation tools in Python to support model comparison, validation, and assessment
Manage ANP dataset generation and validation for EASA and internal stakeholders ensuring quality
Monitor the ecosystem landscape (TIM, Piano, OpenAP, EU Flight Label, EEA, CO2 calculators) to spot service opportunities and risks
Foster internal knowledge sharing by creating technical notes, usage guidelines, and best practices
Requisitos principalesEducation: Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline
Experience: >3 years in aircraft performance modeling or similar engineering environments
Technical: Advanced Python or scripting language proficiency; analytical rigor in data comparison
Languages: Advanced English
Soft: Project management, proactive opportunity identification, effective technical communication
project management
proactivity
strong communication
Python
data-driven model validation
statistical comparison of model outputs

📌 Aircraft Performance Engineer (Getafe)
🏢 Airbus Group
📍 Getafe