Airbus UpNext - Embedded and Application Software Development Engineer (m/f)

• *Job Description:**
• *Join us to be part of the new Airbus UpNext strategic demonstrator paving the future of Aircraft Connectivity! ** This demonstrator will accelerate the development of new technologies to bring tangible learnings to the business.

Designed as a talent incubator, Airbus UpNext is a place where you can act and think like a startup while building on the strong expertise of Airbus, a place where you are empowered to challenge and test new processes and ways of working.

• This position is based in Toulouse (Saint Martin), and it comes with a limited contract (CDI-C) linked to the deliverable of the demonstrator ( estimated end date 29 February 2028), starting ASAP *
• Mission: *

As the Embedded and Application Software Development Engineer , you will be a hands-on technical team member, responsible to develop software applications and supporting embedded system integration. Your main tasks and responsibilities will include:

• *Definition and development*: Proven expertise in full-stack software development, utilizing modern web technologies and frameworks for connecting and processing diverse data streams.
• *API Integration*: Strong ability to consume APIs and collaborate to define efficient data payloads and API contracts.
• *Database*: Knowledge of multiple database and data stream solutions, proven experience managing high-frequency telemetry data streams on the application side.
• *Intermittent Connectivity Strategies*: Experience designing application logic that handles offline modes gracefully, utilizing local caching and data-syncing strategies when connectivity drops or switches networks.
• *Modern Tooling*: Familiarity with AI-powered coding solutions (Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to accelerate development, improve code quality, readability and documentation.
• *Hardware/Software Integration*: Ensure that all on-board equipment, including WAPs and servers, are correctly configured and properly interfaced with the aircraft bus.
• *Connectivity*: Apply knowledge of networking (e.g., NAT, IPTables, DNS) to connect and monitor communications between on-premises applications and cloud infrastructure (using technologies like VPN tunneling and IPSec).
• *IoT Ecosystem*: Integrate smart assets and sensors.
• Your boarding pass *

What you bring:

• Expertise in SW and Application development.
• Experience in Systems integration, IoT protocols and server management
• Mindset: Curious, Agile with new development tools; ability to troubleshoot complex data drops across multiple hops and find innovative solutions

What you get:

• *Pivotal Role in a Strategic Mission*: play a key part in a project and participate in the Aviation Connectivity revolution.
• *Build Something that Last:* Your work will create a high-value asset and learning contribution for Airbus's future.
• *Develop Critical Competences*: Acquire and develop a sound background in connectivity technologies, a field essential for the future of aerospace. This experience can provide a unique career development opportunity within Airbus.
• *Agile and Empowering Environment*: Thrive in a work culture that empowers you to act and think like a start-up while being supported by the strong expertise of Airbus. We value an eagerness to take initiative and propose efficient ways of working.
• *A Great Team and Culture*: Be part of a high-achieving, experienced and fun team in a shared open-space office with highly skilled colleagues. We are guided by the "Care for Each Other" value.
• *Flexibility & Fun*: Enjoy the ability to craft your calendar with flexible hours and the opportunity to work remotely, alongside regular UpNext community bonding events.

The responsibilities and the technical scope of the job might evolve according to the agile working environment of the project, so being flexible is important. * About us * Founded in 2017, Airbus UpNext is actively shaping the future of aerospace by using demonstrators to evaluate, mature and validate new products and services. Our purpose is to pioneer game-changing technologies with Airbus. In this role, you will embody the core Airbus UpNext values:

• Care for Each Other: Ensuring a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Be Simple: Finding the most efficient path to success.
• Be Audacious: Challenging the status quo to make the unthinkable real.
• Be Open: Collaborative solution-finding across diverse teams.
• Speed of Execution: Moving at the speed of a startup.
• Feel the fire in your belly when you read this? If so.... Send us your application! *

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 ExO Autonomy SAS *Employment Type:* Fixed term ------- *Experience Level:* Professional *Job Family:* Software Engineering By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus. 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. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to *** . At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.