Airbus UpNext - Experimental Vehicle Platform Leader (m/f)

**Job Description:** The * Airbus UpNext * *Optimate* demonstrator will pave the way to smart automation capabilities by integration of new innovative bricks including computer vision and data fusion. The goal is to help the pilots and facilitate the mission. The Airbus UpNext Optimate demonstrator team is looking for a test mean technical engineer to take care of the Optimate truck platform in its daily & tests operations, its physical & softs evolutions and for maintenance purpose

• The Experimental Vehicle Platform Leader position is within Airbus UpNext, in Toulouse (Saint Martin), starting ASAP, and it consists of a fixed-term contract (CDIC-C) linked to the delivrable of the demonstrator - end of September 2026. *
• Mission *

Your main tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Daily Operations management
• Charge, prepare, start and stop the platform including basic maintenance actions (fluid levels, tyre condition check, etc.)
• Keep track of the hardware and software versions
• Perform software loading on a daily basis
• Lead the hardware integration and the management of the platform assets inventory

* Test operations support:

• Support tests planning
• Be platform tests driver
• Participate in the tests briefings, including review of the tests orders
• Manage the Truck platform roadbook in recording the tests follow-up
• Manage the maintenance & working party of the platform
• Ensure the regular maintenance and assistance with the platform manufacturer, including update maintenance platform book
• Lead the mechanical installations, acting as focal point for the engineering suppliers, supporting the definition of the mechanical changes,assembling mechanical structures (aluminum structure, adaptor plates, etc.), defining any new physical installation
• Contribute to the electrical working parties, acting as focal point for the engineering suppliers, supporting the definition of the electrical changes, validate the suppliers design and support the electrical installation
• Support the network wiring in its definition, design and installation
• Act as the focal point with transportation companies in case of working parties works, tests, events
• Organization part
• Support the planning of the platform availability versus the request of integration and exposure tests, including demonstrators visits
• Ensure with flight test engineers that the test mean platform checklist is up to date, and inform the team
• Ensure that the escort vehicle checklist is up to date and communicate it to the team

Your boarding pass What you bring:

• Technical skills
• C1 driving licence is a very good asset
• Technicians with Fabrication/Fitting and electrical experience: vehicle servicing and maintenance, riveting, bolting, cutting, shaping, bending, fabricating predominantly from aluminum, low voltage qualification,reading and interpreting mechanical and electrical schematic drawings.
• Good knowledge of Airbus Test Environment (Integration simulator) is very good asset
• Autonomous and creative with a lot of common and practical sense
• Critical thinker that takes on big challenges to create innovative solutions. You are flexible and capable of fast adapting to changing environments.
• Decisions making skills
• Listening skills
• Passion about technology, science
• Eagerness to take initiatives to propose simpler and efficient ways of working
• Values of transparency, humility, empathy
• Autonomy, Adaptability, Availability, Accountability
• Team-Player mindset
• Willingness to have fun.

What you get:

• Participate to the smart automation revolution
• A fun and supportive working environment that not only fosters your development in many ways, but also rewards it with plenty of room to grow
• A shared open space office with highly skilled multicultural teams
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible hours
• UpNext communities bonding events
• A high-achieving, experienced and fun team
• Canteen with a different desert each day
• Complimentary freshly ground coffee (eventually open to tea/chocolate aficionados)

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. You will work very closely cross-functionally with the Airbus Teams, as well as external stakeholders. You have great collaborative skills, with a good understanding of interface management and practical problem solving. About us Founded in 2017, Airbus UpNext focuses on flying future technologies at speeds well beyond what seems feasible today. In doing so, it is actively shaping the future of the aerospace industry. 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 test & challenge new processes and ways of working. Airbus UpNext's demonstrators evaluate, mature and validate potential new products and services that encompass radical technological breakthroughs. It has three flagships locations in France, Germany and Spain, to rapidly develop and test future technologies in scaled applications. Our mission is:

• To identify the trends that could disrupt the future of the aerospace industry and evaluate them to demonstrate their potential as a viable product.
• To accelerate traditional research cycles and prototype development to achieve proof of concept in a real environment and at a convincing scale and speed.
• To develop real-world applications for emerging aerospace technologies, thereby driving their maturity and increasing their value.
• To be THE reference for Technology Value Assessment

Our Values: #Keep it Simple #Be Audacious #Exploring Together Our DNA: #Speed of Execution, #Caring for Each Other, #Open to the World 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:* Testing 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.