
Space Systems Electrical Engineer (Power)
What you need
- 5+ yrs space power electronics design and testing experience
- Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Advanced English and Spanish language skills
- Solid knowledge of ECSS standards and power electronics
- Collaborative mindset for multidisciplinary engineering teams
What you'll do
- Manage satellite electrical power sub-system design and reviews
- Define system verification and validation strategies
- Support supplier technical reviews and procurement follow-up
- Investigate anomalies and non-conformance review boards
- Collaborate with thermal, mechanical, and harness engineering
Job Description:
An opportunity for a Space Systems Electrical Engineer (Power) has arisen within Airbus Defence and Space, Getafe (Madrid).
The selected candidate will join the Electrical Systems Spain Team. This department is in charge of developing electrical and electronic systems and sub-systems for satellite platforms and payloads across key space applications, including Telecommunications (Active Antennas), Earth Observation, Science, and Navigation.
Working within a multidisciplinary engineering team, the jobholder will reinforce our Electrical Systems capabilities, contributing across the full product lifecycle to ensure the on-cost, on-time, and on-quality delivery of complex power systems to our customers.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The main tasks of the jobholder will be:
- Power Sub-System Management & Design: Manage technical aspects of Satellite/Instrument Electrical Power Sub-Systems (EPS) and Active Antennas power equipment, including circuit design, schematics, worst-case/part-stress analyses (WCA, PSA), and PCB or supplier hardware design reviews.
- Requirements & Electrical Interfaces: Elaborate and maintain technical requirement specifications for on-board power equipment, managing detailed electrical/power interfaces, harness definitions, power budgets, and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) aspects.
- Verification, Validation & AIT Support: Define system V&V strategies, prepare test specifications, maintain verification control documentation, and support Assembly, Integration, and Test (AIT) activities and test report reviews.
- Supplier & Procurement Technical Follow-up: Support the Procurement Team in the technical follow-up of subcontracted equipment/board developments, assessing technical risks, Requests for Deviation/Waiver (RFD/RFW), and leading supplier technical reviews.
- Quality & Anomaly Investigation: Support the Quality Team in investigating anomalies and non-conformances, providing technical expertise during Non-Conformance Review Boards (NRBs).
- Documentation & Cross-Functional Collaboration: Elaborate technical documentation, deliver presentations, contribute to technical proposals, and collaborate closely with thermal, mechanical, and harness engineering disciplines.
SKILLS
Is your profile aligned to the following list of skills? Apply! We are looking forward to know you:
- Education: Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering or a related discipline.
- Experience: At least 5 years of proven experience in space projects, specifically in space power electronics detailed design and testing, requirements management, and subcontractor technical management.
- Soft skills: Strong collaborative mindset to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams across the entire project lifecycle.
- Languages: Advanced level in English and Spanish.
- Technical knowledge: Solid knowledge of ESA standards (ECSS) and space power electronics design, analysis, and verification.
- Valuable / Nice to have: Experience in Space EPS architecture and power simulation; proficiency in requirements management with DOORS, electrical analysis with LTspice/PSpice and/or MATLAB, electrical design with Altium, and EMC engineering.
WHICH BENEFITS WILL YOU HAVE AS AIRBUS EMPLOYEE?
At Airbus we are focused on our employees and their welfare. Take a look at some of our social benefits:
- Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year.
- Attractive salary.
- Hybrid model of working when possible.
- Collective transport service subject to working calendar/home location.
- Benefits such as life insurance, health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.
- On-site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.
- Possibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
- Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment.
- Option to access special rates in products & benefits.
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Company:
Airbus Defence and Space SAUEmployment Type:
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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.
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About Airbus
Airbus SE is a European aerospace corporation. While the company's primary business is the design and manufacture of commercial aircraft, it also operates separate divisions for Defence and Space and Helicopters. Airbus has long been the world's leading helicopter manufacturer and, in 2019, emerged as the world's largest manufacturer of airliners.
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