Airbus Group

Job Description:

Airbus UpNext is looking for a Lead On-board Mission Software Developer -CI/CD & Modern Practices to explore 5G Non-Terrestrial-Network capabilities based on space platforms.

Our objective is to explore many new technologies and to support the strategic ambitions of Airbus. As such, be prepared for a wild ride, digging into unconventional ways of working, and be ready for many pivots throughout, as we will explore the unknown!

This position is based in Toulouse ( between Labège and Saint Martin), and you will collaborate with teams across Europe and an international partnership landscape.

This job comes with a 3 year CDI-C contract (a French project-based permanent contract tied to the duration of this demonstrator' mission - end of June 2028).

Missions

In this role, you will be the driving force for software quality and development velocity, ensuring our code is built, tested, and deployed with cutting-edge efficiency. By being an On-board Mission Software Engineer, you will:

• Contribute significantly to the design and development of key functions for the complex on-board mission software.
• Develop, test, and validate software components to run on an embedded platform featuring ARM processors and FPGAs.
• Design, implement, and maintain a robust CI/CD pipeline using tools like GitLab and Jenkins to ensure software quality and development velocity.
• Interface with platform teams to integrate with core system APIs, including those based on gRPC.
• Contribute to technology trade-offs, weighing the use of established languages like C/C++ against the exploration and implementation of modern alternatives such as Rust.

Key Challenges You Will Tackle:

• Implementing and evangelizing modern CI/CD workflows for a complex, resource-constrained embedded aerospace environment.
• Ensuring the reliability and performance of automated builds and tests for hardware-in-the-loop systems.
• Driving the adoption of new technologies and languages like Rust within a safety-conscious development culture.

Your Boarding Pass

What you bring:

• Strong experience in systems programming with languages like C/C++.
• Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of Yocto-based Linux and developing for resource-constrained environments.
• Familiarity with API frameworks like gRPC/Protobuf.
• In line with our value to #BeAudacious, you have a demonstrated interest in exploring and using modern languages like Rust for safe and concurrent systems.
• A hands-on and solution oriented attitude.
• Autonomy, Adaptability, Availability, Accountability.
• Joy in working in an international, diverse and geographically located team.
• Values of transparency, courage, humility, empathy.

What you get

• Develop critical components of the future's space.
• An 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/Opportunity to work remotely.
• A high-achieving, experienced and fun team.

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.

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.

Our purpose 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 Services SAS

Employment Type:

Fixed term

Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Software Engineering

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