Software & Network Architect Leader

**Job Description:

The Airbus UpNext Optimate demonstrator will pave the way to smart automations capabilities by integration of new innovative bricks including computer vision and data fusion. The goal is to help the pilot and facilitate the mission.

This position comes with a CDI-C contract for 2 years (end in September 2026), in accordance with the timeline of the demonstrator.

Main missions:

As the Software & Network architect leader of Optimate demo, you will be in charge of:

• Identifying potential lead innovations to implement on Optimate project related to video streaming, computer vision, fusion of data, cloud computing, augmented reality , georeference databases
• Integrating the innovations in the Airbus AWS cloud architecture
• Steering the implementation of the architecture up to validation & test on a mobile test bench
• Leading the integration of the software & architecture in the simulation bench
• Challenging the technical solutions with the objective of a quick implementation on aircraft
• Ensuring consistency with the deployment on the A350 flight test aircraft
• Participating to strategic meetings on digital innovation & connectivity to identify potential solutions

You are passionate about aeronautics, motivated by the challenge and ready to constantly learn and to develop yourself and the others, this project could be yours, so come and join our team.

Your Boarding Pass:

What you bring

• Strong knowledge related to Computer vision, Robotics (ROS2), Data analysis & Fusion, AWS cloud, Geo reference databases, Security solutions, connectivity (Cellular & SATCOM), MathLab and installation on flight test aircraft

• Expertise related to Software development & Network architecture

• Able to take initiatives to propose simpler and efficient ways of working

• Passionate about exploring new areas, working on equations and quickly implementing innovative ideas and concepts.

• Critical thinker that takes on big challenges to create innovative solutions. You are an enterprising person, flexible and capable of fast adapting to changing environments.

• Able to self-manage and yet be a team-player.

• You are impatient with a burning desire to execute rapidly, without compromising neither safety nor ethics nor compliance.

• You have and share the values of transparency, courage, humility, empathy and care for others.

• You are a hands-on person, solution oriented and communicative.

• Negotiation level in English is required with excellent overall communication skills

• You are willing to have fun ;)

What you get

• Participate to the smart automations revolution
• 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
• 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)

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 Autonomy SAS

Employment Type:

Fixed term

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Software Engineering [JF-EN-EK>

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