Outboard Equipment Design Engineer - ELRS

Job Overview

The System Design Responsible (SDR) will take over the Outboard Equipment Design Engineer responsibilities, covering all activities required for the design, integration, verification and validation (V&V) and certification of Outboard Equipments (mainly ELRS, Cargo Hook, Wiper System) for the NH90. The role includes participation in all product phases from specification to in‑service support, ensuring compliance with system and subsystem requirements.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all stages of the product life cycle: specification, conceptual and detailed design, production support (non‑conformity assessment), testing support, and generation of evidence for certification and customer support.
• Demonstrate system compliance with allocated requirements, including system/subsystem design and problem analysis, and approve test equipment and means.
• Verify compliance of detailed design solutions against validated requirements for each system, subsystem, or equipment.
• Develop modifications and retrofits within agreed timelines as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Adapt design solutions to real helicopter configurations quickly.
• Define maintenance programs for systems, subsystems, and equipment in line with general requirements.
• Identify necessary development life‑cycle activities to achieve the required level of confidence consistent with regulations and program requirements.
• Define milestones and reviews with maturity expectations aligned with program phases and gates.
• Provide detailed data and information about system elements to enable implementation consistent with system architecture models and views.
• Collaborate closely across industrial and functional design views from the earliest stages through serial production and in‑service life of the product.
• Support travel to Germany (mainly) and France (occasionally) as required.

Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Systems Engineering with helicopter equipment.
• Experience with change management (ECR/ECP), AH manufacturing, and maintainability processes.
• Desirable: CATIA V5, SAP, B‑Flow, Windchill, Nectar, Orion.
• Excellent technical communication skills with non‑specialists.
• Team spirit, proactive continuous improvement, strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Open and curious mindset with a practical, agile approach.
• Technical team lead experience is a plus.
• Advanced English; French and German valued.

Employment Details

Company: Airbus Helicopters España, SA
Employment Type: Permanent
Experience Level: Professional
Job Family: Sub‑system development

Equal Opportunity Employer

Airbus is committed to equal opportunities for all, regardless of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.