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Lead Test Bench Engineer
2014-06-11 12:39:45| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group formed by combining the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. The new division is Europes number one defence and space enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the top ten global defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees generating revenues of approximately 14 billion per year. A Lead Test Bench engineer with excellent software skills in CJava and demonstrated experience in a technical leadership role is being recruited by Airbus Defence and Space in Stevenage. You will join the Satellite FVI, Engineering Tools Control Ground Segment division, responsible for the development of highfidelity numeric simulators and Hardware In the Loop HIL test benches for space programs. The numeric simulators include software models of the system while the HIL test benches consist of a realtime simulator with the front end electrical interfaces to the hardware equipments. a The successful applicant will be working on the development of highfidelity numerical simulators and hardware in the loop test benches. b As a technical lead you will be responsible for managing and coordinating the technical activities of the development team while making actual technical contributions to the project. c You will be responsible for ensuring the technical consistency, the successful development, integration, testing and delivery of the test benches within the project constraints. The key responsibilities of the role are as follows I Technical a Provide technical management and guidance to the development team throughout the lifecycle of the project, b Requirements engineering, c Software design and architecture, d Software implementation and testing, e System integration and verification, f System delivery and acceptance g Conduct code reviews and inspections h Provide technical coaching foster a collaborative environment i Ensure use of standards and good practices within the team, to maintain the quality of the product throughout the development j Act as a single technical interface to the project stakeholders to ensure global understanding of technical requirements and constraints together with their impact on the development k Work as a technical expert in specific areas of the project to provide actual technical contributions for the development of the benches II NonTechnical a Project planning, estimation, definition and allocation of work packages b Perform risk management, dynamically adjusting team plans c Measuring progress status reporting issue escalation and resolution scope management d Ensure effective communication with all stakeholders and distributed teams e Develop strong relationships with customers. Secondary Responsibilities Definition of training plans to enhance the technical skills of the team Review and participate in proposals. The successful applicant will have the following skills and experience I Experience required a Experience in the technical lead role for small to medium development teams b Experience in the development of numeric or hardwareinthe loop test benches c Experience in the entire software lifecycle from requirements, design, development, integration, testing and customer delivery and acceptance d Experience in project control managing subcontractors is highly desirable IITechnical competencies a Thorough understanding of software and systems development lifecycles b Excellent knowledge of OO concepts and advanced C programming techniques c Excellent experience in software development using C, Java and ideally with CORBA III Other technical competencies a Working knowledge of one or more of the following data buses SpaceWire, MilSTD 1553, CAN bus b Working knowledge in multithreading programming is highly desirable c Working knowledge of software development on Linux OS ideally Real Time Linux and Microsoft Windows platforms d Working knowledge of software development tools based on Eclipse. e Knowledge of the ECSS software standards is desirable. IV Qualifications Degree in computer science, software engineering, or other engineering related discipline V General a Good leadership and communication skills. b You are able to delegate work efficiently and have the ability to comprehend and address the broader picture. You should be able to travel within Europe for short periods of time. Applications should be made via the Airbus Group website. To apply click here
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