Senior Simulation System Engineer (d/f/m) (m/w/d)

Job Description:
Our department develops top-notch, high-fidelity engineering and training simulations for a variety of aircrafts, supporting the entire development lifecycle.
We are looking for an experienced experienced
Senior Simulation System Engineer (d/f/m)
in context of Eurofighter training simulation.
It this role, you will architect a full-spectrum solution for an high-fidelity training system. This includes flight dynamics and avionic models, cockpits, visual systems, control stations, a synthetic environment, etc.
You’ll collaborate with other system engineers and lead architects, cross-functional engineering teams and stakeholders with military background to deliver a world-class training device for the Eurofighter.
Your location
Located about an hour’s drive north of Munich, Manching is an up-and-coming market town that offers a wide range of leisure and cultural activities. Here, you can enjoy the quality of life in the countryside while the pleasures of near-by cities are still within easy reach.
Your benefits

• Attractive salary and special payments
• 30 days paid vacation and extra days-off for special occasions
• Excellent upskilling opportunities and great international, group wide development prospects
• Special benefits: employer-funded pension, employee stock options, discounted bike & car leasing, special conditions for insurances, subsidies for public transport, employee benefits at cooperating companies
• On-site-facilities: Medical officer for check-ups and other health-related services, canteen and cafeteria, kindergarten close to the site
• Compatibility of family & work (job sharing, part-time models, flexible working hours, individual timeout)
• Working in a diverse environment, with more than 140 nationalities, where every voice is heard

Your tasks and responsibilities

• Gather system needs, define architecture and derive subsystem requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Define and architect the software foundation for simulators.
• Prepare and conduct design reviews with internal and external customers.
• Support validation, verification, acceptance and certification activities.
• Provide architectural guidance during entire project lifecycle.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and other project specific teams and experts to define the common simulator architecture.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in system engineering.
• Conduct trade-off studies and evaluate optimizations, new technologies & tools.

Desired skills and qualifications

• Bachelor or higher degree in systems engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science, or relevant field. Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years’ experience in system architecture, focus on military flight training devices preferred.
• Demonstrated experience across entire system engineering lifecycle for complex systems.
• Strong proficiency with requirement management and system modelling tools (e.g. Cameo, Enterprise Architect).
• Expertise in simulation- and military avionic standards and frameworks.
• Strong foundation in software architecture frameworks (e.g. service-oriented architecture, microservices, layered architecture), and software architecture principles including modularity, scalability, and maintainability.
• Familiarity with modern software development methodologies (Agile, DevOps pipelines, containerization).
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to mentor junior engineers and to efficiently collaborate with customers and within cross-functional teams.
• Being pragmatic and passionate about simulation.

This position will require a security clearance or will require being eligible for clearance by the recognized authorities.
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Company:
Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
Employment Type:
Permanent
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Experience Level:
Professional
Job Family:
Sub-system development
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