Tactical Communications Lab Test Engineer

Airbus
Spain
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityExperience: 2-6 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Proactive problem solving","Can-do mindset","Adaptability","Rigor","Autonomous work"]

Join the Flight & Integration Test Centre to perform IV&V testing for tactical mission and connectivity communication systems across major defense programs. You will analyze test requirements, create rig test cases and datasets, generate simulation inputs and scenarios, execute rig procedures with specialized lab equipment, and produce test reports while supporting root-cause investigations. You’ll also manage equipment and issue lifecycles using configuration and tracking tools and specify ad-hoc test tooling.

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Airbus
Airbus
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Tactical Communications Lab Test Engineer

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Job Summary

Join the Flight & Integration Test Centre to perform IV&V testing for tactical mission and connectivity communication systems across major defense programs. You will analyze test requirements, create rig test cases and datasets, generate simulation inputs and scenarios, execute rig procedures with specialized lab equipment, and produce test reports while supporting root-cause investigations. You’ll also manage equipment and issue lifecycles using configuration and tracking tools and specify ad-hoc test tooling.
Location: Spain
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Analyze technical documentation and test requirements to define and build rig test cases, procedures, and requirement specifications.
  • •Generate test datasets, simulation requirements, test scripts, initialization files, and tactical scenarios prior to execution.
  • •Execute rig test procedures, including pre-run crypto/software loading and run-time operation using specialized lab equipment and bus analyzers.
  • •Assess system behavior post-test, prepare comprehensive test reports, and support root-cause investigations for declared problem reports.
  • •Manage equipment and system issue lifecycles using configuration and tracking tools (e.g., DOORS, Octane, FTNet).
  • •Specify and qualify ad-hoc test tools for decoding, recording, translation, emulation, and process automation.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceLife InsuranceEquityRetirementLearning Budget

Key Requirements

  • •Degree or Master’s in Telecommunications, Radiocommunications, Electronics, or Aeronautical Engineering.
  • •2 to 6 years of experience in system testing, IV&V activities, or hands-on rig testing.
  • •Deep understanding of tactical communications systems under test, including tactical datalinks such as Link 16/22 and related mission communications/satcom connectivity.
  • •Hands-on command of lab test equipment such as MIL-STD-1553 bus analyzers, sniffers, and datalink simulators (or equivalent test support systems).
  • •Advanced English and Spanish, plus eligibility for a NATO Security Clearance and ITAR/National Export Control authorizations.
Experience:2-6 yearsDefenceAerospaceSystem testingIV&VHands-on rig testing
Education:Bachelor's in Telecommunications; Radiocommunications; Electronics; Aeronautical Engineering
Skills:Proactive problem solvingCan-do mindsetAdaptabilityRigorAutonomous work
Licenses:ITARNational Export Control
Languages:EnglishSpanish
Tech Stack:MaTEAIDASSTIGERMIGATOMIL-STD-1553DOORSOctaneFTNetLink 16Link 22VMFMission CommsSATCOMALIMSJRECrypto/software loadingDatalink simulatorsBus analyzersSniffersTest support systems

Eligibility

Security Clearance:NATO Security Clearance

Company Brief

Airbus
Designs, manufactures, and sells commercial aircraft, helicopters, defense and space systems, and related services worldwide. Airbus is a leading aerospace and defense company delivering integrated solutions for civil and military aviation customers.
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Toulouse, France
Founded: 1970
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