EMC & Electrical Engineer - Space Systems

About the role

Airbus Defence and Space is looking for an EMC and Electrical Engineer within its Space Systems Engineering business, based in Getafe (Madrid). The selected candidate joins the Electrical Systems Spain Department and works in a multi-disciplinary engineering team to specify, analyse and test systems from an electronic and mainly EMC perspective, contributing to the on-cost, on-time and on-quality delivery of satellite platforms and payloads (including active antennas) for telecommunications, earth observation, science and navigation programmes.

Key responsibilities

• Manage all technical aspects of the EMC area under the coordination of the System Architect, covering platforms, payloads and instruments.
• Elaborate and maintain EMC requirement specifications and budgets, including frequency analysis, EMC control plans and CE/CS, RE/RS, RFC and magnetic budgets.
• Review suppliers' hardware designs and PCB layouts, supporting EMC constraints and providing design, development and testing solutions.
• Define system verification and validation strategies, prepare test specifications and maintain verification control documentation.
• Support Procurement and Quality teams with technical follow-up of subcontracted equipment, risk assessments and anomaly investigations in NRBs.
• Collaborate with AIT and other engineering disciplines (thermal, mechanical, harness) throughout the product lifecycle.

Required profile

• Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
• Proven experience of 5 or more years in space projects, power electronics design, and EMC design, analysis, development and testing.
• Advanced English and Spanish.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration in multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural engineering environments.

Required skills

• Requirements management and subcontractor technical management.
• Knowledge of ESA standards (ECSS).
• Nice to have: DOORS, LT/PSPICE or MATLAB, CST or ANSYS, Altium, or Python.

What we offer

• Permanent position with an attractive salary.
• Vacation days plus additional days off during the year.
• Hybrid working where possible, and collective transport depending on schedule and location.
• Life insurance, health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan or study grants.
• On-site facilities such as a free canteen, kindergarten and medical office.
• Upskilling opportunities and development prospects in a multicultural environment.