Connectivity; MCOMS & SCOMS Lab Test Engineer

Position: Connectivity (MCOMS & SCOMS) Lab Test Engineer
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* Job Description:

****** DESCRIPTION***- An opportunity for a Lab Test Engineer in the field of Communication Systems (Connectivity, Mission and Safety Comms) has arisen within Airbus Defence and Space in Getafe. The selected candidate will join TADVA3, as a member of the Flight & Integration Test Centre.

- If so, we would love to have you as part of our team!
*** The position in a nutshell:
*** 1. We are looking for a Systems Test Engineer with a background in Military Aircraft Communication Systems specially focused on Military Aircraft Connectivity Systems, Mission Comms and Safety Comms. 2. The roles and responsibilities lay within the IV&V activities with the final target of demonstrating the correct system’s performance providing the evidences needed for the subsequent testing and clearance processes.

3. The testing is performed at different levels, from Virtual Testing environments up to Laboratory Subsystem and Global System Integration Rigs but eventually giving also support to on-Aircraft Ground & Flight testing if required. 4. The team gives support to all the different programs within the Spanish Airbus Defence and Space portfolio (Eurofighter, A400M, Derivatives, Light & Medium, Eurodrone, SIRTAP, Helicopters, FCAS, etc.).

5. A brief list of typical Systems Under Test within TADVA3 is as follows:* - CONNECTIVITY Systems: ALIMS (AIRCRAFT LINKS INTEGRATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM) or similar COMMS Manager Computers and JRE (Joint Range Extension) - MCOMS:
Mission Communication Systems: e.g., UAV Primary/Secondary Data Links, Tactical Radios, etc - SCOMS:
Safety Communication Systems: e.g., SATCOM, Audio Management Systems, V/UHF Radios
** RESPONSIBILITIES/MAIN TASKS
*** The main tasks of the jobholder will be:
* 1. Analysis of technical documentation of all the above-mentioned Systems, in combination with the Test Requirements documentation generated by the Design Office, in order to build up a coherent set of Rig Test Cases/Procedures to be executed at Rigs, together with the creation of the Requirements Specification of those Rigs and their associated Validation Procedures.
2. Creation of all other Test Datasets necessary prior to the run time test execution, including the creation Simulation Requirements (for TSS), Test Scripts, Initialisation Data files, Tactical Scenarios, etc. 3. Execution of the required test steps as described in the Test Procedures, including pre-run time activities (Crypto loading, Sw Loading (if required), Initialisation, etc) and run-time itself (operation of the Rig Test Support System (e.g., MaTE, AIDASS, SEAS, Lab View) and other Lab Test Equipment (Bus Analysers, Cooms/traffic or Datalink Simulators, data recording and downloading, etc 4.

Analysis of systems' behavior and creation of Test Reporting documentation.
5. Declaration of Equipment/System Problem Reports and management of their lifecycle, including root cause investigations.
6. Management of associated tools for controlling and reporting processes (e.g., DOORS, Octane, FTNet, DMS, PCMS, PRMS, Agilo, etc) 7. Specification of ad-hoc Test Tools (for decoding, recording, translation, emulation, automation, etc), including tool qualification
** SKILLS*
* * We are looking for candidates educated in a Telecommunications, Industrial-Electronics Engineering or Aeronautical Degree (or a related discipline) with at least 2 years of experience in as many as possible of the above-mentioned systems. We know that due to the specificity of the systems under test, It’s quite difficult to find candidates fully matching all requirements. Of course, the higher the ‘match’, the better, but don’t panic, since at TADVA3 we support your personal growth with customized development paths, starting from your team colleagues that will provide you with technical training plus coaching support.
** You will need skills focused on two main `pillars’:
*** 1. HANDS-OFF RIG:
** a. Technical knowledge on the COMMS Systems Under Test (modes of operation, performance, functionalities, limitations, etc), absolutely independent from the rig environment b. Requirements’ interpretation, partitioning and allocation to build-up segregated Test…