DevOps Engineer (m/w/d) - Shape the Future of Virtual Engineering

Job Description:

Eurodrone Programme:

With its ground-breaking industrial and commercial setup and its unique certification and flexibility, European Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) showcases how European industry can find innovative ways to support strategic autonomy needs and prepare for the Future Combat Air System. European MALE RPAS is not just the first programme to fully implement digital design manufacturing and services (DDMS). It is also seen as a ‘light-house’ programme, not only within Airbus, but also for the entire aeronautics industry in Europe.

Become part of the UAS business and rise to the challenges ahead!

Mission and activities:

In the Airbus Defence & Space Military Aircraft Simulation Domain we develop top notch, high fidelity Engineering and Training Simulations for a variety of aircrafts, supporting the entire development lifecycle.

Under the term “Virtual Engineering” (VE), the VE team is establishing a new way-of-working in the European MALE RPAS (Eurodrone) programme: The mission is to generate and deploy a central simulation and all associated governance, processes and tools, in order to support the development, integration and verification of the European MALE RPAS. We also develop and build the Eurodrone Training Simulators.

For the Simulation Deployment and Infrastructure working group, we are looking for a DevOps Engineer. In this role, you will enhance and maintain our DevOps pipeline while contributing to the development and integration of Virtual Engineering tools for the Eurodrone test benches. Your responsibilities will also include deploying the Eurodrone simulation software across all our environments, such as virtual labs, simulation laboratory, test benches and future training simulators. As part of an international and multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in this important program for Airbus Defence and Space.

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 including holiday pay, Christmas bonus and profit sharing
• 30 days holidays and extra days-off for special occasions
• Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects
• Special benefits: employer-funded pension, employee stock options, discounted car leasing, special conditions for insurances, public transport subsidy, discounts at local businesses
• On-site-facilities: Medical officer for check-ups and other health-related services, canteen and cafeteria, kindergarten nearby

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your main tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Maintenance of VE CI/CD pipelines as part of DevOps automated processes
• Maintenance and configuration of VE DevOps tools, including Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, GitLab, Nexus, Artifactory  and Jenkins
• Development and implementation of Virtual Engineering tools for the test benches and training simulator
• Deployment of simulation software across various environments, such as virtual labs, simulation labs, test benches and training simulators
• Identification and implementation of improvements in the simulation deployment processes

As you will work in an international environment, occasional travels will be necessary.

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

• Education and Professional Experience
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree (or equivalent) in computer science, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or a related discipline
  • ~4 years of relevant working experience
• Technical Skills
  • Proficiency in the following programming languages: Python, bash, Java, Groovy
  • Experience with version control tools: git
  • Knowledge of operating systems: Linux / Windows
  • Experience with DevOps tools: Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket, Nexus, Jenkins
• Preferred Skills and Experience
  • Experience with DevOps tools: GitLab, Artifactory  
  • Experience in hardware & software integration
• Soft and Communication Skills
  • Ability to work effectively in large teams and be an excellent team player
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