Software Engineer, Madrid

If you are looking for a challenging task in a development team at Airbus Defence and Space in Getafe and if you are interested in systems software design around military aircraft, you are welcomed to our department.

A vacancy for a Software Architect has arisen within Engineering Department TADMO7 (Transport A / C Mission Support Systems solutions). We develop and maintain mission support and planning systems for our A400M, C295 and MRTT platforms at the Airbus-site in Getafe. Our mission support systems enable operation, evaluation and development of military aircraft, especially in the context of mission planning.

You will become part of an agile multi-functional team responsible for the development of the Mission Planning Restitution System (MPRS) in the A400M program, as well as participating on related technology projects.

About the job : Responsibilities

• Defining and implementing the software design and proposing architectural solutions with the right trade-off on technical, operational and business criteria.
• Ensuring compliance with software development and quality engineering best practices, as well as security policies and standards.
• Integrating these activities into an agile software development lifecycle, driving an iterative development process, facilitating team ceremonies such as sprint plannings and backlog refinements.
• Monitoring and reporting team progress metrics on a regular basis, as well as risk status.
• Improving team overall technical skills by sharing knowledge and mentoring junior members.
• Contributing to the department strategy by providing technical expertise on applicable state-of-the-art technologies, methods and tools.
• Collaborating in an international environment of product owners, managers, system and software engineers and design authorities to develop the best solutions for our customers and improve time to market.

• University degree in a technical domain, e.g., computer science, telecommunications engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in software development.
• Excellent C# programming skills.
• C++ programming skills will be highly valuable.
• Experience in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) : Servers (Geoserver), engines (Carmenta), and protocols (WMS, WFS, WCS) will be highly valuable.
• Design patterns based software development skills.
• Familiar with ORMs, with NHibernate experience as a plus.
• Good knowledge of relational databases design, with focus on SQL and Oracle DBMs.
• Familiar with agile software development processes and methods.
• State of the art paradigms (microservices, etc) and technologies (git, dockers) would be valuable.
• Knowledge in mission and planning systems is beneficial.
• Experience in A400M systems is a plus.
• English negotiation level required.
• Spanish negotiation level required.
• Team player, good communication skills and proactive mindset.

• Vacation days and additional days-off along the year (+35 days off in total).
• Attractive salary and compensation package.
• Hybrid model of working when possible, promoting the work-life balance (40 remote work).
• Collective transport service in some sites.
• Benefits such as health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.
• On-site facilities (among others) : free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.
• Possibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
• Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment.
• Special rates in products benefits.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Companys success, reputation and sustainable growth.