Description
Job Overview
You will own the low observability (LO) testing roadmap for our aircraft, ensuring they are hard to detect. This involves setting up and maintaining our own radar cross-section (RCS) and infrared (IR) test facilities, defining procedures for verifying signature performance, and supervising external measurement laboratories.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a multi-year LO testing roadmap aligned with programme milestones.
- Design, specify, and commission in-house LO test facilities, including anechoic chambers and radar hardware.
- Create master verification and validation test plans for RCS and IR signature measurement.
- Produce detailed test procedures for consistent, repeatable results.
- Define statements of work for subcontracted testing and oversee supplier technical guidance.
Requirements
- Experience in planning and running RCS measurement campaigns.
- Expertise in specifying, building, or operating antenna or RCS test facilities.
- Proficiency with high-frequency measurement equipment such as vector network analysers and spectrum analysers.
- Strong systems engineering practice in verification and validation.
- Fluency in English and German, both written and spoken.
- Ability to obtain an extended German security clearance.
Nice to Have
- Experience measuring infrared signatures alongside radar cross-section.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and VSOP options.
- Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation.
- Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance.
- Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support.
- Social: regular company events and monthly social allowances.
- Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary caregivers.
- Family support: 5 days of paid family emergency leave, 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work.