# Space Systems Electrical Engineer

Job Description: A vacancy for a Space Systems Electrical Engineer has arisen within Airbus Defence & Space in Madrid (Getafe). The successful applicants will join the Electrical Systems Spain Department (TSEOE7). The Electrical Engineer will contribute to developing electrical and electronic systems and sub-systems for satellite platforms and payloads, and for applications including Telecommunications (including Active Antennas), Earth Observation, Science and Navigation. He/she will work in a multi-disciplinary engineering team and will contribute to the on-cost, on-time and on-quality product delivery to customer. RESPONSIBILITIES Your main tasks and responsibilities will include: Under the coordination of the System Electrical Architect, manage all technical aspects related to (at least) one of the following areas: o Active antennas data handling sub-systems (DHS) and equipment o On-board data handling sub-systems (DHS) and equipment Elaborate and maintain technical requirement specifications for on-board sub-systems, equipment or boards (mainly on digital equipment). When needed, review supplier's HardWare designs (mainly digital electronics) as well as FPGA designs and docum

- **Id**: 49338
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/airbus-space-systems-electrical-engineer>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Getafe, Spain
- **Countries**: ES
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-08-10T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-08-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T21:50:17Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 90
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5753
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule, Health insurance, Retirement plans, Stock options
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Earth Observation, Combat Aircraft, Defense Manufacturing, Avionics & Flight Control

## Company

- **Id**: 3100
- **Name**: Airbus
- **Domain**: airbus.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/airbus>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 83
- **Open postings**: 836
- **Ghost share**: 0.005
- **Stale share**: 0.664
- **Repost share**: 0.014
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 26
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 52000
- **Max usd**: 119000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: global_role_cell_scaled_by_country
- **Sample n**: 1936

## Technologies

- **IBM DOORS** — Optional: no
- **MATLAB** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Verification & Validation** — Optional: no
- **VHDL** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Repost count**: 1
- **Days open**: 89

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: Advanced (C1); Optional: no
- Language: Spanish; Level: Advanced (C1); Optional: no

## Hiring locations

- **Spain** — Iso: ES; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-08-10T00:00:00Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-08-11T09:00:41Z
- Event: reopen; At: 2026-08-30T02:19:53Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 12
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.446
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 89
- **Expected fill days**: 26
- **Reasons**: conf:2, stale_co, velocity, win:tail, crowd:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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