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Description de l'emploi :

Location: Marignane, France (with travel to Toulouse)

Position Type: Full-Time

This position comes with a limited contract (CDI-C) linked to the end of flight tests milestone - December 2027.

Following breakthroughs from VERTEX and other UpNext demonstrators, our new demo is pushing sense & avoidance technologies (LiDAR, advanced cameras, and GPS-denied robust positioning) to peak maturity.

By merging AI with next-generation Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI) and advanced autopilots, we are drastically reducing pilot workload and eliminating accidents in high-risk environments like mountain rescues and aerial work.

The High-Performance Computing (HPC) and AI architectures you build here will directly influence the roadmap for the next generation of Airbus Commercial Single-Aisle aircraft and Airbus Defence & Space systems.

This is your chance to write code, deploy AI, and see your work literally take flight.

As our Artificial Intelligence & Embedded SW Specialist, you will bridge the gap between cutting-edge data science and rugged, real-time embedded systems.

You have a rare dual superpower: the vision to conceptualize advanced AI functions, and the hands-on grit to write the low-level C/C++ code that makes them run on a helicopter.

Key Responsibilities:

• AI Model Champion: Identify, train, fine-tune, and deploy AI models for environment perception, 3D point cloud processing, and computer vision (object detection, scene understanding, obstacle classification) .
• Data Architect: Manage, clean, and structure video, camera, and LiDAR datasets to train high-performing models.
• Embedded Optimization: Adapt and optimize AI models to run flawlessly on onboard hardware under strict real-time constraints.
• Core Software Development: Write, maintain, and optimize robust C/C++ components for sensor data acquisition, communication interfaces, and demonstrator logic.
• V&V and Integration: Own the hardware/software integration, design robust testing strategies, and drive features through to successful flight-test validation.
• Technical Strategist: Bring your voice to Agile sprint sessions to filter technical ideas based on feasibility, scalability, and maturation.

Your Boarding Pass

What you bring

• Engineering degree (or equivalent) with an innovative edge—ideally combining an aerospace background with computer science, AI, or applied mathematics
• AI & Perception: Solid grounding in Machine Learning/Computer Vision applied to image processing, video streams, and 3D point cloud processing
• Embedded Software: Mastery of C/C++ for embedded systems, including data processing, interfaces, tooling, and debugging
• Experience with camera and LiDAR sensor application.
• Hands-on experience with Hailo AI accelerators and deploying models onto dedicated edge AI hardware.
• Experience working within an Agile/Scrum framework
• Negotiation level in French and English is required
• Flexibility and capability of adapting to changing environments
• Ability to self-manage in a non-hierarchical environment, understanding what the organization needs, acting and making decisions accordingly
• A Continuous Learner and Team Player mindset: You approach technical challenges with humility and a constant desire to optimize performance and you value transparency, empathy, and mutual care
• Willing to have fun ;)

What you get

• The unique opportunity to work on a high-visibility, cross-divisional project with real-world impact across Airbus Helicopters, Commercial, and Defence & Space.
• A dynamic, fast-paced "startup-like" environment backed by the stability and resources of a global aerospace leader.
• A collaborative culture where technical audacity is celebrated, and having fun is part of the job description.

Ready to fly? Apply today.

About us

Founded in 2017, Airbus UpNext focuses on flying future technologies at speeds well beyond what seems feasible today. In doing so, it is actively shaping the future of the aerospace industry.

Designed as a talent incubator, Airbus UpNext is a place where you can act and think like a startup while building on the strong expertise of Airbus, a place where you are empowered to test & challenge new processes and ways of working.

Airbus UpNext’s demonstrators evaluate, mature and validate potential new products and services that encompass radical technological breakthroughs. It has three flagships locations in France, Germany and Spain, to rapidly develop and test future technologies in scaled applications.

Our mission is:

• To identify the trends that could disrupt the future of the aerospace industry and evaluate them to demonstrate their potential as a viable product.
• To accelerate traditional research cycles and prototype development to achieve proof of concept in a real environment and at a convincing scale and speed.
• To develop real-world applications for emerging aerospace technologies, thereby driving their maturity and increasing their value.
• To be THE reference for Technology Value Assessment
  

Our Values: #Be Simple #Be Audacious #Be Open #Speed of Execution, #Caring for Each Other

Cet emploi exige une connaissance des risques de conformité potentiels et un engagement à agir avec intégrité, comme base de la réussite, de la réputation et de la croissance durable de la société.

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