Definition and Design of Flight Test Instrumentation (FTI) installations onboard Flight Test Aircrafts for Eurofighter program.
Compile and analyse the requirements and the necessary information to: specify, design, build and provide a FTI system, including all the equipment -HW, SW, digital systems, etc-.
Prepare (define, perform and document) FTI Documentation to be provided to A/C installation Design Offices bringing technical orientation and solutions in accordance with internal manuals and procedures on quality, cost and time.
Coordinate and manage FTI in general with main stakeholders and all the associated activities under our scope (budget, export control, stock, spares, V&V activities).
Make or Buy processes. New instrumentation technologies for future project’s needs.

Educated to degree level in Engineering in the area of electronics/aeronautics and/or telecommunications.
Previous experiences in Testing Activities.
Data acquisition system expertise for acquiring analog, digital and bus signals.
Configuration of network devices: routers and switches.
Experience in Telemetry equipment (transmitters, antennas, amplifiers, cabling and elements calibration, operation) and Global Navigation Satellite Systems.
Radio Frequency chain (transmitters, cabling and elements calibration and operation)
WAN/LAN protocols stack (TCP/UDP, IP, PTP, SNMP, Ethernet, ...)
Network Simulation & Analysis tools (Wireshark -dissectors-, IPerf, ...)
Programming Skills in LUA, LAbView or Python is also valuable.
High ability to understand/find-out the behaviour of electronic devices and digital protocols.
Team spirit to work as part of a multidisciplinary team (sometimes under pressure).
Proactivity in problems finding and solutions proposals.
Methodical, organized and assertive profile is expected.
English Advanced Level required.

Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer

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