Avionics Systems Architect (d/f/m)

Fascination aviation - Ready to take off!

For our long-standing business partner AIRBUS Helicopters we are looking for you as a new employee of Tintschl Technik GmbH!

Main Responsibilities:

• Anticipate future needs and potential avionics solutions, from concept analysis to feasibility assessment during research and preliminary development.
• Ensure the retrofit and upgrade of the in-service fleet to keep avionics up to date, addressing obsolescence, improving avionics and introducing new capabilities and functions as part of future developments.
• Define, develop and certify the most effective avionics solutions.
• Contribute to the avionics strategy at system level and to technology roadmaps.
• Contribute to avionics systems engineering processes, methods and tools, and manage cross-cutting functions.

Depending on the project phase, responsibilities include:

• Capture stakeholder needs, including those of projects/programmes, marketing, support, end users and customers.
• Define operational concepts and use cases for the complete avionics system.
• Perform functional analyses and define the functional architecture, including functional flows.
• Specify all functional and non-functional requirements allocated to the avionics system.
• Validate and cascade overall avionics requirements down to avionics functions.
• Define all external avionics interfaces.
• Propose the most effective avionics design through trade-off studies considering safety, availability, customer requirements, cost, weight, volume, reuse, commonality across product families, industrial strategy and partnerships.
• Lead avionics-level filter boards for problem reports.
• Ensure completion of all avionics-level verification activities.
• Prepare technical evidence for avionics-level qualification and certification.
• Lead flight clearance activities.
• Coordinate interfaces with other helicopter systems and the ground segment.

Qualifications:

• A Master’s degree or German Diplom in: Electrical Engineering; Engineering; or Aerospace Engineering; or a degree in Avionics, Systems Engineering or a comparable discipline.
• More than five years Professional experience in electrical engineering/electronics, engineering and development.
• Software development experience.
• Languages : German and English business fluent.
• Experience with the following tools is advantageous: DOORS, Visio, Reqtify, Mantis, Nectar, Windchill and Cameo, as well as 3D experience (TRA/TRM/EEW/RGD).

What we can offer you

• A standard permanent employment contract with a multi-award-winning employer (Kununu Top Company 2026, Focus Top National Employer 2026, etc.)
• Above-tariff remuneration with attractive bonuses
• Continuous personal support through a fixed contact person
• Increasing holiday and Christmas bonus within the first 4 years
• Bonus payment "Employees recruit employees" up to 1,000 €
• Company pension plan
• Possibility of home office in agreement with our clients
• Flexible working hours through a personal flexitime bank account
• Individual further training opportunities
• Option of permanent employment at our client´s company

This is Tintschl

The Tintschl Group with its headquarters in Erlangen has stood for premium service competence in the fields of human resources, engineering and IT since 1997. Our employees are specialized in the implementation of technically and organizationally demanding projects for our nationwide customers. Find the perfect job with us and apply.

We look forward to welcoming you.