Battlefield Simulation System Engineer

Job Description

As our organization embarks on the development of Next-Generation Rotorcrafts, the need for advanced battlefield simulation capabilities has become increasingly critical. This cutting-edge next generation rotorcraft will operate in highly complex and contested environments, requiring our pilots, crews, and mission planners to be prepared for a wide range of challenges and scenarios. Battlefield simulations will play a pivotal role in ensuring that our personnel are fully prepared to leverage the capabilities of these next-generation aircraft and give us the capability to exchange with MOD and operational customers. Furthermore, the simulations must incorporate realistic representations of the operational environments in which these aircraft will be deployed. Moving beyond single-platform performance ("building things right"), your focus will be on Mission efficacy ("building the right things"). You will model end-to-end effects chains, run operational simulations, and analyze system-of-systems capability gaps to inform strategic developments, technology roadmaps, and concepts of employment. By creating immersive and challenging scenarios, we will have the opportunity to experience and respond to a wide range of situations, from air-to-air combat and air-to-ground operations to joint operations with ground and naval forces. This will not only enhance our skills and decision-making abilities but also foster a deeper understanding of the capabilities and limitations of these Next-Generation platforms. You will join the “Situational Awareness and Mission Management” department and will integrate multifunctional and transnational teams. You will be responsible to develop & mature a common Battlefield understanding and common frameworks inside Airbus Group for architecting and developing in the right way (effective & efficient) and to optimise the Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) and high-level requirements (HLR) of the Helicopters and/or System of Systems with a Mission Engineering approach. Join us to shape the future of aeronautics and help protect lives during missions accomplished thanks to our helicopters. The Marignane site, the 3rd largest industrial site in France, near Marseille and Aix-en-Provence, is undergoing a deep transformation to offer a high-tech, inclusive, and environmentally friendly working environment. You will live a unique professional experience, at the heart of the manufacturing of our helicopters. To learn more about our site and our activities: Airbus Helicopters
- Marignane

Responsibilities

• Coordinating Battlefield simulation activities for the following projects: ENGRT2, in collaboration with European industry partners NGRC, with the objective to demonstrate to NATO Airbus Helicopters Concept Design proposal effectiveness through simulated missions; Various R&T projects, to develop synergies within Airbus Helicopters and Airbus Group (ADS)
• Implementing Battlefield simulation into concrete operations such as: Mission Characterization & Context Development: Collaborate with subject matter experts to analyse or contribute to the definition of operational scenarios, threat environments, and concepts of operation (CONOPS) across near-, mid-, and far-term epochs, establishing a hierarchical metrics framework that bridges system-level parameters to task-level military effects and overall mission success.
• Digital Mission Architecture & MBSE: Architect solution-agnostic Mission Threads (MTs) and system-allocated Mission Engineering Threads (METs) using standard modelling frameworks in Cameo (UAF, SysML), establishing baseline and alternative architectures to quantitatively assess the operational impact of emerging technology insertions.
• Operational Modeling & Simulation (M&S): Translate digital mission architectures into executable constructive operational simulations (e.g. VR-Forces), design Design-of-Analysis frameworks to explore trade spaces and sensitivity analysis under contested or degraded conditions; with particular focus on Airbus Helicopters assets contributions.
• Testing and Validation: Conduct rigorous testing and validation of simulation components, scenarios, and overall system performance, ensuring compliance with established standards and requirements.
• Documentation and Training: Develop comprehensive documentation (High level Requirements, CONOPS into NAF framework, …) and provide training to end-users (A/C Architect, Projects, Chief Eng....), ensuring effective utilisation of the simulation capabilities.
• Partnering or subcontracting for: Physics Modeling: Develop and/or integrate realistic physics models for aircraft dynamics, weapon systems, and sensor simulations, ensuring accurate behaviour and performance in simulated scenarios. Terrain Modeling: Integrate high-fidelity terrain data and create realistic virtual environments, including accurate representations of terrains, weath