Iron Bird Test Facility Engineer

ALTEN Group

Within 30 years, ALTEN has become leader in both outsourced Engineering and IT Enterprise Services. ALTEN, composed of 46,000 engineers, carries out complex and highly technical projects throughout the value chain of 6,500 clients, the most prestigious companies in all sectors of industry, services and telecommunications. We work with key actors in the Aeronautics & Space, Defence & Naval, Security, Automotive, Rail, Energy, Life Sciences, Finance, Retail, Telecommunications and Services sectors.

ALTEN Switzerland

Since 2005, with 450 current employees, ALTEN Switzerland is a reference partner in providing Engineering services to 100 world leading companies. ALTEN Switzerland’s activities cover all the main strategical areas of the Swiss market in Life Sciences, Engineering & IT Services.

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Join the Iron Bird Test Facility team as an Avionics & Test Systems Engineer , to play a key role in avionics rig integration, testing and data acquisition for cutting-edge aerospace systems.

This role combines hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), software-in-the-loop (SIL) and instrumentation expertise to ensure rigorous validation of avionics and electrical systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement avionics test capabilities for the Iron Bird project, ensuring configuration control and rig testing;
• Establish and maintain distributed data acquisition systems (DAS) for large-scale rig testing, including sensor integration;
• Develop and maintain system models for Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) testing, ensuring real-time test module configuration;
• Support signal switching design and auxiliary power systems for avionics test rigs.

Requirements

• Degree in Electrical/Aerospace Engineering or related field;
• Proven background in avionics testing, rig integration or flight test instrumentation;
• Familiarity with data acquisition systems (DAS), HIL/SIL testing and real-time operating systems;
• Knowledge of avionics data buses (e.g., ARINC, CAN, Ethernet) and measurement theory;
• Experience with imc Cronos, LabVIEW or similar DAS tools (as a plus);
• Professional working proficiency in English, German as a plus.

Location: Switzerland (on-site).

What we offer you

At ALTEN, you will benefit from a permanent contract, access to cutting-edge projects with top-tier clients, and opportunities for growth both nationally and internationally. We support your development through certified training courses, both technical and soft-skill oriented.

Apply now and grow with us – we believe in building the future together!

Position managed by ALTEN Switzerland AG (Chiasso San Gottardo A166 : +41 91 261 5366)