Electrical Technical Team Leader – Airbus Flight and Integration Test Centre, Filton.

Security Clearance

BPSS and Export Control checks (including criminal record check).

Travel Required

Occasional travel within the UK.

Location

Filton, Bristol. 60% of your working week must be office based.

Type

Full time.

What’s In It For You

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax‑free technology scheme, shopping discounts and more.
• Work / Life Balance: 35 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, hybrid working, flexible working, option to buy/sell holiday (AP+).
• Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ e‑learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities.
• Health & Wellbeing: Bupa health insurance (including assisted fertility treatments and gender dysphoria & reassignment support), wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), discounted family health/dental insurance/eye tests, cycle‑to‑work scheme, on‑site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime yoga/meditation.
• Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption/shared parental/caregiving leave, purpose‑built maternity rooms on site.
• Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, multi‑faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity).
• Additional: Our world is changing. From our commitment to zero‑carbon flight (#ZEROe) to cleaning up space, sustainability is at the heart of our purpose.

Role Description

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for an Electrical Technical Team Leader to support the development, build and maintenance of ground‑based laboratory test means within the Airbus Flight and Integration Test Centre in Filton. The Electrical Technical Team Leader will be responsible for the successful development and maintenance of electrical systems within our portfolio of laboratory test means. The Test Centre values are KTOPs – Kindness, Trust, Open‑mindedness, be Positive & Solidarity.

How You Will Contribute To The Team

• Act as the electrical lead on large laboratory test means developments.
• Ensure the maintenance of electrical systems on all laboratory test means is conducted, and that technical issues are resolved in a timely manner.
• Support the technical team in their day‑to‑day activities for design, maintenance, modification, integration, and build of new / existing laboratory test means.
• Lead the delivery of cost estimations and top‑level planning for new laboratory test means requests.
• Contribute to transnational working groups looking at new technologies and ways of working for the ‘Test Means of Tomorrow’.

About You

• Experience with electrical systems and avionics.
• Proven experience in team leadership to deliver on key objectives.
• Experience in stakeholder management, with both external and internal parties.

Who We Are Encouraging To Apply

Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions. We provide flexible working arrangements and support for accessibility and adjustments during the selection process. Airbus is a disability confident employer and offers an interview to any applicant who considers themself to have a disability or long‑term condition.

Legal and Equal Opportunity Statement

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process.