Product Owner for Sensor Management Capabilities (m/f/d) AIRBUS

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Your Prospective Job:

For our renowned customer Airbus Defence and Space you are acting as Product Owner (m/f/d) for Sensor Management Capabilities within the mission systems organization.

This position is located in Ingolstadt with sporadic interactions in Manching.

Your Responsibilities:

• Own the product vision & roadmap for the sensor-control subsystem within the overall Ground Mission and Armament System
• Translate mission requirements, stakeholder needs and regulatory constraints into a clear product backlog
• Define and communicate user stories, acceptance criteria and "Definition of Done" that reflect both functional performance and systems-engineering attributes
• Work hand-in-hand with the 10-person development team
• Collaborate with Architects and Engineers to align sensor-control capabilities with system architecture and mission timelines
• Conduct backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint reviews and retrospectives,
• Acting as the primary liaison between the team and external stakeholders
• Manage risk and compliance - maintain traceability matrices
• Ensure that safety/mission-critical standards (e.g., DO-278C) are reflected in backlog items and verified during testing
• Monitor and report key performance indicators (feature completion, defect density, sensor-performance metrics, schedule variance) to senior leadership
• Drive continuous improvement - introduce agile best practices, lean processes, and data-driven decision making within the team
• When required, evaluate software architecture options and support integration of software

Your Profile:

• Completed studies in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering or comparable
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) is desirable
• Many years of professional experience in sensor-control, avionics, autonomous systems, or other mission-critical platforms
• Experience as Product Owner, in Backlog Management, Stakeholder Management and Risk & Compliance Management
• Experience with DO-278, IEC 61508, MIL-STD-882, ARP4754 or similar safety /mission standards
• Experience with sensor suites (RADAR, EOS, etc.), real-time data acquisition and control loops
• Knowledge in delivering complex, high-stakes hardware-or-software products
• Solid understanding of system life-cycle processes, requirements engineering, architecture, integration & verification (ISO/IEC 1528, INCOSE)
• Skills in Agile practices and Scrum
• Skills in developing or integrating software (Java, Linux, Git, etc.) and CI/CD concepts is a strong plus
• User skills in Jira / Confluence, Doors, Cameo, Matlab / Simulink and Git
• Fluent English skills spoken and written
• German skills are recommended
• English CV is needed

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Orizon's “Aviation” unit is the specialist for personnel secondment in the aerospace sector and – thanks to its excellent industry experience – offers you interesting perspectives in this field. You have an appropriate qualification and are interested in working in the aerospace sector? Or have you already gained experience in aerospace? Then, we are exactly the right partner for you.

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