Job Description
Airbus is looking for an experienced Architecture Lead on Equipment Management to join our team.
Job Details
SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to BPSS and Export Control checks (including a criminal record check).
LOCATION: Filton, Bristol (80% of your working week must be office based).
TYPE: Full time.
About the Role
As an Architecture Lead, you will be joining the DPPP (Product Data Management) organization, the digital heart of the Airbus Develop organization. We provide the “nervous system” that manages the entire lifecycle of aircraft technical data, from conceptualization to decommissioning. Our mission is to deliver a harmonized set of IT tools to ensure a "Single Source of Truth" for the development of all Airbus aircraft, supporting over 10,000 users across Engineering, Manufacturing, and Customer Services for iconic programs like the A320 family, A350, and A400M.
You will be part of a transnational team (France, Spain, UK, Germany, and India) that is currently modernizing legacy systems into cloud-native, micro‑service and sovereign architecture and defining future solutions for our next generation of aircraft programs.
How you will contribute to the team
As the leader of the Architecture for Equipment Model Management (EMM), you will play an essential role in defining and delivering the next generation of our Product Data Management (PDM) solutions.
* Define and drive the future end‑to‑end strategy and roadmap for Equipment Model Management (EMM), ensuring alignment with the overall Open PLM platform and Airbus' digital landscape.
* Validate the design of the new EMM product, ensuring it meets all technical requirements and business needs, and prepares the organisation for future aircraft programs.
* Collaborate with other Architects, system analysts, and developers to deliver high‑quality solutions based on innovative technologies.
* Drive the unification of fragmented processes and tools across all programs (A320, A350, A400M, etc.) towards a single, Open PLM‑based solution.
* Provide expertise on business processes, function improvement, and technology enablement for aligning with the architecture strategy.
About you
We are looking for a pragmatic leader with a proven track record in architecting complex data systems who would like to be part of the definition of the future PDM solution based on Open Technology standards.
* Proven Impact: Extensive experience in Business Analysis, Functional Architecture, or Product Leadership within a complex industrial PDM/PLM ecosystem (Aerospace, Automotive, or heavy engineering preferred).
* Domain Mastery: Deep, unshakeable knowledge of Equipment Model Management, alongside a strong track record handling BOM, Configuration Management, and 3D data integration.
* Pragmatic Leadership: A leadership style that values execution over perfection, able to navigate smoothly between long‑term vision and daily implementation realities.
* Exceptional Communication: Fluent in English, with the unique ability to make highly complex technical concepts simple, engaging, and actionable for diverse stakeholders.
How we support you
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part‑time. We encourage you to discuss your desired flexibility during the interview and we will do our best to accommodate.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK offers an interview to any applicant who has a disability or long‑term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meets the minimum criteria of the role. To opt in, select the appropriate option during your application submission.
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. We will never ask for any type of monetary exchange during the recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com.
At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.
Benefits and Work‑Life Balance
* Attractive salary and success and profit sharing schemes.
* Employee savings plan and voluntary employee stock purchase plan.
* Extra days‑off for special occasions and holiday transfer option.
* Staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services.
* Life assurance and enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption/shared parental/caregiving leave, and purpose‑built maternity rooms on site.
* Well‑being room, multi‑faith room, and employee representative groups covering gender, LGBTQ+, international, generational, disability, social & cultural diversity, and neurodiversity.
* Great upskilling opportunities with access to over 10,000 e‑learning courses, certifications, expert career paths, accelerated development programmes, and national and international mobility.
Legal and Compliance
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Airbus is committed to equal opportunities for all and will not ask for any monetary exchange in the recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus should be reported to emsom@airbus.com.
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