DragonFly Demonstrator - Natural Language Processing applied scientist
(M/F) 


Airbus ExO Autonomy SAS

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Job Description

Description of Airbus UpNext

Founded in 2017, Airbus UpNext is actively shaping the future of
aerospace by using flying demonstrators to evaluate, mature and
validate new products and services.

Designed as a talent incubator, Airbus UpNext is a place where you can
act and think like a startup while building on the strong expertise of
Airbus, a place where you are empowered to challenge and test new
processes and ways of working.

Our mission is:

    To identify the trends that could disrupt the future of the
    aerospace industry and evaluate them to demonstrate their
    potential as a viable product.

    To accelerate traditional research cycles and prototype
    development to achieve proof of concept in a real environment and
    at a convincing scale and speed.

    To develop real-world applications for emerging aerospace
    technologies, thereby driving their maturity and increasing their
    value.

    To be THE reference for Technology Value Assessment

    Our Values: #Keep it Simple #Act as one Team #Be Audacious

    Our DNA: #Speed of Execution #Bold Experimentation #Outward
    Looking

Description of Airbus Upnext DragonFly Demonstrator

    UpNext launches a new flight demonstrator, Airbus Upnext
    DragonFly, to go a step further to pave the way for autonomous
    flights on commercial aircraft.

    In particular, this demonstrator aims to demonstrate the ability
    to ensure safe flight back and landing.

    All the outcomes of this demonstration will contribute to
    preparing more autonomous aircraft of the next decade.

    On top of these technical challenges, this demonstration has to be
    achieved in less than 30months. Team spirit, proactivity and
    pragmatism will be the key ingredients to make this unique journey
    successful.

Main missions:

    DragonFly team is searching for her/his Natural Language
    Processing (NLP) applied scientist (m/f) to orientate the choices
    for speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and text-to-meaning
    applications in the frame of the demonstrator.

    As such, the jobholder will have to :

    Research, design, implement and integrate NLP based solutions for
    communication with Air Traffic Control (ATC) and understanding of
    Air Traffic Management (ATM) informations (e.g. TAF, ATIS, METAR,
    NOTAM)

    Coordinate the interactions with existing NLP projects and ensure
    proper integration of their solutions

    Drive the developments, from code to installation on flight test
    aircraft, in cooperation with the project's software and aircraft
    architects

    Evaluate and report performances to prepare flight testing

    The job holder will also take part in the design, implementation,
    validation and flight clearance of solutions enabled by the NLP
    bricks.

    You are passionate and looking for an incredible journey that will
    enable you to develop NLP solutions and make them fly on Airbus
    aircraft, motivated by the challenge and ready to constantly learn
    and to develop yourself and the others, this project could be
    yours joining the DragonFly team.

Duration of the mission: 

    The mission will last till the flight tests campaign and the
    associated reports, by beginning of 2023.

    Your Boarding Pass:

    As the successful candidate you will be able to demonstrate some
    or all of the following skills and competencies:

    Ph.D. in Machine Learning, or related discipline.

    Experience in development and/or tuning of NLP algorithms

    Publication records at top academic conferences such as ACL, ICML,
    AISTATS, ICLR, KDD, CCS, PETS, etc. would be a plus.

    Familiar with Python and C++

    Previous experience or willing to develop competencies on project
    management and coordination with partners and/or suppliers.

    Written and verbal communication skills

    Ability to work in integrated team with AGILE method

    Proficiency level B2 in English is required

    Especially:

    Passionate about exploring new areas, working on equations and
    quickly implementing innovative ideas and concepts.

    Critical thinker that takes on big challenges to create innovative
    solutions. You are an enterprising person, flexible and capable of
    adapting to changing environments.

    Able to self-manage and yet a team-player.

    Impatient with a burning desire to execute rapidly, without
    compromising neither safety nor ethics nor compliance.

    You have and share the values of transparency, courage, humility,
    empathy and care for the others.

    Hands-on person, solution oriented and communicative.

    You are willing to have fun.


To apply: https://www.airbus.com/careers/search-and-apply/search-for-vacancies/job-detail.html?uuid=13246