The mission is to facilitate and leverage technology scouting by gathering and evaluating information in the field of science and technology against either a pull from defined scouting needs or providing a push from external opportunities

Mission:

• Explore technology trends across geographies to support Airbus future challenges while detecting the right start-ups, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SMEs), research centers and companies to partner with.
• Understand the essence of the needs of our company that could be addressed by the start-up/company with the objective of speeding up solution-making and generating a positive impact for Airbus.
• Anticipate trends that could disrupt the future of the aerospace industry and evaluate them to identify and incubate potential new businesses preparing to be accelerated.
• Support and guide the innovation/research internal and external ecosystem in its development with the objective of increasing the impact (Value, Return on Investment (ROI), etc.) and visibility of Airbus as an innovative & sustainable company.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Deploy Intelligence cycle to capture best-in-class emerging technologies that will disrupt Airbus future challenges:
• Digest extensive amounts of information coming from multiple flows, sources, networks, platforms, and to assess whether they are academic/technical, economics, business, finance, related etc.
• Consolidate dedicated technology reports, synthesis, analysis or presentations, to be shared and marketed internally
• Implement, activate and follow monitoring tools to be permanently and timely up-to-date with all relevant emerging technology wherever the source
• Develop appropriate push/pull methodology and ways of working to balance the activity between the capture of internal customers needs and the push of selected emerging technologies
• Extend Intelligence methodology to populate start-up & company portfolio, to be regularly shared and align with start-up ecosystems key players (Airbus ventures as an example)
• Scout for start-up solutions based on specifications formulated by internal challenge owner, be able to compare the solutions from a technical (features) point of view and to assess the start-up robustness based on dedicated criteria (patents, founders, funding, etc.).
• Comply with the information flow process to ensure visibility of scouting deliverables, but also to capture needs and feed-back.
• Ensure transverse coordination within and across organization and divisions

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Comply with Airbus management policies
• Ensure updated knowledge of the company, products, services, operations
• Maintain an updated knowledge of Airbus business and technology priorities
• Maintain an updated knowledge of Airbus Research & Technology (R&T) and Innovation ecosystem
• Adhere to mandatory governance including annual training
• Any other task as required

Output:

• Develop and prepare Technology report as determined by Central function
• Internal / external customer satisfaction survey including the presentation of results
• Regular reporting as per requested format at both operating and functional level

Personal & Interpersonal Skills:

• Ability to develop trusting and open relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners
• Ability to work via influence, rather than authority
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and in a VUCA environment
• Cultural sensitivity to operate successfully in fast-paced global environment
• Ability to work in remote / matrix teams, and successfully navigate in matrix organisations.

Professional skills

• Bachelor or Masters Degree in Aerospace or Engineering with experience in aerospace, including at least 3-5 years of experience in the Scouting domain
• Knowledge in platform and sources to strengthen open source intelligence and research
• Possess relevant technical knowledge (AI, battery tech, connectivity, autonomy,...)
• Passion for new technologies and technical acumen to evaluate their relevance
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English
• Awareness of intellectual property (IP) and legal issues when dealing with partners

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.