Industrial Manager for the Aircraft Connectivity Demonstrator (Aerospace)

Location: Based in Toulouse (Saint Martin), France, with flexible remote work and regular presence in a shared open-space office.

Company

hirify.global develops demonstrators to evaluate, mature, and validate new aerospace products and services.

What you will do

• Manage procurement activities, supplier partnerships, contract negotiations, and operational supplier interfaces.
• Identify relevant suppliers and monitor deliveries, schedules, and after-sales support.
• Plan tasks and deliverables for the Aircraft Connectivity Demonstrator.
• Prepare demonstrations with partners across aircraft, ground, and road benches.
• Consolidate industrial configurations and ensure consistency between the different demonstrator platforms.

Requirements

• Strong experience in procurement contract management, negotiation, supplier follow-up, and schedule management.
• Experience working on complex engineering projects.
• Ability to take initiative and develop simpler, more efficient ways of working.
• Hands-on, solution-oriented, autonomous, adaptable, and accountable working style.
• English at negotiation level is mandatory.
• Interest in technology and science, with a willingness to work in an international and geographically distributed environment.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of aircraft architecture, integration, and modification.

Culture & Benefits

• Strategic role contributing to future aircraft connectivity technologies.
• Startup-like environment supported by Airbus expertise, with autonomy to challenge existing processes.
• Flexible hours and the opportunity to work remotely.
• International collaboration and regular UpNext community events.
• Supportive, inclusive culture guided by care, simplicity, openness, courage, and speed of execution.

Hiring process

• Applications are submitted for a fixed-term role linked to the demonstrator deliverable, with an estimated completion date of the end of February 2028.