HQ Function

Serves as a key hub within the Airbus innovation network, facilitating rapid prototyping, demonstrator projects, and collaboration with research, engineering, and manufacturing teams for UpNext initiatives.

Notable Features:

Access to Airbus's state-of-the-art research facilities, testing grounds, assembly lines, and a rich ecosystem of aerospace talent and suppliers in the Toulouse region.

Work Culture:

Agile, fast-paced, project-driven, fostering out-of-the-box thinking and risk-taking to accelerate innovation cycles. Emphasizes cross-functional collaboration and a start-up like mindset within a large corporation.

HQ Significance:

Toulouse's aerospace cluster provides an unparalleled environment for UpNext to develop and test disruptive technologies, benefiting from direct access to Airbus's extensive resources and expertise.

Values Reflected in HQ: Embodies Airbus's commitment to innovation, pioneering spirit, and sustainable aerospace, with a focus on speed, agility, and tangible demonstrations of future concepts.

Location:

Airbus UpNext supports Airbus's global mission by pioneering disruptive technologies across various domains. Its functions are globally relevant, focusing on developing demonstrators for sustainable aviation (like hydrogen-powered flight and superconducting electrical systems), autonomous flight systems (DragonFly), advanced aerostructures and aerodynamics (Vertex), digital design and manufacturing (DDMS), and novel air power applications. These innovations are intended for integration into future Airbus products and services worldwide, impacting commercial aviation, defence, and space sectors globally.

Street Address:

Airbus S.A.S. Head Office, 1 Rond-Point Maurice Bellonte

City:

Blagnac (Toulouse Metropole)

State/Province:

Occitanie

Country:

France