Defense test systems and measurement solutions for aerospace and military platforms
Spherea operates a 60-year-old test and measurement business spun out of Airbus in 2014, now present across six countries. The stack reveals embedded systems depth (C++, VHDL, Xilinx, FPGA tooling) paired with enterprise operations infrastructure (SAP, Workday, IFS), but the hiring and project mix signals an inward-facing operational inflection: engineering roles cluster around supplier qualification and supply-chain transfer, while pain-point data shows sustained friction around procurement maturity, compliance, and quality constraints—indicating a company restructuring internal operations and supplier networks rather than shipping new products.
Notable leadership hires: Group Tax Director
Spherea develops integrated test systems, measurement instrumentation, and diagnostics software for defense and aerospace programs. The company traces its lineage to test benches built for Concorde and modern platforms like the Rafale fighter and Leclerc tank. Today it operates across optronics, RF product development, and electronic repair services. Geographically present in France, Germany, the UK, US, China, and India, Spherea serves tier-one defense primes and OEMs. The 2026 acquisition of Averna signals expansion into complementary test automation and software. The company remains privately held after opening capital to external investors in 2014.
Core engineering: C++, VHDL, Python, Bash; FPGA tools: Xilinx, Zynq, Vivado; test platforms: TestStand, National Instruments, vector network analyzer; design: Altium Designer, ORCAD; enterprise: SAP, Workday, IFS; CI/CD: GitLab, CMake, SonarQube, GoogleTest.
Toulouse, Occitanie, France. The company operates in six countries: France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, China, and India.
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