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With more than 60,000 employees worldwide, the company has a strong industrial presence in Italy, the United Kingdom, Poland and the United States, and operates in 150 countries through subsidiaries, joint ventures and strategic partnerships. A key player in major global strategic programmes, Leonardo is a trusted technological and industrial partner to governments, defence administrations, institutions and commercial customers.\nWithin the Aircraft Systems Integration area, Flight Control Systems (FCS) department, we are looking for a Flight Control Systems - Systems Engineer/Aircraft Integration for our Cascina Costa site.\nThe successful candidate will contribute to Systems Engineering and System Integration activities related to Flight Control Systems development, supporting the definition and integration of FCS solutions within the overall aircraft architecture.\nThe role combines system architecture, requirements management and technical coordination, with a strong focus on cross-functional collaboration across engineering disciplines, ensuring alignment between system design, safety objectives and aircraft-level requirements.\nMain Activities\nThe successful candidate will:\nAct as engineering focal point for cross-functional activities involving Flight Control Systems, facilitating coordination between engineering teams and stakeholders.Definition of ConOps and Mission Engineering;\nDefinition of Aircraft functions and requirements, including qualification and airworthiness requirements impacting the FCS development;\n\nCollaborate with Aircraft Safety, Avionics, Structures, …, and other engineering functions to ensure consistent management of interfaces, assumptions and architectural decisions.\nSupport the identification, assessment and resolution of architectural trade-offs and system integration challenges.\nSupport the decomposition and allocation of aircraft-level functions and requirements to systems and subsystems within the FCS domain.\nSupport the definition, analysis and validation of aircraft and system requirements allocated to Flight Control Systems.\nContribute to the development, maintenance and validation of Flight Control System architectures and functional designs.\nContribute to the preparation and execution of technical reviews at system and aircraft level.\nParticipate in integration, verification and validation activities on simulation environments, integration benches and aircraft platforms.\nSupport certification and airworthiness activities by contributing to compliance demonstration and technical assessments.\nContribute to the continuous improvement and digitalization of Systems Engineering processes, methods and tools, including Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approaches.\nRequirements (qualifications, level of experience, technical skills, languages, IT skills, Soft skills, other)\nEducation\nBSc or MSc Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Automation Engineering, Control Systems Engineering or equivalent disciplines.\nExperience\n2 to 5 years of experience in Systems Engineering, System Integration or Aircraft Systems Engineering activities.\nExperience gained within Aerospace, Defence, Space, Railway, Automotive or other highly regulated industries.\nTechnical Skills\nEssential:\nUnderstanding of Systems Engineering principles and lifecycle processes.\nAbility to coordinate technical activities involving multiple stakeholders and engineering disciplines.\nExperience working with complex and safety-critical systems.\nKnowledge of requirements management, system architecture and interface management activities.\nExperience in preparing and maintaining systems engineering documentation.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills.\nDesirable:\nExperience in aircraft systems development and integration.\nKnowledge of Flight Control Systems, Vehicle Management Systems or Avionics architectures.\nExperience in system integration, testing and troubleshooting activities.\nFamiliarity with requirements management tools (e.g. IBM DOORS, Polarion or equivalent).\nFamiliarity with MBSE methodologies and architecture modelling tools (e.g. Cameo MagicDraw, Rhapsody, Capella or equivalent).\nKnowledge of Systems Engineering standards and practices, including ARP4754A, ARP4761A and IEEE 15288.\nFamiliarity with aerospace development standards such as DO-160, DO-178C and DO-254.\nExperience supporting certification and airworthiness activities.\nSoft Skills\nStrong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.\nEffective communication skills.\nProactive and self-driven approach.\nAbility to work within multidisciplinary teams.\nPlanning and organizational skills.\nProblem solving and critical thinking.\nLanguages\nFluent English.\nItalian is considered a plus.\nAdditional Requirements\nAvailability for occasional national and international business travel (mainly in Europe, possibility for international travel for conferences and trainings).\nINCOSE certification (or equivalent) will be considered an advantage.\nWHAT WE OFFER\nEngagement, recognition of skills, and a strong focus on people's well-being and safety are the cornerstones of 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The company reserves the right to assess the appropriate employment level and compensation package based on objective criteria emerging during the selection process and in line with the seniority of the selected candidate and the position itself, in accordance with the principles of fairness, transparency, and equal opportunities established by applicable legislation. THE SELECTION PROCESS We look forward to receiving your application: please submit your CV within three weeks of the job posting date. How does the selection process work? Following the application collection phase, the CVs that best match the required qualifications will be evaluated and shortlisted. Selected candidates will take part in an introductory interview with the Human Resources team, focusing on motivation and aptitude, followed by an in-depth technical interview with the relevant Business function. 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