Aerospace System Engineer

Posting Date: 19 May 2025

City: Roma

Location:

Roma, IT, 131

Contract Type: Permanent

Division: Digital Technology and Cybersecurity

Level of experience: Junior

RINA is currently recruiting for a Aerospace System Engineer to join its office in ROME within the Digital Technology and Cybersecurity Division.

Mission

The role focuses on designing, developing, and maintaining flight simulation systems' models and advanced flight control systems. This role involves working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the highest level of performance, reliability, and safety in our aerospace technologies.

Key Accountabilities

Design and Development:
- Develop and integrate advanced flight simulation systems and aircraft system and subsystem models for pilot training and advanced design.
- Design and optimize flight control systems, including autopilot and stability augmentation systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards and safety regulations.
- Create detailed design documents, technical specifications, and system architectures.
Testing and Validation:
- Conduct rigorous testing and validation of flight simulators and control systems to ensure performance and reliability.
- Utilize simulation software and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing methods to validate system functionality.
- Analyze test data and provide detailed reports and recommendations for system improvements.
Collaboration:
- Work collaboratively with software engineers, hardware engineers, and other stakeholders to integrate flight systems and simulators with broader aerospace projects.
- Participate in and occasionally lead design reviews, technical meetings, and project planning sessions.
- Provide technical support and guidance to team members and stakeholders, mentoring junior engineers as needed.
Maintenance and Upgrades:
- Perform regular maintenance, troubleshooting, and updates on existing models and control systems.
- Implement significant upgrades and enhancements to improve system performance and incorporate new technologies.
- Ensure all systems comply with regulatory standards and industry best practices.
Documentation and Training:
- Develop comprehensive user manuals, technical documentation, and training materials for flight simulation systems.
- Conduct advanced training sessions for end-users, including pilots and maintenance personnel, on the operation and maintenance of developed flight systems.

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Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Qualifications

• Experience in defining and modeling systems and their architecture (preferably software) with the major tools in use in the field of electronics, telecommunications and IT in the Defense sector
• Knowledge of the following tools and methodologies:
- Microsoft Office package
- Requirements management software (Doors)
- Software for the development of projects with a MBSE approach (CATIA Magic) and knowledge of the SysML modeling language
- MBSE Magic Grid framework
• Excellent knowledge of the English language, written and spoken with a minimum level of B2

Preferred elements are:
• Experience in managing projects in an Agile/Scrum mindset
• Experience in system integration and testing activities
• Knowledge of Python
• Knowledge of the main techniques used for Artificial Intelligence and Big Data
Analytics
• Knowledge concepts related to DevOps
• Knowledge of the main Cloud environments

Competencies

ADDRESS THE WAY - Have a big picture of different situations and reinterpret it in a perspective way
BUILD NETWORK - Forge trust relationships, across departments, and outside the organization
CLIENT INTIMACY - Embrace internal and external client needs, expectations, and requirements to ensure maximum satisfaction
EARN TRUST - Take everyone's opinion into account and remain open to diversity
MAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS - Structure activities according to priorities, actions, resources and constraint
MANAGE EMOTIONS - Recognise one's and other's emotions and express and regulate one's reactions
PIONEER CHANGE - Actively embrace change and benefit from the new circumstances
PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Promote commitment by keeping promises as a Role Model
THINK FORWARD - Capitalise on experiences and translate them into action plans for the future

With over 5,800 employees and 200 offices in 70 countries worldwide, RINA is a multinational player which provides certification, marine classification, product testing, site supervision and vendor inspection, training and engineering consultancy services across a wide range of sectors. Our business model covers the full process of project development, from concept to completion. The aim is to guarantee a project’s technical, environmental and safety - and sometimes also economic and financial - sustainability.

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