Junior Aerospace Engineer

Posting Date: 7 Apr 2025

City: Roma

Location:

Roma, IT, 131

Contract Type: Permanent

Division: Digital Technology and Cybersecurity

Level of experience:

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

Mission

Developer and integrator of systems for the control and communication of drone swarms in safe and supervised testing environments. 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:

Support the development of a software/hardware environment for safe and intuitive control of drone swarms during flight tests.
Implement basic drone functionalities: takeoff, landing, position hold, emergency landing, and obstacle avoidance.
Enable secure rapid prototyping of external navigation algorithms (e.g., MATLAB/Simulink) with supervision to prevent unsafe commands.

Testing and Validation:

Assist in testing control algorithms and safety mechanisms for supervised external commands.
Conduct simulated and real flight tests to assess system stability and swarm behavior.
Analyze performance data to ensure safety and robustness in dynamic scenarios.

Collaboration:

Work with engineers and network specialists to integrate flight control with the Ground Control Station (GCS).
Contribute to design reviews and protocol refinement.
Support evaluation of WiFi and MANET networks for drone communication.

Maintenance and Upgrades:

Help refine the system based on test feedback and implement functional upgrades.
Integrate new algorithms and ensure compatibility with evolving interfaces and standards.

Communication Protocols and Networking:

Develop and test communication protocols for intra-swarm and GCS interaction.
Identify MANET limitations in node discovery and swarm formation.
Document results and suggest improvements for scalability and reliability.

Documentation and Training:

Prepare technical documentation, user manuals, and training materials.
Support demonstrations and knowledge transfer to users and stakeholders.

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Education

Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering

Qualifications

- Basic understanding of flight simulation systems and aircraft control systems.
- Familiarity with industry standards and safety regulations.
- Experience with programming languages such as MATLAB, Simulink, C++, or Python.
- OPEN A1-A31 certification or be available to obtain it

- experience and aptitude to work with drones and related hardware (considered a plus)

- knowledge of the PX4 drone control software, ROS, navigation and guidance algorithms and sensors (considered a plus)

- good knowledge of the English language

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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