Flight Control Systems - Systems Engineer/Aircraft Integration

Leonardo is an international industrial group and among the world's leading companies in Aerospace, Defence and Security, delivering multi-domain technological capabilities across Helicopters, Aircraft, Aerostructures, Electronics, Cyber Security and Space. 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.

Within 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.

The 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.

The 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.

The successful candidate will:

• Act 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;
  • Definition of Aircraft functions and requirements, including qualification and airworthiness requirements impacting the FCS development;
• Collaborate with Aircraft Safety, Avionics, Structures, …, and other engineering functions to ensure consistent management of interfaces, assumptions and architectural decisions.
• Support the identification, assessment and resolution of architectural trade-offs and system integration challenges.
• Support the decomposition and allocation of aircraft-level functions and requirements to systems and subsystems within the FCS domain.
• Support the definition, analysis and validation of aircraft and system requirements allocated to Flight Control Systems.
• Contribute to the development, maintenance and validation of Flight Control System architectures and functional designs.
• Contribute to the preparation and execution of technical reviews at system and aircraft level.
• Participate in integration, verification and validation activities on simulation environments, integration benches and aircraft platforms.
• Support certification and airworthiness activities by contributing to compliance demonstration and technical assessments.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement and digitalization of Systems Engineering processes, methods and tools, including Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approaches.

• Availability for occasional national and international business travel (mainly in Europe, possibility for international travel for conferences and trainings).
• INCOSE certification (or equivalent) will be considered an advantage.

• BSc or MSc Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Automation Engineering, Control Systems Engineering or equivalent disciplines.

• 2 to 5 years of experience in Systems Engineering, System Integration or Aircraft Systems Engineering activities.
• Experience gained within Aerospace, Defence, Space, Railway, Automotive or other highly regulated industries.

Essential:

• Understanding of Systems Engineering principles and lifecycle processes.
• Ability to coordinate technical activities involving multiple stakeholders and engineering disciplines.
• Experience working with complex and safety-critical systems.
• Knowledge of requirements management, system architecture and interface management activities.
• Experience in preparing and maintaining systems engineering documentation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Desirable:

• Experience in aircraft systems development and integration.
• Knowledge of Flight Control Systems, Vehicle Management Systems or Avionics architectures.
• Experience in system integration, testing and troubleshooting activities.
• Familiarity with requirements management tools (e.g. IBM DOORS, Polarion or equivalent).
• Familiarity with MBSE methodologies and architecture modelling tools (e.g. Cameo MagicDraw, Rhapsody, Capella or equivalent).
• Knowledge of Systems Engineering standards and practices, including ARP4754A, ARP4761A and IEEE 15288.
• Familiarity with aerospace development standards such as DO-160, DO-178C and DO-254.
• Experience supporting certification and airworthiness activities.

• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• Proactive and self-driven approach.
• Ability to work within multidisciplinary teams.
• Planning and organizational skills.
• Problem solving and critical thinking.

• Fluent English.
• Italian is considered a plus.