SPZ - Senior System Engineer (EO & SoS)

Job Description:

Leonardo is an international industrial group, among the world's leading companies in Aerospace, Defense and Security, creating multi-domain technological capabilities in Helicopters, Aircraft, Aerostructures, Electronics, Cyber Security and Space. With over 60,000 employees worldwide, the company has a solid industrial presence in Italy, the United Kingdom, Poland, the United States, and operates in 150 countries also through subsidiaries, joint ventures and participations. As a protagonist of the main strategic programs at a global level, it is a technological and industrial partner of Governments, Defense Administrations, Institutions and companies.

Within the Space Division, in the Organizational Unit of Missions & System Design – Technology, Innovation & Systems Architecture, we are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer (EO & SoS) for our office in Rome – Via Faustiniana.

The person will be responsible for managing system-level activities in all project phases (0/A–B1 and B2–E), in particular, they will deal with:

• Technical management of satellite projects (EO) at system level;

• Definition and management of system requirements, including understanding, compliance, verification and validation strategies;

• Development of mission concepts, system architectures and performance models;

• Definition and management of interfaces between system elements and subsystems;

• Execution of scientific/mathematical analyses and predictive modeling to evaluate and optimize design solutions;

• Preparation of technical offers;

• Creation, management and control of system documentation and baselines;

• Resolution of design problems at system level and proposal of corrective solutions;

• Support for procurement, operations and subcontractor activities to ensure compliance with system requirements;

• Definition of end-to-end (E2E) solutions for future Earth Observation and/or SoS missions;

• Coordination of technical contributions between internal units (Engineering, Operations, Quality, Program Management);

Educational qualification:

• Master's Degree in STEM disciplines (preferably in Aerospace Engineering)

Required experience level:

• Senior: 5 – 10 years of experience in the role

Skills and technical knowledge:

• System engineering (EO) E2E expertise;

• Experience in Earth Observation missions;

• Knowledge of EO applications and technologies;

• Knowledge of optical and/or radar payloads and missions, including performance analysis;

• Knowledge of architectures, techniques and technologies of transparent and processed/regenerative satellite transponders for space-to-space and space-to-ground communications;

• Experience in developing E2E simulations of EO mission performance;

• Experience with commercial and institutional clients;

• Knowledge of ESA processes and ECSS standards for design, development, verification, validation and integration;

• Knowledge of CCSDS protocols at Network, Data-Link, Physical and Bundle level

• Knowledge of AIV processes for space missions;

• Knowledge of technologies and techniques in optical, RF, baseband and antennas for space and ground;

Nice to Have: knowledge of optical free-space transmission technologies

Behavioral competencies:

• Result orientation

• Team work

• Proactivity

• Stakeholder relationship management (internal and external)

• Strategic vision

• Effective communication

Language skills:

• English (min. level B2/C1)

IT skills:

• Knowledge of DOORS and Polarion for requirements management

• Knowledge of Model-Based System Engineering practices and tools

• Knowledge of Ansys STK for mission analysis

• Knowledge of Python, MATLAB and Simulink

• Basic knowledge of concurrent engineering tools (Confluence, Jira, etc.)

Other:

• Availability to travel

Seniority: Senior

Primary Location: IT - Roma - Via Faustiniana

Contract Type: Permanent

Hybrid Working: Ibrido