System Engineer, involved into the design and the technical development of inertial navigation systems (either for the Industrial domain or for the Aerospace&Defence domain).
Main tasks will be the analysis of customer requirements, the generation of the system architecture and the set of formal system requirements, the definition of the applicable methods for the requirements validation, the specification of the procedures required to verify the design, the support for the proper installation of the product into the target platform and the overall coordination of the system development, integration and qualification/certification activities, together with the continuous relationship with the customer for all technical aspects.
Duties and responsibilities
Support definition and drafting of the System Development Plans in accordance with the recognized standards (ARP4754, ARP4761)
Organizing and ruling the documentation for program development
Define High level System Requirements and System Architecture
Flow-down of requirements from system to items level (SW, HW, MECH, etc.)
Review of low-level requirements for the various subassemblies and components (mechanical parts, electronic boards, optical and opto-electronics components, software and firmware (FPGA) modules), configuration parameters)
Static and dynamic analysis of IMU performance
Support the System Test Department in the definition of System Test procedure and Qualificaton Plan according to widely recognized standards (ARP-4754, DO-160, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461)
Support system integration and test of INS/AHRS/IMU with complex software and hardware
Review and approval of technical design documents and data pertaining to the system under development
Review of acceptance test reports, qualification test reports, similarity analysis reports and all technical studies related to the system under development
Evaluation of the technical specification included in the documentation package of the bid/request for proposal (RFP), to contribute to the preparation of the technical proposal and to the compilation of the requirements compliance matrix
Qualification and skills
Required Skills
University degree in Electronics, Opto-Electronics, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or equivalent
Knowledge of avionics, navigation and related algorithms, control systems theory
Knowledge of main communication interfaces and protocols
Knowledge of relevant System and Safety engineering standards such as ARP-4754, ARP-4761
Knowledge of RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461 environmental/EMC test standards
Knowledge of MathWorks MATLAB/Simulink
Familiarity with requirements management tools (preferred IBM Rational DOORS)
Familiarity with system safety concepts and reliability assessment (PSSA, SSA, FMECA, FTA, etc.)
Ability to work in team
Ability to work under pressure
Ability to adopt the proper communication attitude to be effective depending on the audience and context, within the technical team
Capable to perform in-depth investigation of system failures or anomalies adopting a multidisciplinary attitude
Knowledge of English language (at least intermediate level)
Preferred Skills
Basic knowledge of reliability prediction standards (preferred MIL-HDBK-217F)
Basic knowledge of model-based design
Basic knowledge of EASA and ESA documentation ruling the product qualification/certification
