Mechanical Systems Engineer – Aircraft Systems (Military & Civil Aviation) – Italy - €DOE

Mechanical Systems Engineer – Aircraft Systems (Military & Civil Aviation) – Italy - €DOE

Location: Onsite in Northern Italy (90% onsite, 10% supplier visits)

Salary: €DOE

Overview

A leading High Tech Company is seeking an experienced Mechanical Systems Engineer to support system engineering activities and supplier technical management across fuel, engine, environmental and pressurisation systems. This position is a replacement headcount and will sit within the systems engineering team, working closely with internal departments, suppliers, and certification authorities.

The role involves full-lifecycle engineering support including requirements definition, analysis, testing, documentation, and compliance demonstration - with a strong focus on Hot Mechanics.

Key Responsibilities

• Systems Engineering & Technical Delivery
• Prepare, manage and update Technical Modification Dossiers (DMT), technical requirements, analyses, trade-off studies, part lists, test procedures (TRS), test reports (RPT/TNT), and compliance demonstration documents.
• Support system-level design of aircraft installations, equipment layout, and integration.
• Contribute to Systems Integration with Avionics, including interface documentation and design review participation.

Supplier Technical Management

• Act as a technical interface between internal teams and equipment suppliers.
• Lead/participate in supplier meetings and design reviews.
• Prepare analyses, presentations, Engineering Coordination Memos (ECM), and Minutes of Meeting (MoM).
• Track project plans, schedules, progress, delays, and action closure.

Testing, Verification & Certification

• Support test planning, supervision, data analysis, and synthesis of results.
• Produce documentation required for compliance with civil and military airworthiness authorities.
• Support certification/homologation activities in collaboration with internal airworthiness teams.

In-Service Support

• Assist Airworthiness & Customer Support with troubleshooting and analysis of in-service failures and reported issues.

Technical Documentation & Reporting

• Review and verify technical documents from both internal functions and suppliers.
• Deliver relevant plans, schedules, progress reports, and monthly timesheets.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong understanding of Systems Engineering processes (ARP4754A).
• Knowledge of testing, verification and certification processes (CS23 / FAR23).
• Background in fuel, engine, environmental or pressurisation systems highly preferred.
• Fluent in technical English.
• Proficient user of MS Office and MS Teams/Webex.
• Strong analytical skills; experience with modelling/simulation tools (Matlab/Simulink preferred).
• Excellent organisational, problem-solving and communication abilities.
• Able to work autonomously with minimal supervision, including remote coordination.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Aerospace Engineering (Mechanical or Electronic considered).
• Demonstrable experience in design, development or test within an aerospace environment.

Working Pattern

• 90% onsite at the client’s facility in Northern Italy.
• 10% travel to supplier sites.
• Weekly progress meetings with engineering leadership.

If this is of interest, please apply on LinkedIn or email