Senior HW Design Engineer

MAGROUP - Magnaghi Aerospace is an international company with plants in Italy, the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The Group has over 80 years of experience in the sector, having produced more than 20,000 landing gear and 40,000 aerostructures for over 10,000 aircraft.

We are looking for a Senior HW Design Engineer for our plant in Naples, to join our Engineering department.

Main Activities

• Issuing plans and standards that will govern hardware developments and ensure airworthiness.
• Developing and validating the hardware architecture that will meet the input requirements assigned to the software.
• Development of electrical diagrams that implement the developed architecture, complying with the defined standards and input and derived requirements.
• Development of verification procedures for the electronic boards developed to ensure that all requirements are met.
• Drafting of Acceptance Test Procedures for unit testing.
• Performance of all tests defined by the verification procedures, with implementation of any modifications in the event of failure to pass the tests, and development of all report documentation.
• Development of all documentation necessary for the qualification and certification of the electronic unit.
• Support for the definition of the requirements of the testing equipment used for the qualification of the unit.
• Support for all HW DESIGN QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGEMENT activities. You will be required to manage and/or support the HW Design Quality Assurance (HQA) process in accordance with RTCA/DO254 requirements, and ensure that the HW product output from the design process complies with airworthiness design requirements.
• Issues and updates process quality assurance plans.
• Issues and updates certification plans.
• Issues and updates HW item configuration management plans.
• Issues and updates HW development plans.
• Issues and updates HW verification plans.
• Collaborates in the drafting of HW standards.
• Performs verification/inspection and witnessing activities on the execution of HW design activities.
• Performs audits on problem reports and audits required by HW control plans.

Requirements

Hard Skills

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Electronics (Electrical Engineering)
• More than 5 years of experience in the development of electronic hardware for the aeronautical sector in accordance with RTCA DO 254 minimum level DAL B.
• In‑depth knowledge of electrical, electronic, analog, and digital components
• In‑depth knowledge of the sizing of components used in electrical diagrams
• Knowledge of CAE programs for the design of electrical diagrams and PCBs
• In‑depth knowledge of the internal architectures of microprocessors, microcontrollers, DSPs, and DSCs
• In‑depth knowledge of programmable logic: PLD, CPLD, FPGA, etc.
• Knowledge of power electronics
• Knowledge of electronic control of brushless motors
• Knowledge and use of sensors for measuring current, voltage, temperature, force, torque, angular position, linear position, etc.
• Knowledge of issues relating to susceptibility to radiated fields and conductive paths
• Knowledge of issues relating to conducted and radiated emissions
• Knowledge of ESD protection
• Ability to manage design input requirements and follow a development process that ensures they are met.
• Knowledge of good design standards
• In‑depth knowledge of Windows, Office suite, and networking fundamentals.
• Excellent knowledge of English (written and spoken)
• Ability to draft technical documents in English
• Knowledge of programming languages
• Knowledge of the equipment used to check and test electronic boards: programmable power supply, multimeter, oscilloscope, function generators, pattern generators, logic state analyzers, communication bus analyzers, etc.
• Experience in hardware development using microcontrollers for real‑time applications.
• Knowledge and experience of microcontroller peripherals (timers, counters, DIO, serial communication channels, etc.).
• Knowledge of electronic board protection against indirect lightning phenomena. Conoscenza dei principali protocolli di comunicazione aeronautici (AFDX (ARINC 664), ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553B, CAN bus (ARINC 825), RS-422/RS-485)
• Knowledge and experience in HW development capable of managing PBIT, CBIT, and IBIT built‑in tests.
• Knowledge of microprocessor‑based electronic board architectures with single failure immunity requirements and/or remote probability of specific failures occurring.
• Knowledge and experience in hardware development in accordance with RTCA-DO 254 for safety‑critical applications up to at least DAL B.
• In‑depth knowledge of DO 254, RTAC DO 160, MIL-STD 810, and MIL-STD 461 standards.

Soft Skills

• Collaborative approach and ability to work in a team.
• Problem‑solving skills.
• Willingness to acquire new knowledge, including independently.

EEO Statement

The search is open to candidates of both genders (Law 903/77). MAGROUP is committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Group takes measures to ensure equal opportunities for all candidates. At MAGROUP Magnaghi Aerospace, everyone is invited to contribute to the success of our Group.