System Architect – NRS –

My client is a global high technology leader investing in digital innovations, connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum technology.
The company provides solutions, services and products that help its customer’s businesses, organizations and states in the defence, aeronautics, space, transportation and digital identity and security markets to fulfill their critical missions, by placing humans at the heart of the decision-making process.

Role: System Architect – NRS –
Pay: To be defined based on experience
Location: Milan – Italy
Contract: Permanent

Main Responsibilities

• Define and propose architecture trade off allowing to meet the customer expectations in accordance with reuse policies, technology roadmap, business strategy and target cost
• Participate to an integrated agile engineering team composed by several disciplines as Software, Mechanics, Radio frequency, Cyber, Safety, Designer, service, manufacturing … in order to develop new products or propose improvement of existing products,
• Elaborate and approve the product breakdown structure (solution decomposition on the main components)
• Define functional chains and the logical & physical aspects to build the architecture,
• Define the solution architecture identifying external and internal interfaces between the components
• Allocate requirements to the architecture components
• Contribute to the solution development cycle and co-engineering approach,
• Perform studies and simulation in order to validate innovating concepts and verify the performance of these innovations on the real system
• Contribute to the integration, verification, validation and qualification activities

Requirements

• System Architect or Senior Systems Engineer with Electronic background
• Experience in definition of System Requirements and translation into top level System Architecture
• Experience in Aeronautic / Defence / Space sectors
• Knowledge in the fields of Digital HW, FW and SW design is a plus
• Understanding of RF Hardware design (from base-band up to at least L-band)
• Understanding of telecommunication techniques
• Preparation of project documentation (Technical Data Package, Test Requirements, Test Procedures) and execution of oral presentations towards international customers
• Capability to drive the definition of a test strategy for a product
• Have good knowledge of standard Office tools (e.g. MS Office)
• Capacity to solve complex problem by himself or by requesting support and explain in a synthetic way how to solve them,
• Have a team spirit in order to find collectively the most effective way to reach the team objectives
• English and Italian fluent is a must, ability to speak additional languages as German or French is a benefit.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with a minimum of 5 years’ experience or Masters with 4+ years’ experience in one or several following disciplines: Electronic, Digital, Telecom, Mechanical, Radio frequency
• Have a basic knowledge of Non Radar Surveillance equipment’s such as ADSB, WAM, MLAT and in the technical field of air traffic management and on the various regulations / standards such as EN, ICAO or specific local standards.
• Proficient in the use of issue tracking software (e.g. Jira)
• Proficient in the use of requirement management tools (e.g. DOORS)
• Self-motivated, critical thinker with strong curiosity to learn
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills