Business Manager – Embedded Systems & Electronics | Milan, Italy

ELSYS Design SA; Milano; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

ELSYS Design is expanding in Milan with a new design center focused on embedded systems, electronics, FPGA and software. This role combines engineering insight with business development to build client relationships and recruit top talent for high-value assignments.

You will identify target accounts, meet decision-makers, recruit engineers, and support consultants, leveraging ADVANS Group resources to accelerate growth in Italy.

Qualifications

• Engineering background in embedded systems, electronics, microelectronics, FPGA, or software.
• First experience in business management, technical sales, recruitment, consulting or project coordination.
• Ability to translate technical topics into business opportunities.
• Based in Milan or willing to work from Milan; strong knowledge of the Italian industrial ecosystem.
• Fluent Italian; English for international collaboration; French is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop business with Italian industrial clients in semiconductors, automotive, aerospace, defense, telecom, rail, energy, industrial automation and electronics.
• Identify client needs in embedded software, electronics, FPGA/ASIC, microelectronics and complex systems engineering.
• Build trusted relationships with engineering managers, R&D leaders, purchasing teams and technical decision-makers.
• Source, qualify and recruit engineers for high-value technical assignments and project opportunities.
• Support consultants and engineers during onboarding, project follow-up and career development.
• Contribute to the growth of the Milan office, with increasing responsibility over accounts, consultants and business strategy.

Skills

Embedded systems

Business development

Recruitment

Client development

Job description

Are you an engineer in embedded systems, electronics, FPGA, microelectronics or software who wants to grow in business, clients and team development ? Join ELSYS Design to help launch and grow our new Milan design center, combining your technical background with business development, recruitment and account management.

About ELSYS Design

ELSYS Design is a European engineering company specialized in electronics, embedded systems, software and complex systems design. As part of ADVANS Group, we support leading industrial clients in semiconductors, automotive, defense, aerospace, transportation, energy and industrial automation. We are now strengthening our presence in Italy, with Milan as a strategic design center to develop local clients, recruit top engineering talent and build a high-end design center connected to our European network.

Key values :

• Technical Excellence: We speak engineer, not just buzzwords.
• True Partnership: We build genuine, long-term relationships with our clients and employee.
• Kindness & Trust: A supportive environment where people come first.
• Challenge: Pushing boundaries and delivering complex technical solutions.

Your Mission : Launch and Grow Our Business in Italy

This is a unique opportunity for an engineer with a first experience in business management, technical sales, recruitment, consulting or project coordination to take the next step. You will help build our Italian activity from day one: identifying target accounts, meeting engineering decision-makers, recruiting technical talent and supporting engineers throughout their assignments. You will not start from a blank page: you will benefit from the technical expertise, delivery capacity, recruitment support and international sales ecosystem of ADVANS Group.

What You Will Do

• Develop business with Italian industrial clients in semiconductors, automotive, aerospace, defense, telecom, rail, energy, industrial automation and electronics.
• Identify client needs in embedded software, electronics, FPGA/ASIC, microelectronics and complex systems engineering.
• Build trusted relationships with engineering managers, R&D leaders, purchasing teams and technical decision-makers.
• Source, qualify and recruit engineers for high-value technical assignments and project opportunities.
• Support consultants and engineers during onboarding, project follow-up and career development.
• Contribute to the growth of the Milan office, with increasing responsibility over accounts, consultants and business strategy.

Who We Are Looking For

• You have an engineering background in embedded systems, electronics, microelectronics, FPGA, software or a related technical field.
• You have a first experience in business management, technical sales, business development, recruitment, consulting, engineering services or project coordination.
• You enjoy working with both engineers and clients, translating technical topics into business opportunities.
• You are entrepreneurial, proactive, resilient and motivated by the challenge of building a new market.
• You are based in Milan or willing to work from Milan, with strong knowledge or interest in the Italian industrial ecosystem.
• Fluent Italian is required. English is required for international collaboration. French is a strong plus.

Why Join Us?

• Build something from the ground up: play a key role in launching a strategic Milan design center with the support of an established European engineering group.
• Accelerate your career: move from engineering into business leadership, with a clear path toward account ownership, team management and Business Unit development.
• Work with people who understand technology: join a culture built on technical excellence, trust, kindness and long-term partnerships.
• Benefit from a competitive package: attractive local compensation based on your profile, with performance-based development opportunities.

Ready to turn your engineering background into a business leadership journey in Milan ?