ELI - Airworthiness Engineer

Leonardo SpA; Lozza; Ibrido; EUR 65.000 - 95.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

13th-month salary

Performance bonus

Welfare vouchers €250

Ongoing training

Hybrid working

Descrizione del lavoro

Leonardo SpA, a leading aerospace group in Italy, is seeking an Airworthiness Engineer for the Helicopters Division to develop certification program plans and manage type certification activities.

You will coordinate with civil authorities (EASA/DAAA), build documentation schedules with the CPE office, highlight risks, and drive certification strategies while ensuring compliance with high level requirements.

Competenze

• Requires degree with knowledge of aircraft certification and qualification processes.
• Experience with aviation authorities is essential.
• Strong communication, planning, and negotiation skills.
• English mandatory; willing to travel domestically and abroad.

Mansioni

• Develop certification program plan for helicopters or H/C modifications.
• Identify type certification and qualification basis from product specs.
• Coordinate with Civil Authority (EASA/DAAA) on certification aspects.
• Develop documentation schedules and monitor progress with CPE.
• Highlight risks and ensure program targets are met.
• Support certification strategy development and procedure improvement.
• Collaborate with CVEs to ensure timely technical validation.

Conoscenze

Airworthiness knowledge

Certification process understanding

Experience with Aviation Authorities

Meetings coordination

English proficiency

Travel willingness

Formazione

Technical Degree in aviation or related field

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Description

Leonardo is an international industrial group and one of the world's leading companies in the Aerospace, Defence, and Security sectors, delivering multi-domain technological capabilities in the fields of Helicopters, Aircraft, Aerostructures, Electronics, Cyber Security, and Space. With more than 60,000 employees worldwide, the company has a strong industrial presence in Italy, the United Kingdom, Poland, and the United States, and operates in 150 countries through subsidiaries, joint ventures, and equity investments. A key player in major strategic programs at the global level, Leonardo is a technology and industrial partner to governments, defence administrations, institutions, and businesses.

For our Helicopters Division we are looking for an Airworthiness Engineer. The main purposes of the Certification Engineer is to develop the certification program plan for the entire helicopters or for H/C modifications, identifying the type certification and qualification basis starting from the product specifications and consequently develop the associated certification and qualification plan. The main accountabilities of the role are:

• Under Airworthiness Engineer (AE) oversight, discuss with the Civil Authority (EASA) and/or the National Military Authority (DAAA) for all the aspects linked with certification.
• Develop in cooperation with the AE and the technical departments, the documentation availability schedule and in association with the CPE office, monitor the progresses of the documentation production.
• Identify and highlight the risks and the issues that could impair the program targets achievements.
• Check the technical documentation with focus on the respect of the high level program rules, airworthiness requirements and performance requirements as applicable, templates and for what concerns the coherence with the certification plan content.
• Promote the development of certification strategy and procedures spreading their knowledge within the office and the company. This may include to contribute in procedure development and preparation.
• Work in close cooperation with the CVEs in order to assure the timely involvement and supporting the technical validation of the document content.
• Update the compliance check list for the assigned disciplines, following up the documentation production.

Required Skills: Technical Degree and knowledge about aircraft certification and qualification process Knowledge / Experience with Aviation Authorities Ability to conduct and organize internal and with Aviation Authorities meetings Communication Planning and sense of urgency Negotiation and conflict reconciliation English mandatory Available to travel nationally and abroad for short period.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Working arrangement: Hybrid
• Employment category: White-collar employee
• Contract type: Permanent contract
• 13th-month salary
• Performance bonus linked to business results
• Welfare vouchers worth €250 per year
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities, including both technical and soft skills
• Well-being: We place the economic, physical, social, and psychological well-being of our people first, offering a variety of solutions tailored to their needs.

The company reserves the right to assess the appropriate employment level and compensation package based on objective criteria emerging during the selection process and in line with the seniority of the selected candidate and the position itself, in accordance with the principles of fairness, transparency, and equal opportunities established by applicable legislation.

Seniority: Primary Location: IT - Varese - Cascina Costa Additional Locations: Contract Type: Permanent Hybrid Working: International, multicultural, innovative, technological: this is Leonardo. The company's passionate and talented team is strongly influenced by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) expertise, with a diverse range of experience that enables colleagues to share knowledge and know-how across the generations. Leonardo always wants to expand its talent pool, here you can find the right opportunity for you!