ELI – Electric System Engineer
Pubblicato il 02-10-2026 - Leonardo in Varese
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.
This Request is for the recruitment of one resource to join the Electrical Systems department.
Mission:
The role has a varied scope involving design, verification & support of electrical systems, power generation and distribution systems (including lighting systems), from initial concept through to supporting flight test and in-service operations,
across a range of helicopter platforms.
In addition to supporting current helicopter programs, the department has a future strategy to support the development of more/all electric rotorcraft.
The position will allow to follow entirely the project, from the initial definition till in-service performances.
The role is within the Electrical Systems team, which is a part of the Airframe Department within the Engineering Directorate.
Activities:
The purpose of the role is to carry out engineering activities for electrical systems on current and future platforms.
The department is responsible for a broad range of electrical systems, as such the role has the scope for involvement with the following:
Platform Electrical Power management: generation systems, starting systems, power conversion systems, distribution systems and batteries.
Platform lighting requirements (emergency, internal and external) including use of Night