CYBER & COMMS ENGINEER
Pubblicato il 28-10-2026 - MBDA ITALIA in Roma
MBDA Italia is the Italian company that is part of the multinational MBDA group, a world leader in the missile systems sector. MBDA represents the leading European Group with production and design capabilities capable of covering the entire range corresponding to the current and future needs of the armed forces (land, air and sea). Within the "Engineering/WSD – Italy " Directorate, MBDA Italia SpA is looking for a "Comms & Security Engineer ". Required qualifications :
- Five-year degree in Computer Engineering or Telecommunications or Electronics
- Preferential qualifications: Master / courses on ICT/Information Security and CCNA and CCNP Certifications
Professional experience Preferential qualification: practical experience, gained through laboratories and/or personal studies, in the programming and configuration of network devices and Operating Systems for networking and security aspects;
- Attitude to teamwork in an international context, willingness to interpersonal relationships, analytical and synthesis skills and written communication, work flexibility, willingness to travel in Italy and abroad
Activities foreseen for the role : The chosen resource will deal with the following activities: Participate, under the guidance of a practitioner, in studies related to Cyber Protection and Networking activities such as:
- Evaluation of possible Cyber threats against a weapon system and related Risk Analysis
- Definition of functional, dimensional, performance and hardening Cyber requirements of a defense system
- Design of the physical and functional communication architecture of the System;
- Design of countermeasures to be integrated into the architecture of the weapon system and its components
- Execution of trade-offs, allocation of requirements to subsystems and support for the selection and testing of COTS components and/or development of Make components
- Definition of justifications and test plans to support the project verification phase
- Preparation of necessary information to support the certification process of the weapon system and its parts according to the required standards (Common Criteria, NATO, …)
Professional Skills :
- Specialized knowledge of issues relating to the design and implementation of complex communication systems (IP based and not), with particular reference to functionality, physical and reliability aspects, modeling and theoretical sizing studies.
- Knowledge related to ITC Security, and in particular:
- of standards for IT security (Common Criteria, ITSEC, ISO 27000/27001/27002/27005) and National Rules and regulations: L.124/2007, DPCM 22/7/2011, DPCM 11/04/2002 and related guidelines
- of standards/methods/processes/tools for threat assessment
- of protection systems and technologies (e.g. physical protection, encryption algorithms, Intrusion detection systems, firewalls, crypto, etc…)
- Knowledge related to Networking, and in particular:
- of IP networks (communication protocols, routing, subnetting, QoS, DHCP, spanning tree, etc.)
- of voice over IP (VoIP) communication protocols.
- Knowledge of simulation and emulation tools for complex networks
- Knowledge of tools for evaluating the performance of complex networks
- Knowledge of the main computer programming languages (Python, C, C++, JAVA)
- Knowledge of computer design techniques (e.g. UML, etc…)
- Knowledge of the main families of operating systems (UNIX, Windows)
- Basic knowledge of MATLAB/SIMULINK
- Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence techniques applied to Cyber issues
- Knowledge of quantum cryptography concepts (e.g. QKD, QNRG) and homomorphic
- Knowledge of Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing techniques
Language skills :
- Good knowledge of written and spoken English
Organizational skills/Soft skills :
- Attitude to teamwork in an international context
- Willingness to interpersonal relationships
- Analytical and synthesis skills and written communication
- Work flexibility
- Willingness to travel in Italy and abroad