System Engineer - Aerospace & Defence

agap2 is a European engineering services company founded in 2005 and specialized in the industry. We work in the Railway, Aviation, Aerospace, Semiconductors, Chemicals, Infrastructure, Transportation, and Information Technology sectors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead system-level engineering activities for aerospace and defence programmes, including new platform development, modernization, and upgrade projects — from concept definition through validation and deployment.
• Act as the primary technical interface coordinating multidisciplinary teams across mechanical, electrical, avionics, software, integration, and verification domains.
• Facilitate collaboration between internal stakeholders, suppliers, and external partners while ensuring compliance with technical, quality, and security standards.
• Translate customer, operational, and regulatory requirements into structured engineering specifications and ensure traceability throughout the lifecycle.
• Conduct technical analyses including reliability studies, trade-offs, risk assessments, safety analyses, and change impact evaluations to support design decisions.
• Manage preparation and review of technical documentation such as system architecture descriptions, interface control documents, verification plans, and certification packages.
• Participate in integration, verification, and validation activities, ensuring system performance and compliance with applicable standards and mission requirements.

Education & Professional Experience:

• Degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline (BSc/MSc or equivalent).
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in aerospace, defence, avionics, or complex safety-critical systems engineering.
• Proven experience leading or coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong familiarity with applicable industry standards, certification frameworks, and regulatory environments (e.g., airworthiness, defence compliance, safety standards).
• Experience with requirements management, system modelling, or MBSE tools is considered an advantage.

Personal Competencies:

• Structured and analytical mindset with strong attention to detail and results-driven approach.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical domains and organizational levels.
• Ability to operate in high-security, high-reliability project environments.
• Proficiency in English required; additional languages such as German or French are an asset.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to join a group with strong development potential working on technically challenging and impactful programmes.
• Integration into a well-established structure with a client portfolio including leading aerospace and defence organizations.
• Stable employment with long-term career development opportunities.
• Access to certified training and professional development programmes.
• Support from local management in achieving mission objectives and career growth.
• Collaborative and dynamic team environment grounded in strong professional values.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted for an initial interview. In addition, only applications from Swiss and EU citizens can be considered. Unfortunately, due to Brexit, we are no longer able to accept applications from the UK.