Job Description
Are you ready to contribute to cutting-edge propulsion technology and ensure that critical flight test data meets rigorous compliance standards?
We are currently seeking a Flight Test Compliance Engineer to support ongoing and upcoming flight test programmes for next-generation gas turbine engines. This is an exciting opportunity to join a world-class engineering team delivering verified, validated, and certified propulsion solutions for civil or defense aviation sectors.
Your main responsibilities will be:
* Ensure compliance of flight test data and associated documentation with relevant certification requirements, standards, and regulatory frameworks (e.g., EASA/FAA/Def Stan).
* Support and contribute to Verification and Validation (V&V) processes throughout the product lifecycle.
* Work closely with systems engineering and flight test teams to analyse requirements, ensure traceability, and provide compliance evidence for internal and regulatory approvals.
* Review and manage technical documentation, compliance matrices, and test plans to align with certification objectives.
* Liaise with stakeholders including engineering design teams, airworthiness authorities, and program management.
* Provide technical input on gas turbine systems, with a clear understanding of propulsion system integration and performance characteristics.
* Identify and address potential gaps in test coverage, compliance, or verification strategy.
Who are we looking for?
You are...
* Passionate about engineering
* result-oriented
* proactive
Qualifications
Experience, skills and qualifications required:
* Proven experience in Certification activities, including exposure to civil or defense regulatory environments.
* Hands-on involvement in Verification & Validation (V&V) processes in a flight test or system test context.
* Solid understanding of requirements analysis, traceability, and documentation best practices.
* Strong background or exposure to gas turbine engines, including propulsion systems, component testing, or integration.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
* Ability to interpret and apply regulatory standards (e.g., DO-178C, DO-254, ARP4754A, EASA Part 21 or CS-E).
* Experience working directly on flight test programs or in an airworthiness or compliance engineering capacity.
* Familiarity with test instrumentation, data review tools, and flight test software systems.
* Understanding of systems engineering processes such as MBSE, DOORS, or equivalent.
Additional Information
Why join us?
We foster a community of dually talented individuals who are both entrepreneurs and technology specialists. Our teams embody the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, enabling us to develop solutions most efficiently.
Our commitment to sustainable growth is unwavering, and we continuously strive for accelerated transformation and continuous improvement. Through ALTEN labs, mentoring programs, internal universities, and more, we are always pushing boundaries and embracing new possibilities.
We offer incredible opportunities to join inspiring projects in the most innovative companies.
We prioritise your career development with personalised support plans tailored to your own aspirations. We're here to empower you and help you reach your full potential.
Join our passionate team and start building tomorrow, today!
In short you get:
* A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
* A chance to work on the most exciting engineering projects and technologies along with Premium Customers
* A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
* A competitive salary
* Private Medical Insurance
* Pension Scheme
* Cycle-to-work Scheme among many additional benefits
* Social atmosphere, regular gatherings, and team buildings
* Flexible way of working (role dependent)