£50,000 to £65,000 • Bristol • Flexible & Remote Working Available
Engineer a safer future in the air domain while building a career that grows with you. This opportunity places you at the heart of aviation safety and certification, supporting defence programmes where your expertise will directly influence airworthiness strategies and operational assurance.
Why This Role?
Aviation-Focused Projects: Work on technically complex air systems, applying your knowledge of military aviation safety, certification and hazard management
RAF Experience Welcome: Ideal for candidates with Royal Air Force backgrounds seeking to apply their operational insight in a consultancy setting
Career Progression: Clear pathways into leadership, technical authority or strategic consultancy roles, supported by acclaimed training and mentoring
Flexible Working: Remote and hybrid options available to support your personal priorities
Inclusive Culture: Join a team committed to diversity, equity and wellbeing, with pledges supporting women in defence and aviation
Meaningful Work: Contribute to national safety and security through technically challenging, purpose-driven projectsWhat You’ll Be Doing
Leading safety management assignments and producing airworthiness, certification and technical evaluation reports
Applying frameworks such as ASPIRE and the Air Engineer’s Toolkit to military aviation contexts
Using tools including Air System Loss Models, BowTies and GSN/CAE
Conducting safety techniques such as FHA, ZHA, FTA, ETA, FMECA and CBA
Developing Airworthiness Strategies and Safety Management Plans aligned with Def Stan 00-056
Providing assurance across project teams and supporting business development initiativesWhat You’ll Bring
Strong experience in aviation safety, including hazard and risk management within military air systems
Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status (or working towards it)
Excellent communication skills and the ability to build sustainable client relationshipsDue to the nature of work at our client’s site, these vacancies are only open to candidates able to obtain and maintain relevant clearance.
This is a permanent role.
Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialised engineering and technical recruitment solutions to numerous high-technology industries. We appreciate your interest in this vacancy. If you do not hear from us within seven working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are free to resubmit your CV or details in the future, and we shall assess your suitability then