Overview
Airworthiness Lead Engineer. Location: Preston, Hull, Bristol or Prestwick – Hybrid (typically 2–3 days on-site). Salary: £56,000 – £62,000 dependent on experience. Please note this role requires British Citizenship.
Responsibilities
* Support the establishment of certification approaches for aircraft programmes, ensuring engineering outputs are compliant with the required airworthiness standards.
* Guide the delivery of flight certification artefacts, including the development of evidence to support Military Permits to Fly and Release to Service activities.
* Work closely with UK airworthiness and regulatory bodies, ensuring aircraft design and safety considerations are properly understood and met.
* Review, assure and challenge engineering evidence from design teams, providing independent oversight.
* Contribute to continued airworthiness activities including trend analysis, investigation of defects, and the preparation of technical instructions to maintain safe operation.
Qualifications and experience
* Background working on civil or military aircraft programmes with strong understanding of aircraft systems and integration.
* Experience applying airworthiness and certification requirements within a regulated environment.
* Familiarity with relevant military or civil standards, and an ability to assess evidence packages for compliance.
* Knowledge of safety engineering principles such as hazard analysis and system safety assessments.
* Strong communication skills and the ability to work across engineering, safety and regulatory teams.
Desirable
* Experience with UAV or UAS airworthiness.
* Exposure to safety analysis methods such as FTA, FHA and hazard management.
* Working understanding of MOD procurement and regulatory frameworks.
* Previous leadership or team-coordination experience.
Benefits
* Competitive pension and share schemes.
* Flexible benefits including health, wellbeing and lifestyle options.
* Annual Bonus
* Hybrid working across several UK sites.
For further information feel free to reach me at 02895213213, or simply apply!
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