Aerospace Systems Architect & Technical Lead – Contract

ARCA Consulting Ltd; Dundee; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ARCA Consulting Ltd is seeking a Lead Systems Architect / Systems Engineering Technical Lead for an aerospace client in the South West. The role delivers technical leadership across complex aircraft programmes, owning system architecture, requirements, integration and certification activities.

You will drive modelling, V&V, safety, and testing across components, subsystems and systems, while shaping systems engineering processes and supporting certification within a Design Organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience taking complex systems through development, integration, V&V and certification.
• Experience with ARP4754A/B and ARP4761.
• Experience in Part 21J / Design Organisation environments.
• Technical leadership across complex aerospace programmes.

Responsibilities

• Technical ownership across system architecture, requirements and integration
• Development assurance and system safety
• System modelling and simulation
• V&V and testing across component, sub-system and system level
• Defining and maintaining systems engineering and test processes
• Supporting certification within an aerospace Design Organisation environment
• Providing technical direction across multidisciplinary engineering teams

Skills

System architecture

Technical leadership

Systems engineering

V&V

Certification

Job description

ARCA Consulting Ltd is seeking a Lead Systems Architect / Systems Engineering Technical Lead for an aerospace client in the South West. The role delivers technical leadership across complex aircraft programmes, owning system architecture, requirements, integration and certification activities.

You will drive modelling, V&V, safety, and testing across components, subsystems and systems, while shaping systems engineering processes and supporting certification within a Design Organisation.