Aerospace Technician

Certo Aerospace Ltd; Frome; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

25 days annual leave

Company events

UK & occasional international travel

Long-term progression within advanced

Job summary

Certo Aerospace Ltd in Frome, England, is seeking an Aerospace Workshop Technician to build and maintain prototype aircraft. You’ll join a close-knit engineering team, assembling components, integrating mechanical and electrical systems, and supporting flight tests across the UK.

Formal engineering qualifications aren’t essential, and there’s clear growth within our advanced aerospace division. The role offers varied, hands-on work with ownership from workshop to flight testing.

Qualifications

• Mechanical assembly experience is essential.
• Experience in aerospace/defence/motorsport sectors is advantageous.
• Familiarity with composites and sheet metal fabrication is helpful.
• Formal engineering qualifications aren’t essential.

Responsibilities

• Build and assemble aircraft from individual components.
• Perform mechanical and electrical integration.
• Support prototype development and upgrades.
• Work with composite materials and precision assemblies.
• Assist with aircraft testing and flight trials.
• Collaborate with Design Engineers and Flight Test Engineers.

Skills

Mechanical assembly

Electrical assembly

Mechanical testing

Job description

Most workshop roles end when the product leaves the bench.

This one starts there.

Certo Aerospace is developing one of the UK's most advanced heavy-lift rotary-wing UAV platforms, and we're looking for an Aerospace Workshop Technician to help bring the aircraft to life.

Working as part of a close-knit engineering team, you'll assemble, maintain, troubleshoot and continually improve prototype aircraft before supporting their testing both on-site and at flight test locations across the UK.

This is a varied, hands-on role where no two weeks are the same.

What You'll Be Doing

• Building and assembling aircraft from individual components.
• Mechanical and electrical integration.
• Supporting prototype development and upgrades.
• Working with composite materials and precision assemblies.
• Supporting aircraft testing and flight trials.
• Working closely with Design Engineers and Flight Test Engineers.

We’d Love To Hear From You If You Have Experience In:

• Mechanical assembly
• Aerospace
• Defence
• Motorsport
• Composites
• Sheet metal or fabrication
• Electrical assembly
• Mechanical testing

Formal engineering qualifications aren't essential.

Why Certo?

You'll join a small engineering team where you'll see the aircraft you help build progress from the workshop floor to live flight testing.

Few engineering businesses offer that level of ownership and variety.

Package

• 9-day fortnight (every other Friday off)
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Company events
• UK & occasional international travel
• Long-term progression within advanced aerospace