Airborne Certification Engineer — Hybrid, Flexible Benefits

General Dynamics Mission Systems - United Kingdom

Hastings

Hybrid

GBP 46,000 - 60,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Nine-day fortnight

Career development plan

Hybrid work model

Job summary

General Dynamics Mission Systems - United Kingdom is seeking a certification engineer to support the GCAP programme. You will develop plans, evidence and assurance artefacts for complex airborne systems, ensuring compliance throughout the engineering lifecycle.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams to embed certification considerations in development, support audits and progress with assurance activities, and help continually improve certification processes within a critical UK defence

Qualifications

Experience in certification, compliance, assurance or airworthiness within aerospace, defence or another complex, safety-critical engineering environment.
Knowledge of airborne software and/or electronic hardware certification, including familiarity with DO-178C and/or DO-254.
Experience producing, reviewing or supporting certification plans, compliance evidence or lifecycle assurance documentation.
Ability to interpret certification requirements and communicate them clearly to multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Experience working with systems, software, hardware, safety or quality specialists to resolve compliance issues.
Strong technical-documentation skills, with the ability to produce clear, structured and auditable evidence.
Degree-level qualification in an engineering, scientific or technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
Experience working with or familiarity with AI/ML models is preferred

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain certification plans, compliance documentation and supporting assurance artefacts for complex airborne systems.
Interpret applicable certification objectives and identify evidence required to demonstrate compliance.
Support the definition and implementation of certification and compliance approaches across the engineering lifecycle.
Review lifecycle evidence for completeness, consistency and compliance.
Collaborate with systems, software, hardware, safety and quality teams to embed certification considerations in development.
Support internal and external audits, reviews and certification-assurance activities.
Identify certification risks, gaps and dependencies; support corrective actions.
Engage with customers, programme partners and assurance stakeholders on evidence and progress.
Contribute to continual improvement of certification processes, methods and guidance.