Airworthiness Engineer

BAE Systems; Nog Tow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent aerospace firm in the UK is looking for an Airworthiness and Product Integrity specialist. This role involves ensuring compliance with aircraft safety and certification requirements while collaborating with technical teams. The ideal candidate will have experience in aircraft programmes and a deep understanding of UK regulatory requirements. This position offers a competitive benefits package in an inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in civil or military aircraft programmes.
• Experience with flight certification compliance and technical instructions.
• Knowledge of safety requirements standards.

Responsibilities

• Establish aircraft product Certification Basis.
• Review qualification evidence related to Airworthiness.
• Support Aircraft Accident Investigation Authorities.

Skills

Experience with aircraft programmes

Knowledge of UK Military and civil requirements

Airworthiness process understanding

Regulatory and legal understanding

Job description

Occurrence reporting data to identifies trends against equipment and system failures and interface with the Type Design Organisation to determine remedial action, including sharing of findings across other platforms.

Fault/Defect investigations: Undertake/coordinate investigation activities to determine root cause.

Technical Instructions: Generate and coordinate the issue of Technical Instructions to ensure the continued safe operation of the aircraft across different Operators.

Aircraft Incident & Accident Investigations: Support the Aircraft Accident Investigation Authorities/ Service Inquires and undertake incident investigations to support the ongoing safety of the aircraft.

Your skills and experiences

Essential Skills: Demonstrated experience of either civil or military aircraft programmes with good aircraft and system design / integration knowledge. Must have knowledge and experience of UK Military and / or civil requirements i.e DS05-123, DS00-970, CS VLA, 23 etc ... Knowledge of UK, Airworthiness & Product Integrity team.

Join our Airworthiness & Product Integrity team, a highly skilled group of professionals dedicated to ensuring the safety, certification, and continual airworthiness of our aerospace products. We are responsible for upholding the highest practical standards of safety, working closely with technical teams to apply airworthiness policy, flight certification requirements, and system safety principles.

Our work spans the full lifecycle of the product, including reviewing and advising on system and equipment qualification, participating in safety committees, managing incident investigations, and supporting flight trial certification. We take pride in our collaborative environment, where expertise, integrity, and attention to detail drive product confidence and mission success.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you can make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential.

What you'll be doing

• Initial Airworthiness Flight certification: Establish aircraft product Certification Basis and orchestrate the Certification Programme to ensure compliance with the Airworthiness requirements in support of Type Certification, including generating of the MPTF and RTS.
• Regulatory and legal understanding; Understand the regulatory requirements and legal environment for the flight of civil and military aircraft in UK airspace and have experience with interfacing with the UK CAA, MAA and DE&S.
• Undertake Independence Assurance activities including the review of qualification evidence related to the Airworthiness and Safety of the aircraft Type.
• Continued Airworthiness Flight Safety Analysis: Review aircraft related, military and / or civil regulatory requirements.

Aircraft qualification and certification experience, This must include the compilation of flight limitations at aircraft level - not just equipment/system rig qualification. Knowledge and experience of safety requirements/process/standards ie. MIL-STD-882, DS0-56, 1309 etc ...

Desirable Skills:

• Must have knowledge of the emerging UAV regulatory and requirements environment.
• Must be familiar with Fault Tree Analysis, Functional Failure Analysis, Hazard Logs/Hazard Management, Zonal Hazard Analysis.
• Understanding of Defence Procurement Agency (UK Ministry of Defence) and / or the Civil agency (national / union).

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. We are committed to equality and diversity and have a range of policies and procedures in place to ensure that our workplace is inclusive and respectful.