Airworthiness Engineer — UAS Certification & Compliance

Tekever; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Company pension (10% match)

Private Medical Insurance

25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays

Flexible Hybrid Working

Job summary

TEKEVER seeks an Airworthiness Engineer to join the UK Airworthiness team. You will work on regulatory approval for tactical UAS for international customers and UK defence, collaborating with design, systems, and test engineers to define regulator requirements and build evidence of compliance.

Eventually you will expand into broader airworthiness work across TEKEVER's UK products, taking ownership, and growing with a fast-moving tech business while traveling to TEKEVER sites and customers as

Qualifications

• Degree in aeronautical, aerospace, mechanical, electrical/electronic or relevant engineering discipline.
• 2+ years in aerospace engineering with hands-on certification or compliance work.
• Understanding of UK/EASA Part 21 certification processes.
• Clear technical writing with compliant documentation.

Responsibilities

• Define certification basis and create compliance matrices per regulator UAS requirements.
• Contribute evidence to safety cases using SORA methodology.
• Produce compliance reports, test plans, and test evidence with design, systems, and test engineers.
• Assist Submissions to civil/military aviation authorities and respond to queries.
• Maintain certification records and status reporting for programme visibility.
• Over time, handle certification for additional TEKEVER products and improve planning/delivery.

Skills

Learns quickly

Methodical

Clear writing

Own tasks

Collaborative

Pragmatic

Education

Aeronautical/Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical/Electronic engineering degree

Tools

UK CAA UAS requirements

SORA methodology

Part 21J/MAA experience

Job description

TEKEVER seeks an Airworthiness Engineer to join the UK Airworthiness team. You will work on regulatory approval for tactical UAS for international customers and UK defence, collaborating with design, systems, and test engineers to define regulator requirements and build evidence of compliance.

Eventually you will expand into broader airworthiness work across TEKEVER's UK products, taking ownership, and growing with a fast-moving tech business while traveling to TEKEVER sites and customers as