Certification Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Northampton; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the aerospace sector is seeking a motivated Certification Engineer to join their expanding team. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including generous holiday allowances and a supportive work environment. The successful candidate will oversee certification activities, ensuring compliance with airworthiness standards while collaborating with regulatory authorities and manufacturers. This is an exciting opportunity to influence design and production processes in a dynamic industry, where your expertise will directly impact project success and safety standards.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday Plus Bank Holidays

Life Assurance

Healthcare Scheme

Pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Retail Discounts

Early Finish on Fridays

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field required.
• Experience in aerospace qualification/certification roles is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead certification activities across multiple projects, ensuring compliance.
• Produce high-quality documentation and engage with certification authorities.

Skills

Engineering Degree

Test Plans and Reports Writing

Compliance Verification

Aerospace Modification Paperwork

Problem-Solving Methodologies

Negotiation Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Document Management Tools

Job description

Job Description

GMP Recruitment is proud to partner with one of the UK’s leading and fastest-growing manufacturers in the aerospace industry. We are supporting our client by recruiting a highly motivated Certification Engineer to support projects within our expanding aerospace division. This is a full-time, permanent position offering a competitive salary of up to £40,000 per annum, along with excellent benefits including 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, life assurance, healthcare scheme, pension, employee assistance programme, retail discounts, and a 37.5-hour workweek with an early finish on Fridays.

The ideal candidate will oversee certification activities across multiple projects, engaging with regulatory authorities, external (A)DOAs, airframe manufacturers, and MROs to ensure the timely delivery of certification documents and technical publications while maintaining compliance with airworthiness and safety standards.

Main Duties:

1. Lead certification activities across multiple seating projects, collaborating with UK CAA, (A)DOA companies, airframe manufacturers, and MROs.
2. Interpret and apply certification requirements to ensure project compliance efficiently and effectively.
3. Engage proactively with certification authorities to agree on certification paths.
4. Produce high-quality, compliant documentation including certification plans and reports.
5. Review technical publications such as CMMs, SBs, TRs, and SILs to industry standards.
6. Monitor certification progress, ensuring documentation aligns with project milestones.
7. Resolve certification issues promptly, developing backup plans as needed.
8. Build strong relationships with authorities, manufacturers, suppliers, and operators.
9. Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams to incorporate certification requirements into design and production.
10. Influence design to minimize certification risks.
11. Ensure all activities and products meet certification and airworthiness standards without compromising safety.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Experience in writing and reviewing test plans, reports, and qualification documents.
• Proficiency with computer systems and document management tools.
• Experience with compliance verification for certification processes.
• Authoring aerospace modification paperwork.
• Willingness to travel for testing and witnessing activities.
• Experience in aerospace qualification/certification roles.
• Engagement with aerospace regulatory authorities and manufacturers.
• Knowledge of structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Familiarity with certification processes for aerospace cabin equipment, especially seating systems.
• Understanding of regulatory guidance material.
• Previous experience as a Compliance Verification Engineer (CVE) for a Part 21 (A)DOA.
• Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills.

If this position sounds ideal or if you require more information, please click 'apply' or contact GMP Recruitment directly. GMP Recruitment is acting as an employment agency for this role.