Certification Engineer

Thompson Aero; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

33 days annual leave

Health cash plan

Contributory Salary Sacrifice Pension

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Electric Car Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Maternity/Paternity pay

IVF & Assisted Conception Policy

Women in Business - Corporate Member

Service Awards

Charity/sponsorship activities

Dedicated employee parking

Discounted Gym membership

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Thompson Aero Seating in Banbridge, United Kingdom, is seeking an engineering professional to design aircraft seating concepts and customise products for customers worldwide. You will work within multi-disciplinary teams to ensure design-to-cost, on-time delivery, quality and airworthiness in line with aviation regulations.

Responsibilities include preparing specifications, coordinating with vendors and internal teams, supporting change management, and root-cause analysis to mitigate

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant Engineering degree, apprenticeship or equivalent.
• Ability to provide input to technical solutions across problems and manufacturing principles.
• Experience contributing to completion of programs and projects.
• Self-starter capable of breaking down complex tasks.
• Organised, able to work with cross-functional teams and departments.
• Knowledge of regulatory certification rules and CFR Part 25 design guidelines.
• Experience in a compliance role is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare specifications, technical plans and reports for aircraft seating.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal teams to ensure airworthiness.
• Work on concessions to maintain airworthiness.
• Support change management through design reviews and impact analyses.
• Assist with troubleshooting and product investigations.
• Contribute to bids and statements of work for new requests.
• Design new products to meet reliability and airworthiness requirements.
• Identify airworthiness risks and propose solutions.

Skills

Technical problem solving

Manufacturing knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

CFP Part 25 knowledge

Compliance experience

Education

Engineering degree or apprenticeship

Job description

• Location: Banbridge, County Down, United Kingdom
• Earnings: Salary discussed on application

The post holder will be responsible for working within multi-disciplined Engineering teams to deliver innovative design solutions for new concepts & customisation of existing products for our customers across the globe, ensuring delivery to cost, time, quality & adherence to strict aerospace regulations and suitability for manufacturing and airworthiness.

Responsibilities

• Preparingall necessary documents, such as specifications, technical plans and reports related to aircraft seating
• Working under the direction of the Lead with outside vendors, internal departments and other engineering disciplines for compliant, airworthy products
• Working on concessions through internal processes to ensure continued airworthiness
• Supporting change management through research, concepts, design reviews, trade studies, impact analysis and implementation
• Working with internal customers to assist with troubleshooting on product investigation and resolution of issues
• Supporting statement of work and bids for new customer requests
• Working in project teams designing new products, ensuring they will meet reliability and airworthiness standards to perform consistently in specified operating environments
• Identifying airworthiness risk and lead root cause analysis and proposed solutions

Reward

• Annual bonus (linked to company performance)
• 33 days annual leave (Increase after 5 years' service)
• 37.5 hours per week
• Health cash plan
• Contributory Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Holiday Purchase Scheme - Salary Sacrifice
• Electric Car Scheme - Salary Sacrifice
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Competitive enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• IVF & Assisted Conception Policy
• Women in Business - CorporateMember
• Service Awards
• Local charity /sponsorship activities
• Dedicated employee parking
• Discounted Gym membership
• Learning and development opportunities

Requirements

• Hold a relevant Engineering degree/relevant Apprenticeship (or equivalent) or a minimum of 2 years working in an Engineering environment
• Ability to provide input to technical solutions on a wide range of problems, understanding manufacturing and certification principles
• Previous experience of contributing to the completion of specific programs and projects
• Self-starterand decompose moderately complex projects into individual tasks and processes.
• Organised individual, able to work effectively with a variety of cross-functional individuals,departments and organisations with a general good attitude and disposition
• General knowledge of applicable regulatory certification rules
• Working knowledge of mechanical and interior design guidelines for CFR Part 25 aircraft
• Experience in any previous compliance role

We reserve theright to enhance criteria on shortlisting.

Thompson Aero Seating is an Equal Opportunities employer.