Compliance Verification Engineer

Jobtailor; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Bristol is seeking a Compliance Verification Engineer to lead verification activities within the aerospace domain. You will review evidence, ensure compliance with EASA CS standards, and coordinate with internal teams and certification authorities to resolve issues.

The role requires strong analytical skills, formal engineering training, and progress toward chartered status. You will engage with certification bodies and contribute to robust documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering.
• Chartered engineer or working toward chartered status.
• Experience in compliance verification and certification activities.
• Knowledge of EASA CS-23/CS-27/CS-29 or equivalent.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as Compliance Verification Engineer within your assigned discipline.
• Review and approve compliance evidence including analyses and test results.
• Ensure compliance with EASA CS-23/CS-27/CS-29 and regulatory frameworks.
• Define means of compliance aligned with certification expectations.
• Evaluate artefacts across lifecycle: requirements, design, analysis, test.
• Review verification strategies for completeness and robustness.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, safety objectives and evidence.
• Interface with internal teams and external certification authorities.
• Participate in technical and certification reviews with independent judgement.
• Support resolution of technical and compliance issues.

Skills

EASA CS standards

Verification methods

Analytical thinking

Engineering judgement

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Chartered engineer or working towards chartered status

HNC/HND with subject matter expertise in system domain

Job description

Responsibilities

• Act as Compliance Verification Engineer (CVE) within your assigned technical discipline.
• Review and approve compliance demonstration evidence, including analysis, test results, and reports.
• Ensure compliance with applicable EASA Certification Specifications (CS-23/CS-27/CS-29) and regulatory frameworks.
• Define and agree means of compliance, ensuring methods are appropriate and aligned with certification expectations.
• Evaluate engineering artefacts across the lifecycle, including requirements, design, analysis, test, and validation evidence.
• Review and challenge verification and validation strategies, ensuring completeness and robustness.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, safety objectives, and verification evidence.
• Assess discipline-specific areas (e.g. flight handling, electrical integrity, avionics functionality, structural durability) against certification criteria.
• Contribute to and review compliance documentation, including certification reports and compliance matrices.
• Interface with internal engineering teams and external stakeholders, including certification authorities.
• Participate in technical and certification reviews, providing independent expert judgement.
• Support resolution of technical and compliance issues, ensuring timely closure.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Chartered engineer or working towards chartered status within a recognised and relevant professional body.
• Applications are invited from candidates who may hold HNC/HND in a relevant engineering discipline in concert with significant and demonstrable subject matter expertise in the system domain.
• Strong knowledge of EASA CS standards (CS-23, CS-27, CS-29 or equivalent).
• Experience in compliance verification and certification activities.
• Deep technical expertise within at least one of the listed disciplines.
• Strong understanding of verification methods (analysis, test, inspection, demonstration).
• Ability to assess and approve engineering evidence and substantiation packages.
• Understanding of system safety processes and their linkage to certification (FHA, PSSA, SSA, etc.).
• Strong analytical thinking and engineering judgement.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to produce and review robust technical and certification documentation.