Design Airworthiness Engineer

Tekever APAC; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension contribution up to 10%

Private Medical Insurance

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Hybrid working

Job summary

TEKEVER is seeking an Airworthiness Engineer to join our UK Airworthiness team. For the first six to nine months you will focus on regulatory approval for our tactical UAS for international customers and UK defence, defining regulator requirements and building certification evidence.

The role grows into wider airworthiness work across TEKEVER's UK products. The ideal candidate has hands-on certification experience, strong technical writing, and a desire to advance a career in airworthiness

Qualifications

• Degree in aeronautical, aerospace, mechanical, electrical/electronic or another relevant engineering discipline.
• Typically 2+ years' experience in aerospace engineering with hands-on certification or compliance work.
• Understanding of how aircraft certification works under UK or EASA Part 21.
• Clear technical writing, with experience producing engineering or compliance documentation.

Responsibilities

• Help define the certification basis and build compliance matrices against regulator requirements.
• Contribute evidence to operational safety cases using the SORA methodology.
• Produce compliance evidence with design, systems and test engineers (analyses, reports, test plans).
• Support submissions to civil and military aviation authorities and respond to queries.
• Keep certification records and provide status reporting for the programme.
• Over time, take on broader certification work for TEKEVER UK products.

Skills

Aerospace engineering

Certification experience

Regulatory knowledge

Technical writing

UK/EASA Part 21 familiarity

Education

Aeronautical / aerospace / mechanical or related engineering degree

Job description

R&D

• (UK) Tekever Bristol
• Hybrid

Design Airworthiness Engineer

Provide regulatory approval for our tactical uncrewed aircraft systems for international customers and UK Defence.

Are you ready to revolutionise the world with TEKEVER?

At TEKEVER, we lead innovation in Europe as the European leader in unmanned technology, where cutting-edge advancements meet unparalleled innovation.

Digital | Defence | Security | Space

We operate across four strategic areas, combining artificial intelligence, systems engineering, data science, and aerospace technology to tackle global challenges — from protecting people and critical infrastructure to exploring space.

We offer a unique surveillance-as-a-service solution that delivers real-time intelligence, enhancing maritime safety and saving lives. Our products and services support strategic and operational decisions in the most demanding environments — whether at sea, on land, in space, or in cyberspace.

Become part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary, and mission-driven team that is transforming maritime surveillance and redefining global safety standards.

At TEKEVER, our mission is to provide limitless support through mission-oriented game-changers, delivering the right information at the right time to empower critical decision-making.

If you're passionate about technology and eager to shape the future — TEKEVER is the place for you.

Mission

TEKEVER is seeking an Airworthiness Engineer to join our growing UK Airworthiness team. For your first six to nine months you will focus on the regulatory approval of one of our tactical uncrewed aircraft systems for international customers and UK defence: working with the Head of Airworthiness and alongside design, systems and test engineers, you will help define what each regulator requires and build the certification evidence that shows the aircraft meets it. Beyond that, the role grows into wider certification and airworthiness work across TEKEVER's UK products. The role suits an engineer with hands‑on certification experience who learns quickly, takes ownership, and wants to build a career in airworthiness in a fast‑moving technology business.

Key Responsibilities

• Help define the certification basis and build compliance matrices against each regulator's UAS requirements, including the proposed means of compliance.
• Contribute evidence to operational safety cases built on the SORA methodology.
• Produce compliance evidence with design, systems and test engineers, including analyses, compliance reports, test plans and test reports.
• Support the Head of Airworthiness in preparing submissions to civil and military aviation authorities and responding to their queries.
• Keep certification records and status reporting accurate, so that progress and risk are visible to the programme.
• Over time, take on certification work for further TEKEVER products and help improve how the team plans and delivers certification.
• Over time, assess the airworthiness impact of design changes and support their classification.
• Support TEKEVER's path towards design organisation approval, helping develop procedures, training and internal audits.

Qualifications, Experience & Commitments

• Essential: A degree or equivalent qualification in aeronautical, aerospace, mechanical, electrical/electronic or another relevant engineering discipline.
• Essential: Typically 2+ years' experience in an aerospace engineering role, including hands-on certification or compliance work, for example producing analysis or test evidence to show compliance with a certification code or regulatory requirement.
• Essential: Understanding of how aircraft certification works, for example under UK or EASA Part 21.
• Essential: Clear technical writing, with experience producing engineering or compliance documentation.
• Preferred: Experience with uncrewed aircraft systems, including UK CAA requirements for UAS.
• Preferred: Experience of SORA or specific-category UAS operational authorisations.
• Preferred: Experience working within a design organisation, for example under an approved Part 21J organisation or MAA DAOS.
• Preferred: Exposure to UK military airworthiness regulation (MAA Regulatory Publications).
• Optional: Professional registration (CEng or IEng), or active progress towards it.
• Security Vetting: Due to the nature of our Defence contracts, all applicants must be eligible to hold and willing to undergo the vetting process for UK SC level Security Clearance.
• Travel: Willingness to undertake occasional national and international travel to TEKEVER sites (UK, Portugal, US, Europe) and to customers and regulators.

Skills & Attributes

• Learns quickly and gets up to speed on a new product and regulatory context.
• Methodical, with high attention to detail in requirements, traceability and records.
• Clear, precise writer, able to set out a compliance argument for engineers and regulators.
• Takes ownership of tasks, works independently, and knows when to ask for guidance or elevate a risk.
• Collaborative across disciplines, confident to ask design teams for evidence and to question it constructively.
• Pragmatic, applying the right level of process for the risk.

What We Offer

We provide a comprehensive package designed to reward, support, and develop our people:

• Compensation & Financial Security: Highly competitive salary, plus a discretionary annual bonus. Company pension contribution matches up to 10%
• Wellbeing & Leave: Private Medical Insurance, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), and 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays. Access to an Employee Reward, Recognition, and Benefits platform
• Culture & Development: Join a talented, high-performing team in a vibrant, fun, and inclusive culture, with regular monthly social events. Our scale provides clear career development opportunities and support for professional growth
• Working Model: Flexible Hybrid Working Model (minimum 3 days a week office working expected in core UK sites like Bristol) supporting work-life balance while ensuring mission success
• Mission-Oriented Impact: Work on mission-critical, cutting-edge technology in the fields of Defence, Security, and Space

Armed Forces Covenant Commitment: As an Armed Forces friendly company we will guarantee an interview to all applicants from the Armed Forces community (serving, veterans, and forces family members) as long as the essential criteria of the role are met.

TEKEVER is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals.

What We Have To Offer You

At TEKEVER, we offer a comprehensive package designed to reward, support, and develop our people. This includes a highly competitive salary with a discretionary annual bonus and a company pension contribution match of up to 10%. To support your wellbeing, we provide 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, Private Medical Insurance (with optional family cover), Private Dental care, and an Employee Assistance Programme. We are deeply committed to investing in future talent; our scale allows us to provide clear career development opportunities and dedicated initiatives to boost your skill sets, ensuring you remain future-ready for the evolving workplace. Furthermore, our team enjoys a flexible hybrid working model, typically three days a week at our core UK sites like Bristol, and access to a bespoke rewards platform featuring a variety of high street discounts and salary sacrifice schemes, including Electric Car, Cycle to Work, and Technology options.

Do you want to know more about us ?

Visit our LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/tekever/

Department R&D Location (UK) Tekever Bristol Remote status Hybrid Employment type Full-time