Lead Electronics Verification Engineer – DO-254

Jobtailor; Bristol; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced hardware verification lead in Bristol to drive planning, execution, and documentation per DO-254 guidelines.

You will plan and oversee work packages, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and provide engineering know-how to bring DO-254 projects through certification. The role focuses on designing and validating electronic controllers for aerospace systems.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree with electronics bias or equivalent experience.
• Professional attitude and strong communication.
• Experience in aerospace product development on DO-254 projects.
• Ability to plan, design, verify and document hardware verification activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for hardware verification planning, execution, and documentation per DO-254.
• Plan and oversee technical work packages to meet schedule.
• Collaborate with the project delivery manager and other disciplines.
• Provide technical know-how to deliver DO-254 projects to certification.
• Plan, design, verify, and validate electronic controllers for aerospace systems.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Multitasking

Systematic approach

Self-motivation

Aerospace DO-254

Problem solving

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for planning, executing, and documenting hardware verification activities in accordance with RTCA/DO‑254 guidelines for airborne electronic hardware
• Planning, allocation and oversight of technical work packages to meet deliverables within the project schedule
• Work in conjunction with the project delivery manager and other technical disciplines (systems, electronic hardware, safety, mech, simulation etc.)
• Provide technical and engineering know-how to deliver DO‑254 projects through to certification
• Plan, design, specify, verify and validate electronic controllers for electromechanical aerospace systems

Requirements

• Engineering Degree - ideally with an electronics bias, or relevant experience
• Professional attitude
• Good communicator – both written and verbal
• Flexible, can‑do approach
• Enjoys working in a team and collaborating
• Ability to multi‑task and manage multiple simultaneous requirements
• Pragmatic and systematic by nature
• Self‑motivated to see tasks through to successful completion
• Experience of Aerospace product development on DO‑254 projects.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in planning, executing, and documenting hardware verification activities in compliance with RTCA/DO‑254 guidelines, alongside strong collaboration and communication skills to lead aerospace product development projects.