Senior Aerospace Certification Leader

Collins Aerospace; Leighton Buzzard; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension 2:1

Annual leave 25 days

Private health cover

Income protection

Life assurance

Hybrid work

Fridays early finish

EAP

Staff discounts

Wellbeing initiatives

Employee recognition

Free parking

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Leighton Buzzard is seeking a Principal Certification Engineer to lead qualification and certification activities across complex aerospace programmes, ensuring compliance with customer and regulatory requirements. You will develop certification strategies, mentor engineers, and collaborate with global teams while building strong relationships with customers and stakeholders.

A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Aerospace preferred) and extensive aerospace certification

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Engineering, ideally Aerospace Engineering.
• Extensive experience in aerospace certification within the commercial aviation industry.
• Strong understanding of certification processes and compliance requirements.
• Proven ability to lead technical problem-solving activities and drive successful outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and develop engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead certification and qualification activities across complex aerospace programmes.
• Develop certification strategies that balance compliance, customer requirements, safety, and business objectives.
• Act as the go-to technical expert for certification challenges and complex compliance issues.
• Lead cross-functional teams to investigate, solve, and implement certification solutions.
• Build strong relationships with customers, programme teams, regulatory stakeholders, and engineering functions.
• Review and approve certification deliverables against customer and regulatory requirements.
• Communicate certification risks, compliance approaches, and technical recommendations clearly to stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across certification processes, tools, templates, and best practices.
• Mentor and develop engineers through coaching and knowledge sharing.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Aerospace preferred)

Job description

Collins Aerospace in Leighton Buzzard is seeking a Principal Certification Engineer to lead qualification and certification activities across complex aerospace programmes, ensuring compliance with customer and regulatory requirements. You will develop certification strategies, mentor engineers, and collaborate with global teams while building strong relationships with customers and stakeholders.

A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Aerospace preferred) and extensive aerospace certification