Senior Certification Engineer – Aerospace & Defence (Hybrid)

Frazer-Nash Consultancy; Irlam; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Yearly salary reviews

25 days holiday

Flexible working

Company pension scheme

Private healthcare

Professional development

Life assurance

Bonus scheme

Membership fees paid

Cycle to work

Rail ticket loan

Job summary

Frazer-Nash Consultancy is seeking a Senior Certification Consultant to lead aerospace certification projects and deliver safety assurance across military aviation domains.

The role combines office-based leadership with client-site collaboration, offering hybrid working between Frazer-Nash offices and project sites. Extensive defence aerospace experience and Chartered Engineer status are essential, with clear progression into consultancy and mentoring roles.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience including leading engineering teams.
• Aerospace engineering background with platform certification expertise.
• Chartered Engineer status (C Eng) with RAeS/IMechE/IET.
• Experience in Safety and Certification in defence/aerospace.
• Knowledge of EASA CS or Military MAC-P/DefSTAN 970.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery on aerospace certification projects.
• Develop a portfolio of project deliveries and mentor engineers.
• Provide engineering expertise across fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and unmanned air systems.
• Support initial platform certification and airworthiness activities.

Skills

Platform certification

Airworthiness

Leadership

Aerospace engineering

Customer-focused

Requirements management

Safety and assurance

Education

Chartered Engineer (C Eng) with RAeS/IMechE/IET

Job description

Frazer-Nash Consultancy is seeking a Senior Certification Consultant to lead aerospace certification projects and deliver safety assurance across military aviation domains.

The role combines office-based leadership with client-site collaboration, offering hybrid working between Frazer-Nash offices and project sites. Extensive defence aerospace experience and Chartered Engineer status are essential, with clear progression into consultancy and mentoring roles.