What you'll do<ul style=""><li>Perform compliance verification for electrical systems and equipment design activities in accordance with EASA Part 21 Subpart J.</li><li>Review and approve compliance demonstration documents such as test plans, analysis reports, and qualification documents.</li><li>Ensure compliance with relevant Certification Specifications (CS), Environmental Protection Requirements, and Special Conditions.</li><li>Liaise with EASA and other regulatory authorities during the certification process.</li><li>Support the development of compliance strategies for major and minor changes to type design.</li><li>Participate in internal and external design reviews, ensuring certification requirements are considered from project start.</li><li>Maintain thorough knowledge of applicable regulations (CS, AMC, GM) and industry standards (e.g, DO, ARP, AMC)</li><li>Conduct and support audits and ensure alignment with the approved Design Organisation Handbook (DOH).</li><li>Train and mentor junior engineers on certification topics relevant to Development Assurance, Software &amp; Airborne Electronic Hardware.</li><li>Developing and checking certification-related documents, including: Certification Plans, compliance plans and summaries (compliance checklist), Certification Review Items, and evidence supporting Equivalent Levels of Safety &amp; Test Plans (including coordination with Authorities)</li><li>Conducting and supporting SOI audits.</li><li>Assisting the Foreign Authority Validations team.</li><li>Interfacing and leading the structures discussions with the UK CAA and other global Validation authorities as necessary.</li></ul>What you'll bring<ul style=""><li>Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical/Electronic engineering, computer science or Aerospace Engineering.</li><li>Minimum 10 years’ experience in aerospace software and electronic hardware development and verification.</li><li>Familiarity with tools like SCADE, MATLAB/Simulink, or similar.</li><li>Experience with embedded systems and real-time operating systems.</li><li>In-depth knowledge of processes and certification specifications relevant to software and electronic hardware. (SC-VTOL, SC-E-19, CS 23, CS 25, CS-26, CS 27, CS-E, CS-P or equivalent)</li><li>Must be nominated and approved as a CVE for Panel 10 or design-approve rights by an EASA/CAA-approved Design Organisation (or eligible for nomination).</li><li>Familiarity with system safety assessments, including FHA, PSSA, SSAs.</li><li>Familiarity with aerospace standards (RTCA DO-160, DO-178, DO-254) and ARP specifications.</li><li>Ability to produce PSACs and PHACs</li></ul>What can you expect from us?We're on a mission. Where others see limits, we see opportunity, and we work at pace. Working at Vertical isn't your average role but for those seeking a challenge, a flexible, supportive organisation and an incredible team; working here is an opportunity to do the best work of your career.Our approach promotes ingenuity and courage, while our environment builds success through diligence in safety and being open in the way we work. The only way we're going to assure the next chapter of aviation history is by working as a team, relentlessly, towards our goal. Our benefitsOur people matter - we're not going anywhere without them. Which is why our company benefits go beyond the essentials.<ul style=""><li>26 days holiday, plus bank holiday</li><li>5 extra days per year to buy (or sell)</li><li>5 extra days holiday when you get married or enter a civil partnership</li><li>Additional 4% of your salary to spend on extra benefits</li><li>Award-winning digital health and wellbeing service (Help@Hand)</li><li>Company performance based bonus - rewarding company and individual performance</li><li>Company Share Scheme - open to every Vertical employee</li><li>Company Pension Scheme - 5% and we match it</li><li>Breakfast on us, every day</li></ul><div><div style="width:100%;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%;"></div></div>We may just be the hardest job you've ever had, but we're confident it will be the most rewarding. Join the team today and help us shape the future of Advanced Air Mobility.Disclaimer StatementWe encourage you to apply even if you may not have all the experience listed in the advert. We recognise that talent comes in various forms and we are committed to providing opportunities that create an environment of growth, diversity, and inclusion for everyone. As part of our desire to review and make our processes fair, we may ask you questions related to these aspects during the application process. For more information on how we will use your data, see our Legal section.

Vertical Aerospace builds technology to revolutionize how people fly, by making air travel personal, on-demand, and carbon-free. Since its inception in 2016, Vertical Aerospace has grown to over 70 world-class engineers and technical experts, recruited from the likes of Airbus, Boeing, Rolls-Royce, and Jaguar Land Rover. In 2019 they launched its second aircraft, the Seraph, making the first company in the world to release flight footage of an aircraft capable of carrying 250kg.


Certification Engineer - Panel 10

What you'll do<ul><li>Perform compliance verification for electrical systems and equipment design activities in accordance with EASA Part 21 Subpart J.</li><li>Review and approve compliance demonstration documents such as test plans, analysis reports, and qualification documents.</li><li>Ensure compliance with relevant Certification Specifications (CS), Environmental Protection Requirements, and Special Conditions.</li><li>Liaise with EASA and other regulatory authorities during the certification process.</li><li>Support the development of compliance strategies for major and minor changes to type design.</li><li>Participate in internal and external design reviews, ensuring certification requirements are considered from project start.</li><li>Maintain thorough knowledge of applicable regulations (CS, AMC, GM) and industry standards (e.g, DO, ARP, AMC)</li><li>Conduct and support audits and ensure alignment with the approved Design Organisation Handbook (DOH).</li><li>Train and mentor junior engineers on certification topics relevant to Development Assurance, Software &amp; Airborne Electronic Hardware.</li><li>Developing and checking certification-related documents, including: Certification Plans, compliance plans and summaries (compliance checklist), Certification Review Items, and evidence supporting Equivalent Levels of Safety &amp; Test Plans (including coordination with Authorities)</li><li>Conducting and supporting SOI audits.</li><li>Assisting the Foreign Authority Validations team.</li><li>Interfacing and leading the structures discussions with the UK CAA and other global Validation authorities as necessary.</li></ul>What you'll bring<ul><li>Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical/Electronic engineering, computer science or Aerospace Engineering.</li><li>Minimum 10 years’ experience in aerospace software and electronic hardware development and verification.</li><li>Familiarity with tools like SCADE, MATLAB/Simulink, or similar.</li><li>Experience with embedded systems and real-time operating systems.</li><li>In-depth knowledge of processes and certification specifications relevant to software and electronic hardware. (SC-VTOL, SC-E-19, CS 23, CS 25, CS-26, CS 27, CS-E, CS-P or equivalent)</li><li>Must be nominated and approved as a CVE for Panel 10 or design-approve rights by an EASA/CAA-approved Design Organisation (or eligible for nomination).</li><li>Familiarity with system safety assessments, including FHA, PSSA, SSAs.</li><li>Familiarity with aerospace standards (RTCA DO-160, DO-178, DO-254) and ARP specifications.</li><li>Ability to produce PSACs and PHACs</li></ul>What can you expect from us?We're on a mission. Where others see limits, we see opportunity, and we work at pace. Working at Vertical isn't your average role but for those seeking a challenge, a flexible, supportive organisation and an incredible team; working here is an opportunity to do the best work of your career.Our approach promotes ingenuity and courage, while our environment builds success through diligence in safety and being open in the way we work. The only way we're going to assure the next chapter of aviation history is by working as a team, relentlessly, towards our goal.&nbsp;Our benefitsOur people matter - we're not going anywhere without them. Which is why our company benefits go beyond the essentials.<ul><li>26 days holiday, plus bank holiday</li><li>5 extra days per year to buy (or sell)</li><li>5 extra days holiday when you get married or enter a civil partnership</li><li>Additional 4% of your salary to spend on extra benefits</li><li>Award-winning digital health and wellbeing service (Help@Hand)</li><li>Company performance based bonus - rewarding company and individual performance</li><li>Company Share Scheme - open to every Vertical employee</li><li>Company Pension Scheme - 5% and we match it</li><li>Breakfast on us, every day</li></ul><div><div></div></div>We may just be the hardest job you've ever had, but we're confident it will be the most rewarding. Join the team today and help us shape the future of Advanced Air Mobility.Disclaimer StatementWe encourage you to apply even if you may not have all the experience listed in the advert. We recognise that talent comes in various forms and we are committed to providing opportunities that create an environment of growth, diversity, and inclusion for everyone. As part of our desire to review and make our processes fair, we may ask you questions related to these aspects during the application process. For more information on how we will use your data, see our Legal section.

Certification Engineer - Panel 10

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