Airworthiness Engineer

Volantes Technical Recruitment are seeking candidates for an Airworthiness role with one of the leading names in the Helicopter industry.

The role will be full time working at a state of the art new facility in the picturesque county of Oxfordshire monday to Friday.

Description/Overall purpose of the Job

Airworthiness and Certification activities in support of approval of changes and in service support thereafter.

Main responsibilities

• Provide certification expertise and supporting documentation delivery as an active part of ensuring the final design be fully compliant with requisite certification and airworthiness requirements.

• Define, progress and facilitate test and analysis in support of compliance verification with relevant parties.

• Attend design and project meetings to provide the airworthiness and certification inputs and progress reports.

• Facilitate compliance verification and design approval of completed changes.

• When appropriate and approved to do so by Head of Design, undertake independent Compliance Verification in accordance with IR21A.239(b) and DOA Privileges IR21A.263.

• Review reported failures, malfunction and defects that may affect the airworthiness of the product and determine any necessary action

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Industry related experience in aircraft/rotorcraft.

• Proven experience with Design integration.

• A proven track record of technical knowledge.

• Suitably qualified and experienced person to deliver airworthiness and certification deliverables via:

• Working Knowledge of FAR/JAR/CS 27 and 29 Certification Specifications.

• Working Knowledge of CAA IR 21J DOA and MAA DAOS process and practices.

• Sound understanding of Aircraft System and Software Safety Analysis processes.

• A good aviation background based in the Engineering discipline.

• A broad engineering knowledge of aircraft airframe, electrical and mechanical systems.

• Good working knowledge and well practiced in compliance findings with certification codes.

• Equipment qualification processes and related standards, (Civil and / or equivalent Military Requirements).

Desirable

• Experience of design for rotorcraft is an advantage.

• Experience of system integration for rotorcraft.

• Military background