Airworthiness Engineer

Job Description

Airworthiness Group Leader

Location:

UK Various (Hybrid & Flexible Working Available)

Salary:
Circa £60,000

Job Type: Permanent

We’re working with a major aerospace and defence programme to find an Airworthiness Group Leader to take ownership of both Initial and Continued Airworthiness activities across complex aircraft platforms. This is a senior technical leadership role, combining regulatory expertise, safety assurance, and stakeholder engagement to ensure aircraft operate safely, compliantly, and with full certification confidence.

As an Airworthiness Group Leader, you’ll sit at the heart of certification, safety, and operational assurance—leading flight certification programmes, interfacing with regulators, and driving airworthiness decisions across the full aircraft lifecycle. Your expertise will directly influence flight safety, regulatory compliance, and mission success.

• Lead aircraft flight certification activities, establishing the Certification Basis and orchestrating certification programmes to achieve Type Certification, including generation of MPTF and RTS.
• Provide expert regulatory and legal guidance, interfacing with UK aviation authorities including the CAA, MAA, and DE&S.
• Undertak...