Senior Electric Propulsion Unit Integration Engineer

Our Mission

At Vertical Aerospace, we are pioneering the way for electric aviation. The Valo, our eVTOL (electric, vertical, take-off and landing), 'zero emissions' aircraft will set a new safety standard for how we will navigate the sky.

We won’t realise our mission following the same legacy processes and traditions our predecessors followed, instead, we want to 'redefine' aerospace best practices. We are growing quickly from a prototype business to a scaling SME, and the next few years will be critical to our success and delivering on our ambitious goals. Valo is targeting airliner-level safety certification in 2028 ahead of entering service with our airline and operator customers.

As a Senior Electric Propulsion Unit Integration Engineer, you will take ownership of how the EPU is physically integrated into the aircraft, ensuring it performs safely, efficiently, and reliably throughout its lifecycle. Reporting into the Head of EPU, you will work at the centre of the aircraft architecture, collaborating closely with structures, stress, manufacturing, maintenance, and supplier teams.

You will balance competing priorities - from managing complex interfaces and configurations to reducing mass and ensuring structural integrity - while supporting certification activities. This role offers the opportunity to shape a critical system that carries primary load paths within the aircraft, with direct impact on safety, performance, and delivery.

• Own the physical integration of the Electric Propulsion Unit (EPU) into the aircraft, ensuring safe, efficient, and certifiable installation

• Define and manage EPU space allocation within the aircraft digital mock-up, maintaining alignment as the design evolves

• Deliver 3D CAD models and installation drawings to support design, manufacturing, and certification

• Establish and control physical interfaces through clear interface definitions and documentation, aligning with internal teams and external suppliers

• Translate integration needs into structured, verifiable requirements and lead their validation

• Drive mass reduction across the EPU installation while maintaining structural integrity and safety margins

• Manage EPU configurations and ensure consistency across design, analysis, and build

• Work with stress and fatigue specialists to ensure the structure and interfaces meet lifetime load requirements

• Define verification approaches and support test activities to demonstrate compliance with certification requirements

• Contribute to certification activities, including documentation and engagement with regulatory authorities

• A degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Automotive Engineering, or equivalent experience

• Experience integrating electric propulsion systems or complex powertrain systems into aircraft

• Confidence working across multiple disciplines to deliver an optimised integration solution

• Experience defining physical interfaces, writing clear and structured requirements, and validating them effectively

• Understanding of aerospace materials, mechanical fastening, and structural design principles

• Knowledge of mechanical loads and how stress and fatigue considerations influence design

• Experience using CAD tools such as CATIA to integrate components and produce installation drawings

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with internal teams, suppliers, and external partners

• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage detailed work in a fast-paced environment

• Familiarity with configuration management and version control

• Experience supporting structural or mechanical testing activities

• Exposure to stress or fatigue analysis in an aerospace environment

• Understanding of electric propulsion systems, including motors, inverters, and control principles

• Experience working with high-voltage systems

• Experience across the full product lifecycle, from concept through to production and in-service support

• Familiarity with requirements management tools such as DOORS or JAMA

• Experience using data analysis tools such as MATLAB or Python

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