Senior Avionics Certification Engineer

• Compensation: GBP 45,600 - GBP 60,000 - yearly

General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems.

Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.

General Dynamics in St Leonards-on-Sea currently provide avionic mission computing systems for a wide range of military fast jets, helicopters, and UAV's. Recent success has resulted in General Dynamics developing the next generation of Advanced High Performance, Safety Critical Mission Computer Systems to meet the needs of latest platforms in development by several aircraft manufacturers. These Mission Computing Systems provide the functionality that integrates aircraft systems, sensor systems and stores management systems with the information and control systems required by the aircrew to meet the demanding operational needs of these aircraft.

Join our certification engineering team and help deliver future combat-air capability as part of the GCAP programme. You will support the certification of complex, safety-critical avionics and mission-computing systems, ensuring that compliance requirements are understood and appropriately evidenced throughout the engineering lifecycle.

Working alongside specialists across systems, software, hardware, safety and quality, you will help produce the plans, evidence and assurance artefacts needed to demonstrate compliance. This is an opportunity to influence advanced airborne technology while contributing to a strategically important UK defence programme.

• Develop and maintain certification plans, compliance documentation and supporting assurance artefacts for complex airborne systems
• Interpret applicable certification objectives and work with engineering teams to identify the evidence required to demonstrate compliance
• Support the definition and implementation of certification and compliance approaches across the engineering lifecycle
  
  Review systems, software and hardware lifecycle evidence for completeness, consistency and compliance
• Work closely with systems, software, hardware, safety and quality teams to ensure certification considerations are embedded within product development
• Support internal and external audits, reviews and certification-assurance activities
• Identify certification risks, gaps and dependencies, supporting the development of proportionate corrective actions
• Engage with customers, programme partners and relevant assurance stakeholders on certification evidence and progress
• Contribute to the continual improvement of certification processes, methods and guidance

• Experience in certification, compliance, assurance or airworthiness within aerospace, defence or another complex, safety-critical engineering environment
• Knowledge of airborne software and/or electronic hardware certification, including familiarity with DO-178C and/or DO-254
• Experience producing, reviewing or supporting certification plans, compliance evidence or lifecycle assurance documentation
• Ability to interpret certification requirements and communicate them clearly to multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Experience working with systems, software, hardware, safety or quality specialists to resolve compliance issues
• Strong technical-documentation skills, with the ability to produce clear, structured and auditable evidence
• Degree-level qualification in an engineering, scientific or technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
• Experience working with or familiarity with AI/ML models is preferred
• Experience supporting certification audits, reviews or regulatory engagement
• Knowledge of systems-development and safety-assessment processes for airborne products
• Experience identifying and managing certification risks, gaps, actions and dependencies
• Familiarity with requirements-management, configuration-management or engineering lifecycle tools
• Experience with complex avionics, embedded systems, mission systems, electronic hardware or safety-critical software
• Experience working with customers, design organisations, certification authorities or independent assurance…