Senior Platform Certification Engineer

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Senior Platform Certification Engineer

Burton, Bristol, Gloucester or Plymouth

We operate a flexible hybrid working pattern at Frazer-Nash, with time split between the office, client sites and working from home.

£45,000 to £65,000 per annum depending on experience.

17th November 2025.

Frazer-Nash provides Aviation Certification and safety assurance services to the UK Military Defence sector. We are looking for an experienced certification senior engineer or consultant to support the development and delivery of this service. The chosen candidate will provide engineering expertise to our large team of multi‑discipline aerospace engineers across a variety of fixed‑wing, rotary‑wing, crewed and uncrewed air systems. Our Safety Assurance team aims to support clients in providing the UK with airworthy, safe, sustainable military capability through the application of systems engineering and engineering technical services across the MoD in the aerospace domain, and into other domains.

Our clients look for support in initial platform certification and type airworthiness, continuing airworthiness and technical delivery of projects. This role suits an engineer with previous experience working within Defence Equipment & Support, Project Teams, Delivery Teams or Front‑Line delivery of platforms or equipment. Civil experience in certification will also be welcomed. The role represents an opportunity to join an expanding team to both support and lead technical delivery on projects within the defence aerospace spectrum.

You will develop a portfolio of project deliveries, hone your consultancy skills and help develop more junior engineers and graduates. As part of Frazer‑Nash you may also have opportunities to work outside defence aerospace or gain civil experience to widen your skillset further.

• Practitioner in platform certification or airworthiness.
• 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams as either a senior NCO, junior engineering officer or civilian equivalent.
• Chartered Engineer (C Eng) or working towards Chartership (with RAeS, IMechE or IET).
• Demonstrable technical experience of working in a platform certification environment, in the aviation industry.
• Experience with safety work within a Platform Delivery Team or similar.
• Knowledge of certification requirements and compliance.
• Experience working with EASA CS or Military MAC‑P / DefSTAN 970 Standard.
• Experience in requirements management, safety and assurance of a platform, and test, trials and acceptance.
• Strong customer‑focused attitude.
• Understanding of the different air safety aspects of an air systems life cycle.

• Hold a degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Defence facing experience.
• Experience working within a Delivery Team or Defence Equipment & Support.
• Front‑line engineering experience on a Squadron or similar.
• Experience working for a civilian company on defence platforms or modifications.
• Previous/current experience as an engineering consultant.

Due to the nature of the work that Frazer‑Nash Consultancy undertake, candidates will be required to undergo pre‑employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.

• Competitive salary.
• 25 days holiday entitlement.
• Possibility of hybrid/remote working.
• Happy to talk flexible working.
• Holiday sale and purchase scheme.
• Enhanced parental benefits.
• Company pension scheme.
• Targeted professional development.
• Life assurance.
• Private healthcare membership.
• Bonus scheme linked to company performance.
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution.
• Support in attaining professional membership.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Share purchase scheme.
• Season rail ticket loan.