Lead Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities across architecture, requirements, integration, verification, validation, and qualification (IVVQ), ensuring delivery of compliant lifecycle data.
• Develop and maintain system architectures, interfaces, configuration items, and end-to-end requirements traceability.
• Own verification and qualification planning, approving test strategies, specifications, results, and compliance evidence.
• Provide technical leadership to internal teams, suppliers, and customers, including requirements flow-down, test witnessing, and acceptance activities.
• Collaborate with certification, safety, and airworthiness teams to support certified product development in accordance with ARP4754B and ARP4761/A.
• Degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline (Master’s preferred).
• 8+ years’ aerospace systems engineering experience on certified aircraft or propulsion programmes within an OEM or equivalent environment.
• Strong technical leadership experience, with proven capability in system architecture, requirements engineering, and system-level verification & validation.
• Deep knowledge of ARP4754B, with working understanding of ARP4761/A, DO-178C, DO-254, and DO-160G qualification processes.
• Experience managing suppliers and complex development programmes; familiarity with Polarion (or equivalent) and propulsion, power, flight control, or emerging aerospace technologies is advantageous.

Experience & Qualifications

Benefits

• Why Join Us?
• We want to help you be your best self, at work and at home, that’s why we provide our employees with...
• Private health and dental care – get access to services and support when you need them. Add your family members too.
• Mental health support – enjoy a culture where positive mental health is front of mind with our trained Mental Health First Aiders, Employee Assistance Programmes and wellbeing support.
• Free lunch and healthy snacks – keeping you fuelled up so you can help us deliver the technology of the future
• Sports, games and culture clubs – connect and keep fit with other ZeroAvians by joining one of our clubs – such as, running, cycling, padel, trivia, theatre and gardening.
• We also offer:
• Stock options – so you can share in our success.
• 25 days holiday, plus public holidays and additional days awarded for long service – to help you manage your work-life balance.
• Free EV Charging and membership in our EV Club.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes for EV Club, Curry's Tech and Cycle to Work
• Weekly Spot Bonuses to reward excellence.
• Income Protection and Legal Support for peace of mind.
• Relocation Support to make your move seamless.

Diversity and Inclusion