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Key responsibilities:

• Prepare, maintain and control ground/flight test airworthiness readiness packs, including configuration, conformity, limitations, and required approvals/signatures.
• Verify that the test article configuration is controlled and consistent with the intended compliance demonstration and evidence references prior to each test event.
• Confirm conformity readiness and ensure that configuration/conformity statements are complete, current and traceable for certification use.
• Define and implement airworthiness risk controls for test activities (hazard identification, mitigations, operating limitations, and escalation triggers).
• Ensure evidence capture (test data, records, deviations, configuration snapshots) is planned and executed to support compliance closure.
• Maintain test authorization traceability, including readiness gate records, approvals, and changes impacting test intent or compliance applicability.
• Coordinate flight conditions / PtF inputs with the Chief of Airworthiness and Authority Liaison where required by Hili program scope and procedures.
• Interface with configuration/change/compliance coordination to ensure real-time alignment of test execution with baseline/effectivity and approved changes.
• Exercise the authority to stop/hold tests on airworthiness readiness grounds and drive corrective actions to restore readiness.
• Provide clear readiness status reporting and support close-out of test actions, anomalies, and documentation updates affecting compliance evidence.

Qualifications and experience:

• Engineering degree (aerospace, mechanical, electrical or equivalent) or comparable aviation technical qualification.
• Demonstrated experience in flight test certification and/or airworthiness control in an aircraft/UAS or approved article development environment.
• Strong capability to assemble and control test readiness documentation packs and maintain rigorous traceability of approvals and changes.
• Proven competence in configuration discipline (baseline control, effectivity awareness, configuration snapshots tied to evidence).
• Practical experience coordinating conformity/configuration confirmations for test and ensuring readiness prior to execution.
• Experience applying risk controls to test activities, including clear criteria for “go/no-go”, limitations management, and escalation.
• Working knowledge of GCAA CAR 21 / EASA Part 21-style certification evidence needs (how test plans/reports/data are used to support compliance closure).
• Ability to coordinate effectively across airworthiness, engineering, flight test operations, configuration management and authority liaison functions.
• High standard of written communication and documentation quality; able to produce clear, auditable readiness and evidence records.
• Familiarity with approval of flight conditions and Permit-to-Fly issuance support/packaging expectations.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain and control the TC certification program baseline (IMS), including milestones, dependencies, and critical path.
• Create and maintain the deliverable map/indexes linking certification objectives to plannedevidence deliverables and submission packages.
• Own the submission plan and calendar for TC deliverables, ensuring internal readiness gates are scheduled and met.
• Integrate engineering, ground test and flight test plans into the certification program and ensure consistency of assumptions, configurations and interfaces across teams.
• Coordinate development of LOI inputs and ensure that authority engagement events, reviews and planned investigations are reflected in program baselines.
• Drive and chair (or support) readiness reviews, ensuring action closure and clear go/no-go decisions for planned submissions and test events.
• Coordinate planned test notifications through the Authority Liaison and ensure that test timing and readiness are reflected in program reporting.
• Ensure alignment of the program structure with the compliance checklist structure and compliance closure strategy (in coordination with airworthiness compliance).
• Provide regular progress, decision and readiness dashboards; identify trends, blockers, and forecast risks to submissions and key milestones.
• Escalate schedule/compliance difficulties and recommend recovery actions or replans to the Chief of Airworthiness / overall program leadership as required.

Qualifications and experience:

• Degree in aerospace/mechanical/electrical engineering or equivalent technical discipline; equivalent aviation certification program experience may be considered.
• Demonstrated experience in certification program management for UAS, aircraft or complex aviation products (VTOL), including multi-discipline coordination and structured planning.
• Working knowledge of GCAA CAR 21 / EASA Part 21 certification deliverables and evidence flow, including how test/analysis outputs support compliance closure.
• Proven capability to build and maintain integrated master plans (IMS) and manage dependencies across engineering, test, configuration and compliance functions.
• Experience planning and controlling authority submissions and maintaining disciplined readiness gating and action tracking.
• Strong interface management skills with ability to align stakeholders and drive closure of cross-functional actions.
• Competence in producing clear progress/reporting dashboards and using metrics to manage schedule and readiness risk.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills suitable for authority-facing pack development and internal executive reporting.
• Structured problem-solving skills; ability to recognize early signals of schedule/compliance risk and trigger timely escalation.
• High level of documentation discipline and attention to detail; ability to maintain reliable program baselines and traceable decision records.

We are looking for fresh graduates in:

• Aerospace Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical / Avionics Engineering
• This is an opportunity to be part of a real aircraft development program — from design and testing to flight operations and certification.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support aircraft design, analysis, and system integration activities
• Assist in ground and flight test preparation, execution, and data analysis
• Contribute to development of mechanical, electrical, and avionics systems
• Participate in prototyping, manufacturing, and assembly activities
• Support documentation for engineering, testing, and certification processes
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to solve technical challenges

Qualifications & Experience:

• UAE Nationals
• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering
• Minimum GPA 3.0 and above
• Strong interest in aviation and hands-on engineering work
• Good communication and teamwork skills

If you are driven, hands-on, and want to build something meaningful in the UAE, we would like to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define HMI concepts, logics, and interaction flows, ensuring consistency, clarity, and alignment with operator mental models.
• Take part of the design & development the Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) of the cockpit displays, Flight Warning System and flight awareness system
• Apply Human Factors Engineering principles to deliver user-centred HMI designs that reduce workload and prevent human error.
• Collaborate closely with BVLOS pilots, operators and other engineers to gather requirements, validate usability, and optimize workflows for real-world mission needs.
• Work on System Description Document (SDD) and Interface control document (ICD)
• Support producing flight manuals, operator manuals, and supporting documentation to ensure safe and effective system use.
• Work with regulatory authorities, such as GCAA to generate necessary evidence and documentation for certification and airworthiness compliance.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including software development, validation, verification teams, and subcontractors, to integrate HMI designs into the overall system architecture.
• Support system-level validation and verification activities, including human-in-the-loop testing and performance assessments.
• Design high-clarity displays for geospatial, telemetry, and system health information that enable rapid, accurate comprehension of the UAS state.
• Develop safety-driven visual hierarchies for alerts and warnings that communicate urgency effectively without inducing stress or alarm fatigue.
• Define associated Verification and Validation means
• Write test procedures and perform them on the appropriate means (simulator and test benches)
• Support flight tests and Analyze the test data to verify system performance and functionality

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial Design, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in HMI/GUI design for safety-critical systems in aviation.
• Good understanding of AMC 27.1302 or MIL-STD-1472
• Strong understanding of safety-critical system design and relevant certification processes (e.g., ARP4761).
• Experience in applying Human Factors and ergonomics principles to the design of Cockpit or Ground Control Station.
• Experience with requirements management tools (e.g., Polarian or DOORS).
• Familiarity with aircraft systems
• Experience/Familiarity with System Safety Assessments, Failure Hazard Analysis, and Certification/Test plans.
• Very good knowledge of the English language
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess and monitor software life-cycle processes and associated outputs to ensure compliance with approved software plans, organizational standards, and certification guidelines (e.g., DO-178C).
• Perform process assurance activities, including reviews, audits, and evaluations of development and verification activities to ensure adherence to defined procedures and project objectives.
• Verify that software products and supporting life-cycle data (requirements, design, source code, verification artifacts, and reports) conform to applicable regulatory, safety, and certification requirements.
• Provide oversight of software configuration management practices, ensuring that software baselines, configuration items, and releases are properly controlled and traceable throughout the software life cycle.
• Review and monitor change control processes, ensuring that software changes are authorized, documented, and traceable to approved requirements and problem reports.
• Ensure that the project maintains the ability to reproduce or regenerate executable software and parameter data from controlled baselines.
• Support internal and external certification audits and assessments, ensuring that required evidence and records are available and properly maintained.
• Identify process gaps or compliance issues and recommend corrective actions to improve software quality and certification readiness.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Certifications in quality assurance, auditing, or compliance (e.g., AS9100 Internal/Lead Auditor, ISO 9001 Auditor, or equivalent) will be considered an asset.
• Minimum of 5–8 years of experience in software quality assurance, process assurance, certification compliance, or auditing within safety-critical or regulated software environments (preferably aerospace or avionics).
• Demonstrated experience working within certification frameworks such as DO-178C and familiarity with related standards (e.g., DO-331, DO-330, ARP4754A, ARP4761).
• Experience participating in or supporting certification activities, regulatory audits, or compliance assessments for airborne or safety-critical software systems.
• Strong knowledge of software life-cycle processes, including requirements, design, coding, verification, configuration management, and change management as defined in DO-178C.
• Experience performing independent software process audits, life-cycle data reviews, and compliance assessments against approved software plans and standards.
• Familiarity with software configuration management and change control systems (e.g., Git-based repositories, change request/problem reporting systems, configuration baselining).
• Experience working with requirements management, traceability, and lifecycle management tools (e.g., Polarion, Jira, or equivalent).
• Strong analytical, documentation, and technical review skills, with the ability to evaluate compliance of software artifacts and processes.
• Effective communication and coordination skills, with the ability to work across development, verification, configuration management, and certification teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain Ground Control Station software for monitoring and commanding eVTOL systems.
• Implement functionality for telemetry reception, processing, and visualization of aircraft state and system data.
• Develop vehicle command and control interfaces enabling operators to safely interact with airborne systems.
• Design and implement mission planning and execution tools to support operational flight scenarios.
• Implement health monitoring and status visualization features for aircraft subsystems and avionics components.
• Take end-to-end responsibility for GCS software requirements, architecture, and implementation, ensuring alignment with system-level requirements.
• Support software verification activities in accordance with applicable certification processes (e.g., DO-178C), including maintaining traceability between requirements, design, code, and tests.
• Design and implement communication interfaces with airborne systems, including protocols such as MAVLink, UDP/TCP, and telemetry links.
• Integrate GCS software with flight control systems, avionics networks, and vehicle communication infrastructure.
• Support software integration and validation activities using simulation environments, Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test setups.
• Assist with ground testing and flight test operations by supporting GCS software deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 6–10 years of experience in software development for ground control systems, UAV/UAS, aerospace systems, or similar real-time control environments.
• Demonstrated experience developing Ground Control Station or operator interface software for monitoring and commanding autonomous or remotely operated vehicles.
• Proficiency in modern software development languages and tools commonly used for GCS applications (e.g. C++, Qt/QML, or full stack development or other GUI frameworks).
• Familiarity with software development processes used in safety-critical systems, including traceability and verification practices aligned with DO-178C or comparable standards.
• Strong experience in implementing telemetry reception, command interfaces, mission planning tools, and system monitoring dashboards.
• Experience designing and implementing communication protocols with airborne systems, including MAVLink, UDP/TCP networking, and telemetry data links.
• Strong problem-solving, system integration, and cross-disciplinary collaboration skills, with the ability to work closely with flight control, avionics, and test teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the master program plan covering design, development, testing, certification, and industrialization
• Manage cross-functional teams (airframe, propulsion, avionics, autonomy, manufacturing, flight test)
• Track and control schedule, budget, milestones, and dependencies
• Establish and run program governance: reviews, decision gates, risk registers, action tracking
• Interface with regulators, partners, suppliers, and customers on program matters
• Drive make/buy decisions, supplier readiness, and long-lead item planning
• Identify, mitigate, and escalate technical, schedule, and cost risks
• Prepare executive and board-level reporting with clear, decision-ready insights
• Support flight test campaigns, certification planning, and operational readiness

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or similar)
• 10+ years of experience in aerospace, UAV, eVTOL, or complex hardware programs
• Proven track record managing full product development lifecycles
• Strong understanding of aerospace certification, flight test, and systems engineering
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Hands-on, delivery-focused mindset, comfortable in a fast-moving startup environment
• Experience with hybrid propulsion or autonomous systems
• Prior engagement with aviation authorities (Part 21, military, or experimental programs)
• PMP or equivalent program management certification

Additional Information:

• This role is onsite in Abu Dhabi and requires close day-to-day engagement with engineering, manufacturing, and
  flight test teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead all airworthiness and certification planning activities supporting submission and approval of the DOA application and the Type Certificate (TC) for the hybrid UAS, ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory standards (e.g., CS-UAS, SC-EVTOL etc.).
• Develop detailed certification plans, including milestones, timelines, and resource requirements, ensuring compliance with applicable certification specifications, environmental protection requirements, and EASA Part 21.
• Serve as the primary point of contact with regulatory authorities, facilitating communication and collaboration throughout the certification process including design approvals, audits, inspections, inquiries, and regulatory submissions.
• Coordinate and oversee a variety of testing activities, including flight tests, ground tests, and simulation-based assessments, to demonstrate compliance with airworthiness standards.
• Ensure all required documentation, including design specifications, test reports, and compliance records, is accurate, complete, and submitted in a timely manner to regulatory authorities.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance, and legal, to ensure alignment of certification activities with overall project objectives.
• Keep abreast of evolving regulatory requirements and industry standards related to eVTOL certification and provide guidance to the project team on compliance strategies.
• Lead the Design Organization Approval efforts – drafting, updating, and ensuring compliance of the Design Organization Handbook (DOH) and associated procedures.
• Perform compliance verification and airworthiness approval checks.
• Advise all areas of the design organization on airworthiness and ensure the expertise and training are in place.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Recognized qualification in aviation certification and compliance (e.g., EASA / FAA regulatory training).
• 10+ years of experience in airworthiness, DOA management, and certification leadership within a Part 21J environment or equivalent.
• Proven track record of managing successful certification programs and interacting with EASA or other NAAs.
• Experience with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) or urban air mobility (UAM).
• Strong project management skills, with experience leading cross-functional teams and managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Proven experience in systems engineering, with a focus on UAV/eVTOL projects.
• Strong expertise in requirements management and configuration management processes.
• Familiarity with certification standards, such as STANAG 4671, ARP4754, DO-160, DO-178, DO-254, CS-UAS etc.
• In-depth knowledge of EASA Part 21 or GCAA CAR 21.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop software requirements and design for a Vehicle Management System (VMS)
• Work with subject matter experts, design solutions for a variety of capabilities such as airplane subsystems, redundancy management, energy management, system monitoring, and controls
• Coordinate and integrate requirements across engineering disciplines
• Apply model-based system engineering techniques to design and verify system requirements
• Interpret requirements to formulate and test mathematical models
• Verify and validate software against designed requirements in virtual and hardware test environments
• Conduct analysis to support certification of a Vehicle Management System
• Ensure compliance with aerospace safety and certification standards (ARP4754A and ARP4761).
• Ensure compliance with aerospace software and Hardware standards (e.g., DO-178C, DO-254).
• Work closely with cross-functional teams (flight controls, software, certification, safety, systems engineering) to ensure system robustness and compliance.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in avionics engineering with a specific focus on vehicle management system, fault detection and monitoring.
• Strong understanding of safety-critical system design and relevant certification processes (e.g., ARP4754 and DAL levels).
• Experience with simulation tools (e.g., MATLAB/Simulink), requirements management tools (e.g., Polarian or DOORS).
• Familiarity with aircraft system integration and avionics communication protocols (e.g., CAN, serial communications, …).
• Experience/Familiarity with the hardware and software associated with Avionics systems, Flight Control Systems, Power System, Mission System.
• Experience/Familiarity with System Safety Assessments, Failure Hazard Analysis, and Certification/Test plans.
• Hands-on experience with software development in C/C++, Python, and MATLAB/Simulink.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing and system verification.
• Very good knowledge of the English language
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform hand calculations and finite element analyses (FEA) for static strength, stiffness, stability, and failure assessment of composite and metallic aircraft structures.
• Develop and maintain FE models, define loads and boundary conditions, evaluate results, and verify and substantiate analysis results using analytical/hand calculation methods.
• Perform composite structural analysis, including laminate assessment and applicable failure criteria, as well as metallic stress analysis.
• Work closely with structural designers to optimize designs for strength, weight, manufacturability, and integration requirements.
• Define structural test requirements, support test setup development and test execution, and perform correlation between analytical, FEA, and test results.
• Support manufacturing, aircraft integration, design changes, and investigation of structural non-conformities when required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in aircraft structural analysis or a related aerospace field.
• Strong experience in hand calculations, FEA, and structural analysis of composite and metallic aircraft structures.
• Good understanding of composite materials, laminate behaviour, metallic structures, joints, fasteners, and bonded structures.
• Experience with Siemens NX / Simcenter, Femap or similar FEA software is a strong advantage.
• Experience in structural testing, test-analysis correlation, UAVs, eVTOLs, or prototype aircraft development is an advantage.
• Good understanding of aerospace manufacturing and structural integration processes is preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop lightweight composite and metallic aircraft structures, including 3D models, assemblies, and manufacturing drawings.
• Design and support the structural integration of aircraft systems and equipment, considering interfaces, installation requirements, accessibility, and maintainability.
• Apply Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles and provide engineering support during manufacturing, assembly, fit-check, and aircraft integration activities.
• Work closely with manufacturing, analysis, and testing teams to resolve design, manufacturing, and integration issues.
• Design and develop jigs, fixtures, manufacturing/assembly tooling, and structural test setups as required, and participate in their implementation and validation.
• Support design changes and configuration updates throughout the product development process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in aircraft structural design or a related aerospace field.
• Strong experience in composite and metallic structural design.
• Strong knowledge of aerospace manufacturing, assembly, and integration processes.
• Experience with Siemens NX is a strong advantage.
• Structural analysis knowledge is an advantage.
• Experience with structural test setups, tooling, UAVs, eVTOLs, or prototype aircraft development is an advantage.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Set up, mark and segregate the site and control access to the ground area.
• Brief all people present on the risks, the abort signal and the evacuation action, and record their acknowledgement.
• Perform the two-person handling tasks required by the applicable Part B appendix.
• Load, secure and confirm the cargo against the manifest, and retrieve it at the delivery point.
• Perform battery, transport-case and hot-swap handling, and deploy the RTK Relay Station where required.
• Confirm the delivery or landing area clear before descent below 20 m AGL when assigned GROUND OBSERVER duty.
• Attend the mission briefing and confirm understanding of the assigned role and fitness to operate.

GENERAL WORK AND ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES:

• Complete the ground and cargo handling entries in the SmartFlite mission record for every operation, including cargo mass confirmed against the manifest and the mass and balance record.
• Complete the duty scheduling record for each duty period, including the fatigue self-declaration field, and obtain supervisor sign-off.
• Record the site set-up, ground-area control measures and briefing acknowledgement for every site occupied.
• Report battery, ground support equipment and cargo system defects to the TECHNICAL RESPONSIBLE without delay.
• Maintain personal training, checking and currency records with the TRAINING AND COMPETENCY MANAGER.
• Comply with the FLIGHT OPERATIONS MANUAL and all applicable controlled documents; record and report any deviation through the occurrence management process.
• Report hazards, incidents and unsafe conditions to the SAFETY MANAGER without undue delay under JUST CULTURE principles.
• Complete EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN training at intervals not exceeding twelve (12) months and remain familiar with the ERP sections applicable to the post.
• Self-declare without delay any condition affecting fitness for duty, including fatigue, illness, medication or substance effects.
• Maintain records generated by the post in the LODD document management system for the retention periods set out in the record control register.
• Attend scheduled safety review meetings as required and support internal and COMPETENT AUTHORITY audits.
• Complete assigned corrective actions by the agreed date and submit evidence of implementation to the SAFETY MANAGER.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum Qualifications:
• LODD induction and organization-specific operational training.
• Ground Support authorisation
• Cargo Handling authorisation per type where assigned to loading.
• Observer authorisation where assigned GROUND OBSERVER duty; minimum age eighteen (18) years.

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum one (1) year in aviation ground handling, logistics or operational support role.
• Demonstrated manual handling and load securing in an operational environment.
• Demonstrated experience of working with checklists and to radio discipline within a crew.

Desirable:

• Demonstrated experience handling perishable, pharmaceutical or dangerous goods cargo, including cold-chain handling and recognition of incorrectly declared or packaged consignments.
• Demonstrated experience of, or a valid training certificate in, the transport of dangerous goods by air in accordance with the Civil Aviation Regulations (CAR) – Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air and the ICAO Technical Instructions.
• Demonstrated experience operating small ground support equipment (GSE), including light or one (1) tonne class forklifts, pallet trucks and cargo dollies, and holding a valid operator licence or certificate of competency for such equipment

MINIMUM COMPETENCIES:

• Site set-up, marking, segregation and ground-area access control.
• Cargo loading, securing, mass confirmation and release, and refusal of undeclared dangerous goods.
• Battery handling, recognition of thermal runaway and immediate action.
• Standard phraseology, read-back and handover discipline in a distributed crew.
• Approach to an aircraft only on confirmed disarm and clearance from the RPIC; no flight-control, dispatch release or maintenance authority.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, develop and integrate high-voltage electrical systems into hybrid eVTOL UAV architecture, overseeing power distribution, circuit protection, and full-scale system integration.
• Translating regulatory rules into engineering requirements and driving them through to final certification.
• Definition of the Means of Compliance (MoC) for the aircraft’s electrical power systems, power conversion, and high-voltage distribution networks.
• Apply systems engineering processes per ARP4754B: develop and maintain system requirements, define electrical system architecture, and lead verification and validation activities through all development phases.
• Perform and review functional safety assessments, including FHA, SSA, FTA, and FMEA.
• Author, review, and execute compliance documents, test plans, and test reports in accordance with aerospace guidelines including ARP4754B, DO-160G, DO-254, DO-311A, and DO-178C.
• Participate in hands on testing of the relevant systems in a high-voltage laboratory environment.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a highly related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 5–8 years of engineering experience in aerospace or high-safety automotive environments, with demonstrated experience on certified aviation programs (e.g. under CS-23, CS-27, SC E-19, SC VTOL, or equivalent).
• Direct experience with high-voltage DC architectures, high-voltage batteries, and electric propulsion units.
• Exceptional technical writing and communication skills. Structured working culture in a multidisciplinary team.
• Deep understanding of DO-178C, DO-254, DO-160G, DO-311A, and aerospace hardware development/qualification processes.
• Practical application of ARP4754B systems engineering lifecycle (requirements capture, architecture definition, V&V planning) is strongly preferred.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Establish, maintain and enforce the controlled approved design baselines and effectivity rules
  for the UAS and key certification configurations (including prototypes and test specimens).
• Maintain baseline and effectivity registers and provide accurate configuration status
  accounting for internal readiness gates and authority submission packages.
• Maintain baseline and effectivity registers and provide accurate configuration status accounting for internal readiness gates and authority submission packages.
• Maintain specimen / test-article conformity and configuration indices to ensure certification tests and compliance artefacts can be traced to the correct configuration.
• Ensure evidence-to-configuration coherence: each compliance document, test plan/report, analysis and submission index must reference the correct baseline and effectivity.
• Operate change control for certification impact by maintaining change/repair impact-tocompliance linkage (what changes, what requirements affected, what evidence must be updated).
• Implement and maintain the LODD DOH-required system for controlling and informing personnel of current changes in engineering drawings, specifications and design management procedures.
• Maintain the DOH-described record keeping system for type design and compliance documentation, ensuring that configuration references and histories remain auditable.
• Support conformity for certification inspections and tests by ensuring configuration identification, serialisation/effectivity, and documentation packages are correct and current.
• Exercise authority to place holds on evidence release when configuration/effectivity is ambiguous or when baselines are not properly controlled, and drive corrective actions.
• Ensure configuration-related record-keeping supports GCAA CAR 21 expectations for maintaining design information/data and Permit-to-Fly/Flight-Conditions supporting documents in an authority-accessible manner

Qualifications & Experience:

• Engineering degree (aerospace/mechanical/electrical/systems) or equivalent aviation technical qualification.
• Demonstrated experience in configuration management for complex aerospace/aviation products (preferably in a certification, flight test, or regulated engineering environment).
• Strong working knowledge of baseline/effectivity control, configuration identification and status accounting methods and tools (e.g., Siemens Teamcenter, Siemens Polarion, Microsoft SharePoint, Gitlab).
• Proven ability to maintain test article configuration indices and enforce configuration discipline for test readiness and certification evidence integrity.
• Experience implementing change control communication practices (ensuring teams are informed of drawing/specification/procedure changes in a controlled way).
• Understanding of how configuration interacts with airworthiness compliance evidence, including traceability expectations between configuration baselines and compliance documents
• Strong documentation and record-keeping discipline; able to produce audit-ready configuration registers, effectivity statements and controlled histories.
• Ability to challenge stakeholders and stop/hold releases when configuration integrity is at risk, while driving timely resolution.
• Strong cross-functional coordination skills with engineering, airworthiness/compliance, flight
  test, and external partners/suppliers.
• Desirable: exposure to GCAA CAR 21 or EASA Part 21 design organisation practices and record-keeping expectations (including maintaining design information/data and, where applicable,
  PtF/Flight-Conditions supporting documentation)