Design Airworthiness Engineer

Qualifications, Experience & Commitments

• Essential: A degree or equivalent qualification in aeronautical, aerospace, mechanical, electrical/electronic or another relevant engineering discipline.

• Essential: Typically 2+ years' experience in an aerospace engineering role, including hands-on certification or compliance work, for example producing analysis or test evidence to show compliance with a certification code or regulatory requirement.

• Essential: Understanding of how aircraft certification works, for example under UK or EASA Part 21.

• Essential: Clear technical writing, with experience producing engineering or compliance documentation.

• Preferred: Experience with uncrewed aircraft systems, including UK CAA requirements for UAS.

• Preferred: Experience of SORA or specific-category UAS operational authorisations.

• Preferred: Experience working within a design organisation, for example under an approved Part 21J organisation or MAA DAOS.

• Preferred: Exposure to UK military airworthiness regulation (MAA Regulatory Publications).

• Optional: Professional registration (CEng or IEng), or active progress towards it.

• Security Vetting: Due to the nature of our Defence contracts, all applicants must be eligible to hold and willing to undergo the vetting process for UK SC level Security Clearance.

• Travel: Willingness to undertake occasional national and international travel to TEKEVER sites (UK, Portugal, US, Europe) and to customers and regulators.

Skills & Attributes

• Learns quickly and gets up to speed on a new product and regulatory context.

• Methodical, with high attention to detail in requirements, traceability and records.

• Clear, precise writer, able to set out a compliance argument for engineers and regulators.

• Takes ownership of tasks, works independently, and knows when to ask for guidance or escalate a risk.

• Collaborative across disciplines, confident to ask design teams for evidence and to question it constructively.

• Pragmatic, applying the right level of process for the risk.

What We Offer

We provide a comprehensive package designed to reward, support, and develop our people:

• Compensation & Financial Security: Highly competitive salary, plus a discretionary annual bonus. Company pension contribution matches up to 10%

• Wellbeing & Leave: Private Medical Insurance, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), and 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays. Access to an Employee Reward, Recognition, and Benefits platform

• Culture & Development: Join a talented, high-performing team in a vibrant, fun, and inclusive culture, with regular monthly social events. Our scale provides clear career development opportunities and support for professional growth

• Working Model: Flexible Hybrid Working Model (minimum 3 days a week office working expected in core UK sites like Bristol) supporting work-life balance while ensuring mission success

• Mission-Oriented Impact: Work on mission-critical, cutting-edge technology in the fields of Defence, Security, and Space

Armed Forces Covenant Commitment: As an Armed Forces friendly company we will guarantee an interview to all applicants from the Armed Forces community (serving, veterans, and forces family members) as long as the essential criteria of the role are met.

TEKEVER is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals.