Airworthiness Engineer jobs in County Bristol

Job Description Airworthiness Lead Engineer Location: Preston, Hull, Bristol or Prestwick – Hybrid (typically 2–3 days on-site) Salary: £56,000 – £62,000 depending on experience ***Please note this role requires British Citizenship*** A major defence and aerospace partner is looking for an Airworthiness Lead Engineer to join their Airworthiness & Product Integrity function. This is a senior...

You will also have the chance to take part in initiatives outside your day to day tasks that will provide opportunities for personal development.

You will be subject to a BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) check. You may also need to gain UK SC-level Security Clearance or Export Control, depending on the role.

You will be acting as an expert within this field to develop and implement engineering policy and processes to ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations.

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You will hold ultimate responsibility for the technical integrity of the platform, ensuring the UAS is fit for purpose, safe to operate, and fully compliant with UK MoD requirements. What will be your responsibilities:

Are you an experienced engineer with a passion for developing innovative weapon systems? Our client, a renowned Defence company based in Bristol, is seeking a capable OWE Lead Engineer, who holds a minimum of SC clearance, to lead the integration and testing of novel systems. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge projects within a supportive, professional...

We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with deep experience delivering requirements-based testing, IVVQ campaigns, and end-to-end trials across complex, safety- and mission-critical defence systems. You’ll lead laboratory, rig, field, and sea trials , coordinating multidisciplinary teams and ensuring compliance, certification, and airworthiness objectives are met across development cycles. This...

You will play a key role in ensuring the structural design of aircraft wings meets airworthiness and product requirements, delivering technical solutions, and leading design improvements. Key Responsibilities - Ensure structural design compliance with airworthiness and product requirements.

We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with deep experience delivering requirements-based testing, IVVQ campaigns, and end-to-end trials across complex, safety- and mission-critical defence systems. You’ll lead laboratory, rig, field, and sea trials , coordinating multidisciplinary teams and ensuring compliance, certification, and airworthiness objectives are met across development...

You will face off to UK defence customers, set technical direction, and ensure product design is fully aligned to UK airworthiness and compliance requirements, using a strong evidence-based assurance approach while maintaining agility in delivery.

You will work across UK and international engineering teams, owning technical sign-off and ensuring system integrity across the full product lifecycle.

You will act as a System Safety Subject Matter Expert, working closely with UK and US stakeholders, with the position focusing on developing certification evidence to satisfy UK regulatory and airworthiness requirements. At the same time, collaborating within a geographically distributed and multidisciplinary engineering team.

Landing Gear Structural Analysis Engineer Location: Filton (60% on-site) Hours: 35 hours per week, across 4.5 days (flexible between 7am-7pm) Clearance: BPSS (arranged by Airbus Security) Join Us to Help Shape the Future of Airbus Aircraft Guidant Global is partnering with Airbus to find a proactive and experienced Landing Gear Structural Analysis Engineer . This is an exciting opportunity to...

You will face off to UK defence customers, set technical direction, and ensure product design is fully aligned to UK airworthiness and compliance requirements, using a strong evidence-based assurance approach while maintaining agility in delivery.

You will work across UK and international engineering teams, owning technical sign-off and ensuring system integrity across the full product lifecycle.

Systems Safety Manager Bristol Based Hybrid role SC clearance (or eligible) We’re looking for an experienced Systems Safety Manager to act as the senior engineering safety authority across our defence products, covering air, land and maritime domains. This is a hands‑on, delivery‑focused role suited to a Senior / Principal / Lead Safety Engineer with strong practical experience...

Job Description Systems Safety Manager Bristol Based Hybrid role SC clearance (or eligible) We’re looking for an experienced Systems Safety Manager to act as the senior engineering safety authority across our defence products, covering air, land and maritime domains. This is a hands‑on, delivery‑focused role suited to a Senior / Principal / Lead Safety Engineer with strong practical...

You will Provide design leadership of Internal and External designers within the team and ownership of Lean Engineering improvements, in particular ‘Right First Time’, and Lead Time Reduction.

You will ensure effective organization and governance of design & maturity reviews in line with client polices, processes and practices.

You will provide expert advice and lead the management of technical safety solutions across complex platforms and equipment.

You will be responsible for ensuring that safety solutions are successfully integrated into the current enterprise while managing corporate risk and minimizing negative impacts.

Systems Safety Manager Bristol Based Hybrid role SC clearance (or eligible) We’re looking for an experienced Systems Safety Manager to act as the senior engineering safety authority across our defence products, covering air, land and maritime domains. This is a hands‑on, delivery‑focused role suited to a Senior / Principal / Lead Safety Engineer with strong practical experience applying Def Stan...

Job Description We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with deep experience delivering requirements-based testing, IVVQ campaigns, and end-to-end trials across complex, safety- and mission-critical defence systems. You’ll lead laboratory, rig, field, and sea trials, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and ensuring compliance, certification, and airworthiness objectives are met across...

You will be acting as an expert within this field to develop and implement engineering policy and processes to ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations.

You will be involved in:

You will be acting as an expert within this field to develop and implement engineering policy and processes to ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations.