Design Airworthiness Engineer
Location: Cheltenham, Gloucester, GB, GL51 6SR
MCS Onshore
SF36566

About the role
Here at Babcock International we're looking to recruit a Design Airworthiness Engineer.

Babcock Design and Completions conduct in house design, manufacture, installation, test and certification activities for modifications to Civil and Military Aeroplanes and Helicopters including Major Avionics upgrades, Special Mission conversions and Mission Equipment, External Loads and Night Vision Cockpit conversions.

You'll serve an essential role within the Design Office and will be involved throughout the entire design process; from initial concept, through design and testing, to certification and subsequent in service monitoring.

Main Tasks;
• Creation of certification reports in accordance with Design Organisation Handbook processes.
• Liaison with multiple internal & external parties during the design process, conducting compliance demonstration activity including:
- Modification Classification (in accordance with PART 21.A.91)
- Assuring compliance with regulatory requirements
- Defining appropriate Means of Compliance
- Ground and Flight Test plan definition
- Test witnessing
- Design Reviews
- Compliance Demonstration Reporting
- Technical Publication creation
• Utilisation of core engineering knowledge and skills to bring involvement in the wider design cycle.
• Methodically and analytically approaching the certification process to define clear compliance requirements and statements.

What do I need to do the role?
You'll need a master's degree (or equivalent in Aerospace engineering subject), extensive experience in an aerospace engineering environment and previous, active experience in a PART 21J DOA.

Would also like you to hold experience in the following:
• Strong familiarity with Certification Specifications and PART 21
• Previous experience of certification within an aerospace environment
• Strong technical report writing skills
• Previous experience as a CVE
• Understanding of military aerospace engineering / certification environments
• Previous experience of either electrical or mechanical design

What else do I need to know?
• The successful candidate must be able to achieve the appropriate security clearance level for this role.

About Babcock International
For more than a century, Babcock, the Aerospace and Defence company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly-skilled engineering services. We help customers in the UK and around the world to improve the capability, reliability and availability of their most critical assets within the four market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear, underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, unique infrastructure and specialist training.

We're committed to providing a great employee experience in a supportive and engaging environment. The benefits you can expect to enjoy include a generous holiday entitlement, competitive money purchase pension scheme with life assurance and a share ownership scheme. You'll benefit from excellent career and learning and development opportunities to ensure that you grow and achieve your full potential.

Application Guidance
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We are committed to building an inclusive culture and strive to attract talent who thrive in an inclusive and flexible working environment. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know and will respond in a way that best fits your specific needs.

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Armed Forces Covenant
We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. We recognise the value that Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reserves, Veterans, Uniformed Cadet Instructors and Service Families contribute to our business and the United Kingdom. As part of the Covenant, Babcock offers Reservists and Uniformed Cadet Instructors up to 2 week's special paid leave to help them meet their commitments. To find out more please check our career website for more information.

Closing date: 23/08/2021

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