Date: 27 May 2025
Location: Gatwick, GB
Company: Civil Aviation Authority
Salary: £67,303 to £70,000, plus a Market Related Supplement (MRS)
Contract Type: Full Time Permanent
Location: Gatwick / Hybrid
Security Level: SC
Visa Restrictions: This position does not currently offer visa sponsorship.
For many appointments within the CAA, these roles require access to operationally sensitive infrastructure and/or Nationally Protected information. For these roles the post holders must undergo National Security Vetting and achieve the appropriate level of clearance. To be vetted we will usually expect a reasonable period of residency in the UK so that meaningful checks can be undertaken. For this role this will need to be 5 years. If you do not meet these requirements, we may not be able to accept your application.
For more information on CTC and SC clearance please visit - Vetting explained - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
We are the UK’s aviation and aerospace regulator and recognised as a world leader in its field. Our activities are diverse, enabling the aviation industry to meet the highest safety standards, and we pride ourselves on our ability to adapt to the constantly evolving aviation environment.

The desire to continually develop experience through project involvement and dedicated training with the flexibility to contribute more generally to other areas of the Design and Certification team. Proven aerospace experience, preferably working for an approved aerospace organisation with the ability to lead, guide, challenge and influence technical decisions on multiple projects. You will have an engineering degree, equivalent qualification or demonstrated industry experience, with a proven aerospace experience, preferably working for an approved aerospace organisation with the ability to lead, guide, challenge and influence technical decisions on multiple projects.

• Ability to monitor, guide and manage technical decisions on a range of major safety issues.
• Operate in various cultural business environments at varying levels of seniority.
• Using experience to make sound judgments.
• Resilience to work at pace and on various matters with the appropriate level of input.
• Able to understand specialist issues and modulate technical views to account for wider business and political considerations.
• Confidence to challenge information, propositions, or assumptions, at a deep technical nature and across a range of disciplines.
• Confidence to escalate issues as they arise.
• Confident to communicate at all levels, to conduct technical conversation and engage with all internal and external stakeholders.
• Attention to detail and through report writing and delivery of information to support outputs

THE ROLE

The UK CAA is continuing to expand its team of design and certification specialists to support our state of design responsibility for traditional fixed/rotary wing and innovative air vehicles. We are now looking to reinforce our existing knowledge in the field of hydrogen, cryogenics and zero emission propulsion.
The Design and Certification team are looking for technical aerospace engineers with relevant experience to develop into a design and certification specialists. Applications from individuals with experience in the field of hydrogen, cryogenics and zero emission propulsion will be considered. Technical experience in areas impacted by the introduction of hydrogen propulsion systems, such as structures/airframe, electrical/avionic systems, fuel systems, powerplant installation, propulsion) would be desirable.
You will be responsible for technical investigation/analysis of research, development and certification projects relating to hydrogen propulsion and aircraft integration, whilst also having the opportunity to work alongside other experienced specialists on traditional certification projects. It will also involve liaison with the UK industry for certification & oversight activities along with other aviation authorities.
This role will also encompass other new and emerging zero emission technologies to enable safe zero emission flight.
About You: Essential Criteria

The desire to continually develop experience through project involvement and dedicated training with the flexibility to contribute more generally to other areas of the Design and Certification team. Proven aerospace experience, preferably working for an approved aerospace organisation with the ability to lead, guide, challenge and influence technical decisions on multiple projects. You will have an engineering degree, equivalent qualification or demonstrated industry experience, with a proven aerospace experience, preferably working for an approved aerospace organisation with the ability to lead, guide, challenge and influence technical decisions on multiple projects.

• Ability to monitor, guide and manage technical decisions on a range of major safety issues.
• Operate in various cultural business environments at varying levels of seniority.
• Using experience to make sound judgments.
• Resilience to work at pace and on various matters with the appropriate level of input.
• Able to understand specialist issues and modulate technical views to account for wider business and political considerations.
• Confidence to challenge information, propositions, or assumptions, at a deep technical nature and across a range of disciplines.
• Confidence to escalate issues as they arise.
• Confident to communicate at all levels, to conduct technical conversation and engage with all internal and external stakeholders.
• Attention to detail and through report writing and delivery of information to support outputs.