Avionics Systems Engineer

Avionics Systems Engineer Inside IR35 – Preston (4 days p/week on site) – 12 month contract * Active SC required We are working with a Defence consultancy in the recruitment of a Systems engineer to join a project on an initial 12 month basis. You will be assisting with the qualification & certification activities for key avionics system updates. This is an important role in supporting the qualification of design changes across a number of avionics sub-systems, and the engineer will work closely with test, integration and support teams to release new capability in line with programme demands. Required Skills (Technical Competency): * Recent Military or civil aircraft Qualification & Certification experience * Generation of Airworthiness and Flight Clearance documentation * Working with other Avionics teams to plan and gather required qualification & certification inputs from SIL rig testing, flight trials, etc * Assessment of Qualification & Certification evidence, identifying any shortfalls and their impact * Ability to identify potential safety issues and liaise with appropriate teams to resolve * Identifying and tracking dependencies * Working closely with external assessor stakeholders (i.e. Qual & Cert / Airworthiness), to secure independent assessment and approval of Clearances * Assessing the traceability of Clearance evidence * Presentation of Certification evidence for formal sign off * Tracking and managing Clearance baselines across complex product variants * Supporting programme reviews, as required Desired Skills: * Qualifications: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or a related field is preferred * Knowledge of the Typhoon (or similar military aircraft) platform and the Qualification & Certification processes required (e.g. Eurofighter QAPs (Quality Assurance Policies), UK MAA certification processes (MACP / RA), EASA civil certification processes (CS-25)). * Experience with JIRA agile project management tools * Experience using Product Safety analysis processes and toolsets (e.g. Fault Tree Analysis, ISOgraph toolsets (i.e. Reliability Workbench))