Overview
Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.
As part of our continued growth in Aerospace Design and Certification, we are seeking multiple Certification Verification Engineers (CVEs) to support the certification of next-generation electric rotorcraft (eVTOL) platforms.
We are recruiting across a range of disciplines, including:
- Handling Qualities
- Performance
- Electrical Systems
- Avionics
- CrashworthinessHigh Frequency Fatigue
- Propellers / Rotors
- Flight Control Systems
- Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA)
These roles are critical in demonstrating compliance with EASA Certification Specifications (CS-23/CS-27/CS-29) through independent verification and approval of engineering evidence. You will act as a key technical authority in your discipline, ensuring that designs meet safety, performance, and regulatory requirements.
This is a unique opportunity to play a leading role in the certification of innovative electric aircraft, working at the forefront of aerospace development.
This role is Hybrid working in Bristol.
Responsibilities
- Act as Complince Verification Engineer (CVE) within your assigned technical discipline
- Review and approve compliance demonstration evidence, including analysis, test results, and reports
- Ensure compliance with applicable EASA Certification Specifications (CS-23/CS-27/CS-29) and regulatory frameworks
- Define and agree means of compliance, ensuring methods are appropriate and aligned with certification expectations
- Evaluate engineering artefacts across the lifecycle, including requirements, design, analysis, test, and validation evidence
- Review and challenge verification and validation strategies, ensuring completeness and robustness
- Ensure traceability between requirements, safety objectives, and verification evidence
- Assess discipline-specific areas (e.g. flight handling, electrical integrity, avionics functionality, structural durability) against certification criteria
- Contribute to and review compliance documentation, including certification reports and compliance matrices
- Interface with internal engineering teams and external stakeholders, including certification authorities
- Participate in technical and certification reviews, providing independent expert judgement
- Support resolution of technical and compliance issues, ensuring timely closure
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
- Chartered engineer or working towards chartered status within a recognised and relevant professional body.
- Applications are invited from candidates who may hold HNC/HND in a relevant engineering discipline in concert with significant and demonstrable subject matter expertise in the system domain
Essential skills
- Strong knowledge of EASA CS standards (CS-23, CS-27, CS-29 or equivalent)
- Experience in compliance verification and certification activities. Deep technical expertise within at least one of the listed disciplines.
- Strong understanding of verification methods (analysis, test, inspection, demonstration)
- Ability to assess and approve engineering evidence and substantiation packages
- Understanding of system safety processes and their linkage to certification (FHA, PSSA, SSA, etc.)
- Strong analytical thinking and engineering judgement
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Ability to produce and review robust technical and certification documentation
Desired skills
- Previous experience acting as a CVE or equivalent independent approval authority
- Experience across multiple certification disciplines (e.g. systems, structures, propulsion)
- Familiarity with electric propulsion systems, batteries, and high-voltage architectures
- Knowledge of ARP4754A / ARP4761 processes
- Experience supporting aircraft certification programmes or regulatory submissions
- Exposure to Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) or eVTOL platforms. Understanding of ICA development and certification requirements
What do I need before I apply
- Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK
- Please note: visa sponsorship is not available for this role
Benefits
- Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and ourpeers through good times and challenges
- We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
- ExpleoAcademy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
- Competitive company benefits
- Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo
- As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
- Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
- Communicating and promoting vacancies
- Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
- Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
- Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people
“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.
We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive
