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 advanced air mobility and next-generation rotorcraft, we are seeking a Verification & Validation Engineer to support the development and certification of a new electric rotorcraft platform.
This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of aerospace innovation, contributing to the certification of cutting-edge electric propulsion systems and rotorcraft technologies against EASA CS-27/CS-29 and associated certification frameworks. You will play a central role in defining and executing robust V&V strategies, ensuring compliance, safety, and performance through a structured, evidence-based approach.
If you are passionate about engineering excellence, emerging aviation technologies, and shaping the future of sustainable aviation, this is a role where you can make a tangible impact.
This role is Hybrid working in Bristol.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain Verification & Validation (V&V) plans aligned to certification requirements (CS-27/CS-29) and programme objectives
- Define means of compliance, including analysis, inspection, test, and demonstration, to support certification activities
- Establish requirements traceability and ensure all system and hardware requirements are verified and validated with appropriate evidence
- Lead or support test planning, execution, and reporting, including laboratory, rig, ground, and flight testing
- Collaborate with design, systems, safety, and certification teams to ensure V&V activities are fully integrated into the development lifecycle
- Support compliance demonstration activities, ensuring robust “proof of compliance” for each applicable requirement
- Conduct data analysis and correlation from test campaigns to validate system performance and behaviour
- Identify and manage technical risks related to verification and validation, supporting mitigation strategies
- Contribute to certification documentation, including compliance reports, verification matrices, and test reports
- Support configuration and conformity control for test articles and certification evidence
- Ensure adherence to applicable standards, including ARP4754A, DO-160, and other relevant aerospace practices
- Participate in design reviews, providing V&V input to ensure requirements are testable and verifiable
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 verification methods (analysis, inspection, test, demonstration) and their application
Experience developing verification strategies and compliance matrices
Ability to interpret and apply certification requirements and standards
Experience with hardware/system testing, including data acquisition and analysis
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent technical documentation and report writing capability
Effective communication and collaboration skills across multidisciplinary teams
Desired skills
- Experience with electric propulsion systems, batteries, or high-voltage aerospace systems
- Rotorcraft experience, including flight dynamics, loads, or structural systems
- Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and approaches
- Knowledge of safety assessment processes (FHA, FMEA, FTA)
- Experience supporting flight test programmes or certification campaigns
- Familiarity with standards such as DO-178, DO-254, DO-160
- Experience in advanced air mobility (AAM), eVTOL, or emerging aviation platforms
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 our peers 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
- Expleo Academy - 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
