At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead certification activities and develop strategies for aerospace programmes.
- Company: Join Collins Aerospace, a leader in innovative aircraft interiors.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous pension scheme, private health cover, and flexible working options.
- Other info: Hybrid working model with a focus on collaboration and career development.
- Why this job: Shape the future of aerospace and mentor the next generation of engineers.
- Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and extensive aerospace certification experience required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Date Posted:2026-06-29 Country: United Kingdom Location: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire Position Role Type: Hybrid
At Collins Aerospace, we’re redefining the future of aircraft interiors.
Our Interiors business designs and delivers innovative cabin solutions that make air travel safer, more comfortable, and more connected for millions of passengers worldwide.
Working with leading airlines and aircraft manufacturers, our teams combine engineering excellence with a relentless focus on safety, quality, and customer experience.
The opportunity is based at our Leighton Buzzard site and offers a hybrid working model, providing flexibility while enabling collaboration with our global engineering and certification teams.
What You Will Do
- Lead certification and qualification activities across complex aerospace programmes.
- Develop certification strategies that balance compliance, customer requirements, safety, and business objectives.
- Act as the go‑to technical expert for certification challenges and complex compliance issues.
- Lead cross‑functional teams to investigate, solve, and implement certification solutions.
- Build strong relationships with customers, programme teams, regulatory stakeholders, and engineering functions.
- Review and approve certification deliverables against customer and regulatory requirements.
- Communicate certification risks, compliance approaches, and technical recommendations clearly to stakeholders.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across certification processes, tools, templates, and best practices.
- Mentor and develop engineers through coaching, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing.
- Collaborate with global engineering teams across multiple international locations.
- What You Must Have
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Engineering, ideally Aerospace Engineering.
- Extensive experience in aerospace certification within the commercial aviation industry.
- Strong understanding of certification processes and compliance requirements.
- Proven ability to lead technical problem‑solving activities and drive successful outcomes.
- Experience influencing stakeholders and communicating complex technical information effectively.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and develop engineers.
- A proactive, solutions‑focused mindset with a strong commitment to safety, quality, and customer satisfaction.
- We Value
- Experience within aircraft interiors certification.
- Strong knowledge of aerospace regulatory frameworks including Part21 and CS‑25.
- Experience leading technical teams as a people leader or technical authority.
- Experience supporting organisational capability development and engineering excellence initiatives.
- Experience with fire properties certification.
- Current or previous CVE or Approver status.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary and annual bonus.
- Generous 2:1 pension scheme with employer contributions up to 10%.
- 25 days annual leave plus public holidays.
- Private Health Cover.
- Group Income Protection.
- Life Assurance.
- Hybrid and flexible working options.
- Early finish Fridays.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
- Staff discount programmes.
- Wellness and wellbeing initiatives.
- Employee recognition programmes.
- Free onsite parking.
Ready to help shape the future of aerospace?
If you’re an experienced certification professional looking to influence global aerospace programmes, lead technical excellence, and develop engineering talent, we’d love to hear from you.
Join Collins Aerospace and help deliver the next generation of aircraft interior solutions.
Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.
RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment.
All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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