Advanced Systems Engineer

Our Mission

At Vertical Aerospace, we are pioneering the way for electric aviation. The Valo, our eVTOL (electric, vertical, take-off and landing), 'zero emissions' aircraft will set a new safety standard for how we will navigate the sky. We won't realise our mission following the same legacy processes and traditions our predecessors followed; instead, we want to 'redefine' aerospace best practices. We are growing quickly from a prototype business to a scaling SME, and the next few years will be critical to our success and delivering on our ambitious goals. Valo is targeting airliner-level safety certification in 2028 ahead of entering service with our airline and operator customers.

What To Expect

As an Advanced Systems Engineer, you will play a central role in shaping the architecture and integration of our aircraft systems. You will work across multiple engineering disciplines to define, develop, and validate the systems that enable safe and efficient flight, contributing from early concept through to certification.

What You’ll Do

• Lead system integration activities, working closely with configuration teams to ensure aligned and cohesive system designs
• Capture, decompose, and manage requirements, including regulatory requirements, ensuring full traceability
• Plan and deliver verification and validation activities to demonstrate system performance and compliance
• Present clear and structured compliance evidence to support certification activities
• Conduct integration testing to validate system functionality and performance
• Design system architectures that balance performance, complexity, and cost
• Develop and maintain integrated system models to support design decisions and programme delivery
• Contribute to cross-functional projects that advance system capability and innovation

What You’ll Bring

• A degree in engineering or a related discipline
• Experience working with aircraft systems across conventional or unmanned platforms
• Hands-on experience in systems integration within an aerospace or similarly regulated environment
• Familiarity with requirements management tools such as DOORS, Jama, or Polarion
• A strong understanding of systems engineering principles, including ARP4754B
• Knowledge of aerospace certification frameworks, including SC-VTOL
• Experience using Model-Based Systems Engineering tools such as System Composer or Enterprise Architect
• Background in aircraft or aircraft systems design, with exposure to verification, validation, or certification activities

What can you expect from us?

We're on a mission. Where others see limits, we see opportunity, and we work at pace. Working at Vertical isn't your average role but for those seeking a challenge, a flexible, supportive organisation and an incredible team; working here is an opportunity to do the best work of your career. Our approach promotes ingenuity and courage, while our environment builds success through diligence in safety and openness in the way we work. The only way we're going to assure the next chapter of aviation history is by working as a team, relentlessly, towards our goal.

Our Benefits

• 26 days holiday, plus bank holiday
• 5 extra days per year to buy (or sell)
• 5 extra days holiday when you get married or enter a civil partnership
• Additional 4% of your salary to spend on extra benefits
• Award-winning digital health and wellbeing service (Help@Hand)
• Company performance based bonus – rewarding company and individual performance
• Company Share Scheme – open to every Vertical employee
• Company Pension Scheme – 5% and we match it
• Breakfast on us, every day

Disclaimer Statement

We encourage you to apply even if you may not have all the experience listed in the advert. We recognise that talent comes in various forms and we are committed to providing opportunities that create an environment of growth, diversity, and inclusion for everyone. As part of our desire to review and make our processes fair, we may ask you questions related to these aspects during the application process. For more information on how we will use your data, see our Legal section.