Senior Design Engineer - Airframe

Established experience delivering complex mechanical or structural designs in a safety-critical or highly regulated environment

Strong theoretical understanding of airframe structures, combined with the judgement to apply engineering principles pragmatically

Evidence of taking an inherited or incomplete design through design for manufacture, release, build or installation

Experience approving or checking engineering drawings, design data or technical reports

Broad structural design experience with exposure to physical systems installation and multidisciplinary interfaces

An understanding of the full product development lifecycle, including verification and certification

Experience delegating technical work, setting priorities and coordinating delivery across engineers or contractors

The confidence to make sound decisions under scrutiny and challenge work that is not supported by sufficient evidence

Strong communication and organisation skills, with the ability to maintain focus in a fast-moving delivery environment

Experience within aerospace would be valuable, particularly across eVTOL, prototype aircraft, MRO, aircraft modification or special-mission programmes. We will also consider relevant experience from other safety-critical sectors where you can demonstrate strong design, integration and release capability. Experience with CATIA V5 or 3DEXPERIENCE would be an advantage.

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 being open 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.

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