Title: Lead Aviation Certification Specialist Title: Lead Aviation Certification Specialist Salary range: £55,000 to £70,000 per annum depending on experience Location: Burton, Bristol, Gloucester, Plymouth or Portsmouth. Working Pattern: We operate a flexible hybrid working pattern at Frazer-Nash, with time split between the office, client sites and working from home Closing date is 1st December 2025, but early application encouraged. Frazer-Nash provides Aviation Certification and safety assurance services to the UK Military Defence sector, and we are looking for a Certification Specialist, a leader with specialist skills, to support in the development and delivery of this service. The successful candidate will provide engineering expertise to our large team of multi-discipline aerospace engineers across a variety of crewed and uncrewed fixed and rotary-wing air systems. Our Safety Assurance team aims to support our clients in providing the UK with airworthy, safe, sustainable military capability through the application of a systems engineering approach to engineering technical services across the MoD in the aerospace domain, and into other domains. Our clients look for support in initial platform certification and certification of type design changes, type airworthiness, continuing airworthiness and technical delivery of projects. This would suit an engineer with deep previous experience working within Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) Project Teams, Delivery Teams or the military Front-Line Commands, on the delivery of platforms or equipment. Civil experience in certification will also be welcomed. The role represents an opportunity to join an expanding team to lead the technical delivery on projects across the aerospace spectrum within defence. You will develop a portfolio of project deliveries, hone your consultancy skills and help develop more junior engineers and graduates. As part of Frazer-Nash you may also have opportunities to work outside defence aerospace or gain civil experience to widen your skillset further. Essential Requirements To support these responsibilities, we are looking for an individual with a strong aerospace engineering background who: Is a deep practitioner or expert in platform certification or airworthiness. Has 10+ years’ experience of leading engineering teams. Is a Chartered Engineer (C Eng) (with RAeS, IMechE or IET). Has demonstrable significant technical experience of working in a platform certification environment including tackling specialist work in either structures, propulsion or software assurance. This experience should include elements of the following: Safety work within a Platform Delivery Team or similar. Certification requirements and compliance: Working with EASA CS or Defence Standard 00-970. - Requirements management. - Safety and assurance of a platform. Knowledge / experience of MAA Regulatory Publications and the Military Air System Certification Process. Crafting artefacts (such as Military Certification Review Items, Certification Logs or Type Airworthiness Safety Assessments). Shows a customer-focused attitude. Demonstrates an understanding of the different air safety aspects of an air system’s life cycle. Desirable Requirements Holds a degree in a relevant engineering discipline. Specialist Training and Experience in Structures, Propulsion or Software welcomed Has Defence-facing Experience: Experience working within a Delivery Team or DE&S. Knowledge / experience of using the DE&S Airworthiness Team’s Air Engineering Toolkit. Frontline Engineering Experience on a Squadron or similar. Working for a civilian company on defence platforms or modifications. Test, acceptance or trials experience for platforms or UAS. Has previous/current experience as an engineering consultant. Due to the nature of the work that Frazer-Nash Consultancy undertakes, candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting. Benefits We provide our people with an excellent benefit and offering package that comprises: Competitive salary with yearly reviews 25 days holiday + the opportunity to buy 5 days. A company that has its heart in the right place and a welcoming work culture. Happy to talk flexible working Enhanced parental benefits Company pension scheme Targeted professional development Life assurance Private healthcare membership Bonus scheme linked into company performance Paid membership fees to a professional institution Support in attaining professional membership Cycle to work scheme Season rail ticket loan And further optional benefits you can tailor to your personal requirements Frazer-Nash is a leading systems, engineering and technology company. We help organisations deliver innovative engineering and technology solutions to make lives safe, secure, sustainable, and affordable. With over 1000 employees, we work from a network of nine UK and four Australian locations. Our people apply their expertise to develop, enhance and protect our clients' critical assets, systems and processes. We use our skills and talents to ensure a sustainable future for society. 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