Chief Engineer

Chief Engineer

A leading aerospace avionics business based in Fareham is seeking a Chief Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership and act as the organisation's Technical Leader and Certification Authority representative. This is a senior engineering leadership role within a highly regulated civil aerospace environment, responsible for ensuring the airworthiness, compliance and certification of safety‑critical avionics equipment supplied to global aircraft programmes.

The business operates within a regulated civil aviation framework, working directly with certification authorities such as the UK CAA, EASA and FAA, delivering safety‑critical avionics equipment that must meet the highest levels of regulatory compliance and technical excellence.

Permanent

Monday to Thursday, 8:00am - 4:30pm and Friday, 8:00am - 1:00pm

Very Competitive Salary on Offer + Bonus

Fareham

• Provide technical leadership across departments
• Act as Company Design Signatory, signing off product certification and airworthiness
• Serve as the primary point of contact with the UK CAA certification manager
• Ensure engineering processes comply with relevant civil aviation regulations
• Review and approve certification artefacts, DDPs and compliance documentation
• Oversee system lifecycle planning in accordance with civil aircraft & systems development guidance, safety‑critical software, airborne electronic hardware and system safety assessment methods
• Ensure compliance with UK CAA regulations
• Oversee DO-160G environmental and EMC qualification testing
• Ensure robust configuration and change control processes are maintained
• Represent engineering in discussions with customers, suppliers and regulators

• Previous experience in avionics systems certification would be preferred
• Knowledge of: ED-79B, ED-12C, ED-80, ED-135, UK CAA, EASA or FAA certification processes and DO-160G qualification testing is desirable
• Product certification & airworthiness signatory responsibility
• Configuration and change control systems
• Strong understanding of software, hardware and mechanical integration in airborne systems
• Experience signing off design certifications and approving compliance data
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) preferred
• Able to operate autonomously while understanding commercial implications

• Bonus
• Funded membership of a professional body
• Focused career development planning with opportunities to progress
• Pension scheme with up to 10% matching company contribution
• Income protection scheme
• Life Assurance x4 basic salary
• Share buying scheme
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy and sell up to 5 days
• Service‑related holiday (3 years = 1 day and increase up to max 5 days)
• Cash Plan or Private Medical Cover
• Employee Assistance Program for Health & Wellbeing
• Free on‑site car parking
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Employee Perks - offering employees discounts on a huge variety of goods and services

If you would like to find out more, please click 'apply' or contact (url removed) for a confidential discussion