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Certification Engineer

Certification Engineer

Acro Aircraft SeatingCrick, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
6 days ago
Job type
  • Permanent
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Job description

Certification Engineer / Graduate Certification Engineer

Acro Aircraft Seating is one of the UK’s leading and fastest-growing manufacturers of passenger seats for commercial airlines around the world. We are an agile, innovative business at the forefront of disrupting the aerospace market. Through modern methodologies, lean techniques, inspired innovation, and passion for being the best, Acro is positioning itself to be the world’s leading aircraft seating supplier.

Collaboration is one of Acro’s core values, by working together and applying our skills and expertise across Sales, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and Operations, we find the solutions to our clients’ most complex challenges and how we deliver our promises today and tomorrow.

Our drive to continuously improve and build a culture of learning agility, developing our skills, performance and quality towards an increasingly digital and sustainable future has led to substantial growth in our team at all levels. We are currently seeking a talented Certification Engineer / Graduate Certification Engineer

to join our Team.

Location :               Crick, Northampton (NN6)

Salary :                   Competitive

EXCELLENT BENEFITS

  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays
  • Pension
  • Healthcare scheme
  • Life assurance
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Retail discounts
  • Training opportunities
  • 37.5 hours per week – 1 pm finish on a Friday

Job Description

Passenger seats are a critical safety system, ensuring the occupant remains safe in the event of a crash or emergency landing. The Certification function is vital to ensuring that Acro's products are in full compliance to stringent safety regulations. Reporting to the Head of Airworthiness, you will work in a cross-functional Engineering team to deliver new passenger seat programs to market on time, on budget and on spec. You will support and participate in highly complex flammability, environmental, static structural and dynamic (crash) testing. This will involve analysis and interpretation of the regulations, compilation of Test Plans, organising and supporting test execution, and reporting the results. With growing experience, you will work closely with the Product Development team to steer the design to ensure successful certification.

This role would suit a graduate already with some experience in a related field, or a new graduate with a thirst to learn, a keen eye for detail and an interest to develop in this area.

Key Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the substantiation and delivery of certification activity, across multiple projects in collaboration with the Authority (UK CAA), (A)DOA approved companies, airframe manufacturers and / or MROs (maintenance, repair organisations).
  • Interpreting certification requirements and applying these to specific projects to achieve compliance with minimum risk and achieving maximum project efficiency
  • Challenging the Authority (UK CAA) where appropriate in order to agree on an efficient route through certification
  • Working with the design data and guidance materials to produce good quality and compliant documentation
  • Take responsibility for progress of certification and technical publication documentation against project plan(s) to ensure documentations are available when expected and required by the milestone plan.
  • Take responsibility to resolve certification issues, if any, during the certification campaign, while considering back-up plans in order to protect the schedule.
  • Build strong relationships both internally, and externally with the Authority (UK CAA), aircraft manufacturers, (A)DOA approved companies, suppliers and customers (operator)
  • Working across the engineering and manufacturing divisions of the business to deliver Certification programmes in-line with engineering and production schedules
  • Working in collaboration with the Design Engineering teams to influence the design intent to achieve minimised certification risk.
  • Ensuring all design and repairs completed and products delivered meet the certification and continued airworthiness requirements, without compromise to airworthiness and / or safety.

    • Skills and experience required.

    Essential :

  • An engineering degree
  • Demonstrable experience of writing and reviewing test plans, reports and qualification documents.
  • Must have excellent verbal and written communications skills. Must be computer literate.
  • Must work well using their initiative.
  • The ability to analyse and recommend a course of action and / or provide innovative solutions.
  • Must be able to make clear and unambiguous decisions, passing these on in situations of extreme pressure.
  • Must have the confidence and initiative to challenge others where necessary.
  • Perform compliance verification tasks in relation to certification.
  • Experience of authoring modification paperwork for an Aerospace application.
  • The ability to travel for support and witnessing.

    • Highly Desirable :

  • Previous experience of working in an Aerospace qualification / certification role
  • Demonstrable experience of dealing with Aerospace authorities and airframe manufacturers
  • Previous experience of structured problem solving methodology
  • Experience of the certification process of aircraft cabin equipment
  • Experience, knowledge and understanding of Aircraft Seating and the applicable regulatory guidance material
  • Previous experience as a CVE for a part 21 (A)DOA
  • Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills

    • The Parent Company of ACRO Aircraft Seating is Zhejiang Tiancheng Controls Co., Ltd headquartered in China. We, therefore, welcome Mandarin language capability as a desirable requirement.

    We really want to hear from you, so don’t miss your opportunity to join us! Once you apply, your CV will be held on our central database.  Please do let us know if you do not wish for us to retain your details.  If your application is successful, you will be contacted in due course.

    Acro Aircraft Seating is an equal opportunities employer.

    Please view our website for access to our Job Applicant Privacy Notice.

    The closing date for applications is the 14th May 2025.

    Please note : This advert   may close early if sufficient applications are received. Acro Aircraft Seating  uses reserve lists for positions where more than one candidate is deemed suitable for a position. Reserve lists are in place for 12 months, during which time reserve candidates may be offered the same or similar post should one become available.

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