Overview
Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.
As part of our continued growth in advanced air mobility and next-generation rotorcraft, we are seeking a Verification & Validation Engineer to support the development and certification of a new electric rotorcraft platform.
This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of aerospace innovation, contributing to the certification of cutting‑edge electric propulsion systems and rotorcraft technologies against EASA CS‑27/CS‑29 and associated certification frameworks. You will play a central role in defining and executing robust V&V strategies, ensuring compliance, safety, and performance through a structured, evidence‑based approach.
If you are passionate about engineering excellence, emerging aviation technologies, and shaping the future of sustainable aviation, this is a role where you can make a tangible impact.
This role is Hybrid working in Bristol.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain Verification & Validation (V&V) plans aligned to certification requirements (CS-27/CS-29) and programme objectives
- Define means of compliance, including analysis, inspection, test, and demonstration, to support certification activities
- Establish requirements traceability and ensure all system and hardware requirements are verified and validated with appropriate evidence
- Lead or support test planning, execution, and reporting, including laboratory, rig, ground, and flight testing
- Collaborate with design, systems, safety, and certification teams to ensure V&V activities are fully integrated into the development lifecycle
- Support compliance demonstration activities, ensuring robust “proof of compliance” for each applicable requirement
- Conduct data analysis and correlation from test campaigns to validate system performance and behaviour
- Identify and manage technical risks related to verification and validation, supporting mitigation strategies
- Contribute to certification documentation, including compliance reports, verification matrices, and test reports
- Support configuration and conformity control for test articles and certification evidence
- Ensure adherence to applicable standards, including ARP4754A, DO-160, and other relevant aerospace practices
- Participate in design reviews, providing V&V input to ensure requirements are testable and verifiable
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
- Chartered engineer or working towards chartered status within a recognised and relevant professional body.
- Applications are invited from candidates who may hold HNC/HND in a relevant engineering discipline in concert with significant and demonstrable subject matter expertise in the system domain
Essential skills
- Strong knowledge of verification methods (analysis, inspection, test, demonstration) and their application
- Experience developing verification strategies and compliance matricesAbility to interpret and apply certification requirements and standards
- Experience with hardware/system testing, including data acquisition and analysis
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
- Excellent technical documentation and report writing capability
- Effective communication and collaboration skills across multidisciplinary teams
Desired skills
- Experience with electric propulsion systems, batteries, or high‑voltage aerospace systems
- Rotorcraft experience, including flight dynamics, loads, or structural systems
- Familiarity with Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and approaches
- Knowledge of safety assessment processes (FHA, FMEA, FTA)
- Experience supporting flight test programmes or certification campaigns
- Familiarity with standards such as DO-178, DO-254, DO-160
- Experience in advanced air mobility (AAM), eVTOL, or emerging aviation platforms
What do I need before I apply
Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK
Please note: visa sponsorship is not available for this role
Benefits
- Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and ourpeers through good times and challenges
- We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
- ExpleoAcademy – enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
- Competitive company benefits
- Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo
- As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
- Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
- Communicating and promoting vacancies
- Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
- Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
- Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people
“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.
We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive
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