Systems Qualification & Certification Engineer (Aerospace & Defence)

Location: Reading, Berkshire, England

Salary: £400–500 per day

Company

hirify.global supports engineering recruitment and contracting, with this assignment contributing to Edgewing’s GCAP defence programme involving UK, Italian, and Japanese expertise.

What you will do

• Support development and maintenance of the Qualification Management Plan, Qualification Strategy, Qualification Programme, and Programme Plan.
• Maintain the Type Qualification Basis, qualification workflows, and lifecycle documentation in requirements management and Product Life Cycle Management tools.
• Maintain digital-thread links and requirements traceability between system specifications, operational context analysis, qualification activities, and ITEA evidence.
• Develop and maintain the Type Qualification Compliance Matrix, QLOI and Means of Compliance records, and qualification evidence across all tiers.
• Monitor programme status, maintain dashboards, and coordinate with the GCAP Agency, partner nations, GIGO, PCN, certification teams, and other stakeholders.
• Support preparation and execution of internal and external Qualification Panels and align qualification with certification processes.

Requirements

• Experienced in the systems engineering lifecycle.
• Experienced in qualification, certification, and acceptance activities.
• Experience working in a military or defence environment or industry within the last 12 months, or the ability to obtain minimum SC-level security clearance.
• Experience with fast-jet or civil-aviation systems qualification and certification is required ideally.
• Familiarity with model-based systems engineering, MBSE, Cameo, or SysML.

Nice to have

• Codification experience.
• Integration Testing and ITEA experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Six-month contract assignment.
• Work within an engineering team under the Qualification & Certification Lead.
• Contribute to the multinational GCAP defence programme involving UK, Italian, and Japanese expertise.

Hiring process

• Apply through the hirify.global job application route, referencing job ref. 265591MA.