SeniorCertificationManager

Our Mission At Vertical Aerospace, we are pioneering the way for electric aviation. The Valo, our eVTOL (electric, vertical, take-off and landing), 'zero emissions' aircraft will set a new safety standard for how we will navigate the sky. We won't realise our mission following the same legacy processes and traditions our predecessors followed, instead, we want to 'redefine' aerospace best practices. We are growing quickly from a prototype business to a scaling SME, and the next few years will be critical to our success and delivering on our ambitious goals. Valo is targeting airliner-level safety certification in 2028 ahead of entering service with our airline and operator customers. What to expect As our Senior Project Certification Manager, you’ll lead the certification programme from the early stages of design all the way through to type certification. You will be the key liaison between engineering, suppliers, and regulatory authorities globally. Reporting to our Head of Airworthiness, you will play a key part in our certification efforts as we seek to certify the novel Valo design. What you'll do - Defining the certification basis and means of compliance, negotiating with civil aviation authorities - Leading development of certification plans, test proposals, verification/validation (V&V) strategy, and inspection & qualification campaigns. - Ensuring compliance in all technical domains (software, hardware, structural, systems, interiors, propulsion) with industry standards and regulations. - Managing physical inspections, flight tests, environmental tests and other verification activities. - Overseeing configuration management, design changes, and maintaining traceability of certification requirements. - Leading and mentoring a team of certification, compliance, and technical specialists. - Proactively identifying risks, resolving threats to schedule, and could-be obstacles to certification. - Collaborating with suppliers to ensure their parts, processes and do