SYSTEMS QUALIFICATION & CERTIFICATION ENGINEER

SYSTEMS ENGINEER QUALIFICATION & CERTIFICATION – CONTRACT 6 MONTHS – READING

Fast Jet or Civil Aviation Systems Qualification & Certification proven ability ideally.

At Edgewing, we’re united by a shared purpose to drive what’s next in defence. Uniting UK, Italian, and Japanese expertise to shape the future of global defence, GCAP.

Role Description

The Qualification & Certification Specialist supports the definition, coordination and execution of activities required to demonstrate compliance of the GCAP system with the Type Qualification Basis and associatedSystem Requirements and operational capabilities.

The role applies strong systems engineering principles to collect evidence, maintain traceability, support qualification processes and ensure coherence between system requirements, certification requirements, operational needs and qualification deliverables.

It operates within the engineering team under the Qualification & Certification Lead, contributing domain expertise and hands on execution across qualification planning, documentation, traceability, evidence management and coordination with certification teams.

AT THE COAL FACE TASKS / RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of the Qualification Management Plan in alignment with the GCAP Qualification Strategy.
• Maintaining the Type Qualification Basis within Requirement Management Toolset and coordination with the GCAP Agency and partner nations via the Certification Qualification Body.
• Maintaining the Qualification Programme, Qualification Programme Plan within Product Life Cycle Management Toolset and coordination with the GCAP Agency and partner nations via the Certification Qualification Body.
• Contribute to the definition, maintenance and continuous improvement of GCAP qualification processes and procedures include engineering lifecycle document
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of the Qualification Management Plan in alignment with the GCAP Qualification Strategy.
• Maintaining the Type Qualification Basis within Requirement Management Toolset and coordination with the GCAP Agency and partner nations via the Certification Qualification Body.
• Maintaining the Qualification Programme, Qualification Programme Plan within Product Life Cycle Management Toolset and coordination with the GCAP Agency and partner nations via the Certification Qualification Body.
• Contribute to the definition, maintenance and continuous improvement of GCAP qualification processes and procedures include engineering lifecycle document.
• Maintain Digital Thread and requirement traceability between System Specifications and Type Qualification Basis elements.
• Provide the status monitoring and program dashboard of the GCAP System Type Qualification Programme.
• Data management and coordination of the Qualification Level of Involvement (QLOI) and Means of Compliance records for allocated areas.
• Develop and maintain the Type Qualification Compliance Matrix (TQCM) at all tiers and ensure accuracy of relevant inputs.
• Collect, organise, monitor and track qualification evidence across tiers in accordance with governance requirements.
• Provide coordination across GIGO, PCN, and relevant stakeholder to support preparation and execution of internal and external Qualification Panels using Product Life Cycle Management Tool.
• Define and maintain workflow for Qualification and Certification Process within Product Life Cycle Management Tool.
• Collaborate closely with Certification teams to ensure alignment between qualification and certification process and tool.
• Maintain Digital Thread and traceability between qualification activities and ITEA (Integrated Testing, Evaluation and Acceptance) evidence through Product Life Cycle Management Tool and Requirement Management Tool.
• Provide digital thread from Requirement, Operational Context Analysis into Type Qualification Basis. Ensure consistency across requirement management, operational effectiveness assessments and qualification activities.
• Provide and maintain the requirement for Digital Qualification and Certification for the GCAP.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

Seasoned in the Systems Engineering Lifecycle ideally familiar with model-based systems engineering MBSE / CAMEO / Sysml

Seasoned in Qualification, Certification, & Acceptance (Codification is desirable)

Integration Testing is highly desirable / ITEA

ADDITIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION: WE SEEK SYSTEMS ENGINEERS WHO HAVE WORKED IN A MILITARY / DEFENCE ENVIRONMENT / INDUSTRY WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS OR WHO ARE CAPABLE OF OBTAINING SECURITY CLEARANCE (SC LEVEL MINIMUM)