Senior SW/HW Quality Assurance Engineer

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 We are looking for an exceptional individual to join Vertical Aerospace as a Senior Hardware and Software Quality Assurance Engineer to provide independent process assurance for safety-critical avionics/electrical systems on our eVTOL programme. This role sits within the Quality organisation and is responsible for ensuring the DO-178C and DO-254 quality assurance objectives are met through effective governance, audits, and independent sign-off of lifecycle compliance evidence What you''ll do Provide independent assurance that DO-178C and DO-254 lifecycle processes comply with approved plans/standards, including suppliers. Own / maintain the project SQAP/HPAP activities and assurance records needed for certification deliverables. Ensure the programme meets core QA ..... full job details .....