Aerospace Engineer – Reference Data Specialist

Our client, a defence prime, is seeking an Aerospace Engineer to create, manage and maintain reference data in an engineering application that supports airworthiness across a range of rotary and maritime patrol aircraft. You will support testing, releases and incident resolution, and assist the application manager in working with industry partners.

What you will do

• Create, manage and maintain application reference data, preserving data integrity and airworthiness support.
• Support testing and release activity.
• Resolve pending work orders.
• Provide expert application advice throughout the acquisition cycle.
• Assist with incidents affecting airworthiness or operational capability.
• Support the Engineering Application Manager in industry liaison, service-level management, customer-expectation management and conflict resolution.
• Maintain evidence of data-quality checks, approved reference-data changes, test and release support, work-order closure, advice and incident actions.
• Ensure reference data is current, accurate, controlled and accepted, and that work orders and incidents are resolved or formally managed.

What you will bring

• Significant practical experience of the engineering application, preferably at Aircraft Custodian level.
• Strong understanding of reference-data control and data integrity.
• Experience of supporting airworthiness.
• Experience of testing and releases.
• Experience of incident resolution.
• Current SC clearance.