Junior Aerospace Assurance & Certification Consultant
About the job
- Have sound engineering experience across multiple disciplines.
- Be a supervised practitioner in type or continuing airworthiness.
- Have experience working in engineering teams as a senior non-commissioned officer, engineering officer, or civilian equivalent.
- Be at least an Incorporated Engineer with the Royal Aeronautical Society, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, or Institution of Engineering and Technology, or be working toward this status.
- Have demonstrable technical experience in a systems engineering environment within the aerospace industry, including safety work within a platform delivery team or similar, certification requirements and compliance, EASA Certification Specifications or Military MAC-P / Defence Standard 00-970 Certification Specifications, requirements management, safety and assurance, and test and acceptance.
- Demonstrate a clear customer-focused attitude.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the different air-safety aspects of an air-system life cycle.
- Lead technical delivery within programmes under the guidance of a more senior consultant.
- Support the development and delivery of aviation certification and safety assurance services.
- Provide engineering skills to multidisciplinary aerospace engineering teams across fixed-wing, rotary-wing, crewed, and uncrewed air systems.
- Support clients with initial platform type certification and type airworthiness, continuing airworthiness, and technical project delivery.
- Develop a portfolio of project deliveries and consultancy skills.
- Help develop more junior engineers and graduates.
- Support technical delivery on aerospace defence projects.
- Hold a first degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
- Have experience working within a delivery team or Defence Equipment and Support.
- Have frontline engineering experience on a squadron or similar.
- Have previous or current experience as an engineering consultant.
About the company
Frazer-Nash Consultancy provides engineering, systems and technology solutions to clients in the UK and Australia. It helps design, improve, secure and manage critical assets and processes across sectors such as energy, transport, government services and digital infrastructure. How it works: engineers apply expertise to develop and enhance systems—from power generation and distribution to urban mobility and public sector efficiency—often integrating safety, reliability and cybersecurity considerations. Frazer-Nash differentiates itself through its breadth of cross-sector engineering experience, its focus on national security and public-interest outcomes, and its ability to work across international locations with a diverse team of problem solvers and specialists. The company’s goal is to help clients run safer, more efficient, and sustainable operations while navigating a rapidly changing digital and regulatory landscape.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Grant
Total Funding
$1.3M
Headquarters
Dorking, United Kingdom
Founded
1971
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- KBR reclassified Frazer-Nash into Sustainable Tech, signaling strategic priority inside the portfolio.
- The 2025 MCF4 award keeps Frazer-Nash on a £5.7 billion UK government framework through 2027.
- 2026 contracts with UKAEA and Focused Energy validate growth in nuclear and fusion.
What critics are saying
- KBR plans a 2026 spin-off, creating leadership distraction and contract renegotiation risk.
- Heavy public-sector exposure ties revenue to UK government procurement cycles and framework resets.
- Any failed assurance work in defence or nuclear could destroy trust and trigger existential client loss.
What makes Frazer-Nash Consultancy unique
- Tier 1 MOD supplier with deep nuclear, defence, and critical-infrastructure assurance expertise.
- Frazer-Nash’s UK and Australia footprint supports sensitive programmes across sovereign markets.
- Its FPGA, systems engineering, and cyber work targets safety-critical assets others cannot touch.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Options
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Sick Leave
- Paid Holidays