Advanced Systems Engineer (Cockpit & Cabin)

Vertical Aerospace

Bristol, United Kingdom

What to expect

We are seeking a highly capable Avionics Systems Engineer to join the Cockpit & Cabin Systems team, focusing on the design, development, and integration of the cockpit systems, which includes the display and compute avionics system, the aircraft sensors, and the cockpit controls.

The successful candidate will apply systems engineering principles to define and deliver these systems with Vertical’s supply chain, with a particular focus on the display and compute system, and the flight management and flight guidance system

What you'll do

Display & Compute System Development:

Validate and verify display and compute system requirements to ensure that the cockpit displays meet the needs of future VX4 pilots across the entire product lifecycle.
Collaborate with system teams to design low-level ICDs, define software and hardware interfaces, and drive system integration activities to ensure seamless interoperability between avionics components.
Support simulation, verification, and validation activities, contributing to a robust, pilot-centric flight deck architecture that meets certification and operational goals.
Wider Cockpit & Cabin Systems Team Support
Support the wider team across cockpit design, inceptors, cabin systems and sensors specification and delivery, providing systems engineering support to ensure coherent requirements, architectures, and interfaces.
Contribute to verification activities across all cockpit & cabin systems, helping to maintain alignment between design intent, pilot needs, and certification requirements while reducing integration risk.

Systems Engineering & Requirements Management:

Capture, refine, and manage system and subsystem requirements.
Develop functional, logical and physical architectures, using model-based approaches.
Deliver systems engineering documentation to support design reviews, compliance demonstrations, and internal design baselines.

Integration & Verification:

Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure system compatibility across avionics domains.
Define and execute verification and validation activities in laboratory and flight test environments, ensuring compliance with system-level requirements and safety objectives.

What you'll bring

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in aerospace engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or a related discipline. Additional training or experience in systems engineering is highly desirable.
Demonstrable experience in avionics or flight deck systems engineering.
Experience working on flight management, flight guidance, or cockpit display integration projects.
Experience owning avionics LRUs through the V lifecycle.
Experience collaborating with certification authorities and applying civil aviation standards.
In-depth knowledge of avionics and flight deck systems architecture.
Familiarity with ARP4754, ARP4761 processes.
Experience using model-based systems engineering and requirements management tools (e.g., MATLAB System Composer, Cameo, DOORS, JAMA).
Excellent analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Experience with PLM tools (Dassault 3DX, Teamcenter, etc).