Certification Engineer

1 week ago


Wellington City, New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand Full time

Permanent- Salaried Full Time- Wellington, NZ, 6011 Christchurch, NZ, 8544 Auckland, NZ, 2150- Build professional and technical credibility based on experience and knowledge.
- Robust commercial experience in related engineering fields.
- Wellington, Auckland, or Christchurch based permanent role.

We’re looking for great people to joins us in keeping New Zealand’s skies safe and secure.

**About the role**

The CAA is looking for an experienced engineer to take on the role of certification engineer and working either individually or as part of a diverse team, spread across different locations in New Zealand. You will be assessing new aircraft types, products, parts and appliances to ensure they meet the requirements for certification, completing all associated activity necessary to gain assurance that the product meets the required standards detailed in the relevant Civil Aviation Rules (CAR), and to make and give effect to product certification decisions.

As a certification engineer you will be responsible for the assessment of aircraft designs for the purposes of issuing type certificates, type acceptance certificates, supplemental type certificates, and other aircraft part and appliance approvals.

EASA for aircraft and rotorcraft) both inside and outside the CAA.

This role can be Wellington, Auckland or Christchurch based but an ability to travel both domestically and international is required.

**What we’re looking for**
- Bachelor of Engineering Degree or higher is required.
- A minimum of eight years of commercial experience in related engineering fields.
- Experience in providing specialist advice on aircraft certification and other related specialist areas is highly desirable.
- A degree of diplomacy to deal with a variety of clients and maintain a professional demeanour.
- Open mindedness and adaptability
- Ability to engage, make connections and keep the team updated.
- Ability to look at the big picture, ensuring the best safety outcomes are achieved
- Applicants must hold a full NZ driver’s license

**Why join us?**

As a flexible friendly employer, we are happy to discuss solutions that may work for you and us. We value and care about enabling our people to work in a way that means they can work at their best.

We offer five weeks annual leave and match your Kiwi Saver contribution up to 4% while also supporting professional development.

To view our benefits, and learn more about us, our values and why we would love you to join us, click on the link below.

CAA regulatory careers | aviation.govt.nz

We want to ensure accessibility needs are well supported, so the recruitment process is fair and equitable for all. Therefore, please let us know if there is any support, we can provide to ensure the recruitment process is fully accessible to you.

Applications close: Wednesday, 15 May 2024.

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