FLIR

Aircraft Design and Certification Manager

United Kingdom · Work style not stated · Full time

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EmployerFLIR
LocationUnited Kingdom
Work styleWork style not stated
Employment typeFull time
Employer posted21 Jul 2026

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

This position resides at the LHR location in United Kingdom.

It is a full time position.

This position requires a motivated individual to provide technical engineering for obtaining aviation regulatory approvals of our products on commercial aircraft. This requires leadership to manage the Design Organization Approval (DOA) which has been granted to us by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA). In addition, the candidate must be able to design electrical, mechanical and functional interfaces in the aircraft for the Teledyne products being installed.

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The candidate will act as a technical certification interface, both internally and externally for the projects supported. The successful candidate will be a leader with excellent communications skills to effectively collaborate with external airline customers, UK-CAA, Quality, and other Engineering disciplines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities.

Manage and maintain the DOA

Maintain the approval status of the UK DOA Handbook

Support the UK CAA yearly Audits with relation to the UK-CAA DOA

Generate Applications to be submitted to UK-CAA for obtaining STCs of Teledyne products

Generate design to obtain UK-CAA STCs

Lead design reviews

Work with US based Certification department to help with US based FAA STCs

Generate US FAA STC minor modification data packages

Support design reviews

Maintain knowledge and training of latest aviation regulations

Obtain and maintain knowledge of Teledyne products to allow design and STCs

Requires ability to interpret existing aircraft design and develop electrical, mechanical, and functional interfaces and modifications to safely install and gain UK-CAA approval of Teledyne Controls avionics

Generate manufacturing drawings and kit drawings

Generate aircraft documentation including Master Data Lists, Weight and Balance, Electrical Load Analysis, Engineering orders and Instructions for Continued Airworthiness

Generate compliance and substantiation documents for STC projects such as EWIS and System Safety Analysis.

Support First of Type (FOT) Installations at domestic and international customer locations

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; or five-to-six years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Computer Skills

Proficient knowledge of Microsoft office tools: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access; Adobe Acrobat, AutoCAD is required

Other Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of communication, navigation, surveillance, and data/voice recording avionics systems is an asset

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position of 37 hours per week in this is UK location. This position may at times require long hours and weekend or holiday work reflecting workload and deadlines. Must maintain regular and punctual attendance. A willingness and availability to work overtime is required on an as-needed basis.

Travel

This position requires 10% domestic and international travel.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

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