Junior Aircraft Manufacturing Engineer

Job description

Our Mission At Vertical Aerospace, we are pioneering the way for electric aviation. The Valo, our eVTOL (electric, vertical, take-off and landing), 'zero emissions' aircraft will set a new safety standard for how we will navigate the sky. We won't realise our mission following the same legacy processes and traditions our predecessors followed, instead, we want to 'redefine' aerospace best practices. We are growing quickly from a prototype business to a scaling SME, and the next few years will be critical to our success and delivering on our ambitious goals. Valo is targeting airliner-level safety certification in 2028 ahead of entering service with our airline and operator customers. What to Expect: As we move from development to aircraft build, our Manufacturing Engineering team is designing the production system that will bring our aircraft to life at scale. As a Graduate Manufacturing Engineer, you’ll be based at our Kemble Flight Test Centre, working hands-on within the Manufacturing Engineering team and reporting to the Head of Manufacturing Engineering. This role puts you at the centre of our transition from development to build; shaping our pre-production aircraft line befor...