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Aircraft B1 Licensed Engineer
ZeroAvia
Kemble, Cirencester GL7, UK
Posted on Mar 27, 2025
At ZeroAvia, we’re clean sky thinkers. For the world to achieve truly clean, guilt-free flight, we need a scalable solution; hydrogen-electric powertrains. As a leader in zero-emission aviation and a UK Jet Zero Council member, we’re designing and commercialising hydrogen-powered solutions that will positively impact the future of aviation, global connectivity, and the world.
Engineering designs our next-generation hydrogen electric engines. Working across Hydrogen, Propulsion and Integration divisions, they solve technical problems and help decarbonize aviation by finding solutions for electric propulsion, hydrogen storage, fuel cell technology, power distribution, thermal management and more.
Join us at Cotswold Airport, home to some of our aircraft and the workplace of many ZeroAvians. Located just outside the historic market town of Cirencester, you’ll experience a workspace built by engineers for engineers. This is a high-velocity and fast-paced environment with good links to the M4 and M5, so it’s fitting that it’s also our UK Head Office.
Role
Working as part of the installations team as a B1 Licensed engineer within P145, you will assist with modification, integration and scheduled maintenance on prototype and test aircraft incorporating Zeroavia’s novel hydrogen electric powertrain. This includes all mechanical areas giving the opportunity to contribute to the design, development, validation and verification of systems both on and off the aircraft. These are currently light passenger aircraft categorised under CS23 and CS25. You will gain experience in a broad range of technologies and toolsets.
You will be integrated into a dynamic and fast-paced Engineering team, overcoming challenges and ensuring maintenance projects are delivered on time. The successful candidate is self-motivated and energetic, with a strong drive to ensure successful outcomes.
Main responsibilities:
- Assist in modification, integration activities and scheduled/unscheduled maintenance on prototype aircraft (CS23 & CS25 aircraft)
- Quality control and inspections of components and installation work
- Assist in providing solutions to practical problems involving the integration of the powertrain and its effects on associated components and subsystems
- Assist in manufacturing and assembling components for testing
- If required support in any production and bench test work that may be required by other sub system leads
- Ensure proper execution of parts tags attached to repairable, serviceable or condemned parts
- Ensuring that health and safety procedures and COSHH are always observed
- Ensuring that day to day housekeeping is kept to a high standard
- Ensure company tooling and parts is controlled and maintained
Experience & Qualifications:
- A minimum of 5 years aircraft maintenance experience relevant to aircraft mechanical systems / powertrain installation
- Have relevant engineering degree and/or aircraft maintenance work experience
- Direct hands-on experience in structural repairs, mechanical modifications and installation
- Experience on carrying out aircrafts’ modifications
- Ability to read and interpret engineering mechanical and electrical drawings and schematics
- A genuine passion for clean technology and a future of electric aviation
- Valid Human Factors training, EWIS + Fuel Tank Safety
- CAA Part 66 AML B1.1 - With at least 1 type already held
Preferred
- Full UK driving licence
- Aviation apprenticeship - Avionics
- Previous experience in high voltage systems
Why Join Us?
We want to help you be your best self, at work and at home, that’s why we provide our employees with…
- Private health and dental care – get access to services and support when you need them. Add you family members too*
- Mental health support – enjoy a culture where positive mental health is front of mind with our trained Mental Health First Aiders, Employee Assistance Programmes and wellbeing support
- Free lunch and healthy snacks – keeping you fueled up so you can help us deliver the technology of the future**
- Sports, games and culture clubs – connect and keep fit with other ZeroAvians by joining one of our subsidised clubs – such as, running, cycling, padel, trivia, theatre and gardening
We also offer:
- Stock options – so you can share our success
- 5 hours of free flying lessons
- 25 days holiday, plus public holidays – to help you manage your work-life balance
- Free EV Charging and membership in our EV Club
- Salary Sacrifice Schemes for EV Club, Curry's Tech, Cycle to Work, and Ikea furniture
- Weekly Spot Bonuses to reward excellence.
- Income Protection and Legal Support for peace of mind
- Relocation Support to make your move seamless