The successful candidate will have a proven track record for delivering aircraft certification and leadership of certification programmes, ideally in GA, small business jet or helicopters. The role will require the candidate to directly lead and supervise the delivery of Hill Group’s organisation, aircraft and engine approvals initially in the UK and then in 56 future countries.

The successful candidate will:

• Be seeking a role in which they can take ownership of the programme both technically and operationally, deploy their technical and engineering leadership skills to rapidly deliver a full spectrum of world-class approvals without the burden of big-company bureaucracy.
• Be seeking a long term, life-chaining role in which outstanding performance is rewarded with outstanding renumeration, professional recognition and benefits.
• Have a world class knowledge of aerospace approvals for organisations (DOA, POA, FTOA & MOA) in the UK and around the world.
• Be capable of planning and executing the delivery of the Hill Group Approvals for organisation, aircraft and engine end-to-end.
• Have the confidence, competence, strength, integrity, and interpersonal skills to take full ownership of the approvals programme and drive the HX/HC50 & GT50 teams to a successfully delivering approved aircraft & engines.
• Review aircraft and engine designs and support design optimisation from a certification perspective.
• Provide leadership on verification, validation planning & documentation format and standards.
• Lead, grow and manage the multi-disciplinary team of specialists to deliver initial and foreign approvals for HX/HC50, GT50 and future products.
• Have excellent communication skills at all levels.
• Work with system specialists to develop & execute the testing, validation, and certification plan.
• Manage, drive and deliver the day-to-day operations of the approvals programme ensuring a properly co-ordinated and speedy delivery.
• Own Hill Group’s relationship with the UK CAA and foreign authorities.
• Report directly to the Group CEO.

The Hill Group is a privately owned engineering organisation developing and manufacturing both the HX50 Light Helicopter and the GT50 Gas Turbine Engine. We are a pioneering aerospace manufacturer disrupting the market with our ground-breaking new aircraft and modern vertically integrated approach to development & manufacturing. Every element of the HX50 and GT50 are designed and manufactured by us, in-house, at our production facility in Rugeley, Staffordshire, UK.

We employ a fantastically talented, motivated and driven team of professionals. Working as a close- knit flat management structure, we share a common vision for the future of general aviation and a passion to deliver HX50 to our hundreds of global customers.

Hill is currently offering appropriately qualified and suitable individuals the opportunity to become a crucial part of our team developing, industrialising and supporting HX50 & GT50. Few, if any, organisations can provide the levels of professional fulfilment offered by such an exciting, fast-paced and game-changing aircraft development programme and our refreshing new approach to manufacturing. Furthermore, with such a fast-growing organisation, the only limit to your professional development and growth within our company is your own drive and ambition.

We are looking for the people with whom to build our future and we’re ready to invest in you.

General Aviation is the sector of the aerospace industry that produces and operates light aircraft. Since the early 1980’s investment in new product development across the sector has been poor and today the market lacks products that truly meet the expectations of modern owner-operators. Hill is revolutionising the General Aviation market with our new HX50 Helicopter, which combines ‘supercar’ appearance, with unparalleled levels of performance and cost-effectiveness.