Title : Application Engineer

Contract Type : Permanent

Location : Airport Service Rd, Portsmouth PO3 5PE, United Kingdom

Reports to : Engineering Manager

About us

F.P.T. Industries Ltd is an aerospace manufacturing facility part of the DART Aerospace Group. Here we are passionate about delivering quality technologies across a number of safety-orientated products in commercial and defense aerospace sectors. With a rich history in manufacturing excellence, we pride ourselves on delivering high standards of service across all of our site-based disciplines from the valued manufacturing of the products to the support functions, which enable our success. We embody our robust organizational values in our daily activities in order to maintain and flourish within an engaged workplace culture.

Job Summary

The Application Engineer will act as the primary technical liaison between Sales and Design Engineering whilst assisting with technical documentation for main projects. This role plays a key part in supporting business development by evaluating customer requirements, developing technical proposals, and ensuring compliance with technical and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical point of contact for Sales, ensuring clear communication between
• customers and Engineering.
• Review and evaluate customer requirements, technical specifications, and Statements of Work.
• Develop compliance matrices, certification plans, and technical proposals to support bids and sales opportunities.
• Support the definition and scoping of retrofit and new installation projects across multiple helicopter and fixed wing platforms.
• Provide technical input during proposal, quotation, and contract negotiation phases.
• Liaise with internal design, certification, and manufacturing teams to ensure feasibility, compliance and cost-effectiveness.
• Provide feasibility assessments for new applications and retrofit installations.
• Assist in the preparation of design and compliance documents for qualification & certification.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the proposal and certification process.
• Maintain working knowledge of aerospace certification requirements (EASA/CAA/FAA, CS-27, CS-29,DO-160 etc).
• Support project reviews, gate reviews, and customer meetings as required.

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in aerospace, Mechanical, or related Engineering discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Previous experience in aerospace engineering, preferably within certification or compliance
• environments.
• Knowledge of aerospace quality standards, certification requirements and industry regulations.
• Strong understanding of technical proposal preparation and customer requirement evaluation.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical requirements into clear
• deliverables.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Sales, Engineering, and Manufacturing.
• Proficiency in CAD.
• Experience with PDM/PLM, and ERP systems preferred

Key Attributes

• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Able to work independently across multiple projects.
• Detail-oriented with a structured approach to compliance and documentation.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Working Hours

• 07:30 -16:15: Monday-Thursday
• 07:30-16:00: Fridays
• (Every other Friday is a non-working day)

Benefits

• Generous Salary Sacrifice Pension Provision
• Competitive Company Sick Pay Entitlement
• 9 Day working Fortnight
• Access to Retail Vouchers Via Perks at work
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Health 365 Access 24/7 Care when you need it most via spectrum life
• Cycle to Work Scheme supplied by Blackhawk Network