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25.08.2025

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We are looking for a Design Assurance Engineer to join our Christchurch or Letchworth, UK location!

As a Design Assurance Engineer, you will ensure that our design work complies with quality and regulatory standards. This role offers the opportunity to impact a global organization pushing technological boundaries.

Your responsibilities include planning and executing quality assurance audits on system, hardware, firmware, and software development activities, as well as contributing to process improvement initiatives. We seek candidates with a background in quality or design assurance.

We Take Care of Our People

Our benefits include work-life balance through hybrid working, flexitime, and condensed work weeks (role dependent), paid time off, retirement plans with employer match, health and wellness benefits, learning opportunities, competitive pay, bonus schemes, recognition programs, and more.

You will be responsible for maintaining and deploying engineering procedures, conducting audits to ensure compliance, reviewing engineering outputs, participating in change control processes, resolving non-compliance issues, providing feedback, liaising with external auditors, and ensuring proper documentation and record-keeping.

You will play a key role in process improvement activities and report on engineering quality issues to senior management.

What You Bring

Extensive knowledge across engineering disciplines, experience in a quality or assurance role within aerospace or familiarity with RTCA DO-178B/C and DO-254 standards. A solid educational background in computer science, engineering, or science, with knowledge of aerospace standards such as AS9100, ARP4754A, RTCA DO-254, and DO-178B/C. Experience with configuration management and product lifecycle tools. Strong communication, collaboration, organizational skills, and the ability to work independently are essential.

Who We Are

Curtiss-Wright's Defense Solutions division is a leader in delivering high-quality products for defense and aerospace. Our state-of-the-art facility at Bournemouth International Airport supports design, manufacturing, and testing of flight recorders, air data computers, and related systems, exceeding standards for lightweight and crash survivability requirements.