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 a Senior Battery Systems Engineer, you will provide technical and systems-level leadership for one of the most critical systems on the Valo aircraft. The battery system is central to aircraft performance, safety, certification, and entry into service, and you will act as the system authority responsible for its end-to-end architecture, integration, and certification readiness.
You will work at the intersection of mechanical, electrical, BMS, electrochemical, and aircraft-level engineering, coordinating across teams to ensure a safe, compliant, and high-performing system.
A typical day may involve leading system trade studies, developing and validating requirements, contributing to system safety analyses, reviewing test evidence for certification, or presenting technical decisions at multi-disciplinary design reviews. Your ability to make balanced engineering judgements, communicate clearly, and lead technically in a fast-moving certification programme will be key to your success.
What You’ll Do
- Act as the technical authority for the aircraft battery system, owning system architecture, interfaces, and integration from aircraft-level requirements through to equipment-level implementation.
