Senior Fuel Cell Systems Engineer
Added 27 Aug · still live
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£52,400
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SOC 2126 (65% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £52,400, and ZeroAvia is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
We pick the code from the advert's text, so it is our best guess, not the employer's. Each code it could be has its own likelihood:
- Likely 2126 (Aerospace engineers) · 65% match
- Likely 2123 (Electrical engineers) · 19% match
- Likely 2129 (Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified) · 5% match
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New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2126 Aerospace engineers Most likely code | £36,700 | £41,900 | £47,200 | £52,400 |
2123 Electrical engineers Also possible | £41,100 | £47,000 | £52,900 | £58,700 |
2129 Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified Also possible | £33,400 | £36,900 | £41,500 | £46,100 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
ZeroAvia is leading the transition to zero-emission aviation through the development of hydrogen-electric propulsion systems for civil and defence aerospace applications. As the world's only Design Organization Approved business focused exclusively on hydrogen-electric aviation, we have achieved significant flight test and regulatory milestones with the UK CAA and FAA and secured more than 3,000 pre-orders from airlines, OEMs and defence customers globally. Joining ZeroAvia means being part of a team pioneering the future of aviation and delivering lasting impact for the planet and its people.
As ZeroAvia scales its hydrogen-electric propulsion programmes, the Fuel Cell Systems Engineer will play a key role in transforming fuel cell technology into a fully integrated, certifiable aerospace product. Working across system architecture, requirements, interfaces and validation activities, you will bridge the gap between component technologies and aircraft-level integration. This role offers the opportunity to solve complex engineering challenges, collaborate across multiple disciplines and help deliver the systems that will enable safe, reliable and commercially viable zero-emission flight.
Requirements
Responsibilities:
As ZeroAvia scales its hydrogen-electric propulsion programmes, the Fuel Cell Systems Engineer will play a key role in transforming fuel cell technology into a fully integrated, certifiable aerospace product. Working across system architecture, requirements, interfaces and validation activities, you will bridge the gap between component technologies and aircraft-level integration. This role offers the opportunity to solve complex engineering challenges, collaborate across multiple disciplines and help deliver the systems that will enable safe, reliable and commercially viable zero-emission flight.
Requirements
Responsibilities:
- Lead supplier management and development activities for LTPEM fuel cell systems, ensuring timed delivery, quality, and compliance with programme requirements
- Act as the technical expert for LTPEM fuel cell, providing subject matter expertise and supporting design reviews for interfaces and balance-of-plant fluid systems
- Support the test team in diagnosing, troubleshooting, and resolving fuel cell system performance issues during development and validation testing
- Own and maintain fuel cell system documentation, including technical requirements, interface definitions, compliance evidence, and supporting design documentation
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- Understanding of PEM fuel cell electrochemistry, including key operating principles, performance drivers, and limitations
- Experience integrating PEM fuel cell stacks into complex systems, ideally for transport or aerospace applications, with practical experience resolving integration challenges
- Experience analysing PEM fuel cell test data to assess stack health, performance, degradation trends, and failure indicators
- Experience developing and managing requirements for aerospace (or similar) systems, hardware, or safety-critical products
- Experience applying operational and functional analysis to the development of fuel cell systems, electric propulsion systems, or related products
- Experience using engineering tools such as LabVIEW, Polarion, and DIAdem
- Expertise in ARP4754B requirements processes, including requirements capture, validation, decomposition and traceability
- Experience with Teamcenter PLM or similar 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 your 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 fuelled 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 clubs - such as, running, cycling, padel, trivia, theatre and gardening.
- Stock options - so you can share in our success.
- 25 days holiday, plus public holidays and additional days awarded for long service - to help you manage your work-life balance
As an emergent company shaping the aviation industry, we know that diversity fuels success and unlocks potential. We embrace being an equal-opportunity employer and actively seek individuals from diverse backgrounds. We value the multitude of skills, perspectives, and mindsets everyone can bring to the table. These experiences ignite creativity, originality, and growth. We proudly reject discrimination in all forms, including that based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Aerospace engineers (SOC 2126) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay- Median £52,468
- Going rate £52,400
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £36,700–47,200
ONS publishes no quartiles for this occupation, so the shaded band is a rough guide.
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What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2126 going rate of £52,400. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.