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Together, we're delivering hydrogen-electric flight to power sovereign and clean skies, strengthen aerospace resilience, and create lasting impact for our customers, the aviation industry, and future generations.\nAs a Hydrogen Fuel Systems Engineer, you will play a key role in the design, development, integration, and validation of gaseous and liquid hydrogen fuel systems for next-generation aircraft. Working across system architecture, requirements management, aircraft integration, safety analysis, testing, and certification activities, you will be responsible for delivering robust hydrogen storage, distribution, and conditioning solutions that meet demanding performance, reliability, and regulatory requirements. Collaborating closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, suppliers, and certification stakeholders, you will drive technical development from concept through to flight-ready implementation, ensuring safe and efficient operation while helping to advance commercially viable hydrogen-electric aviation.\nRequirements\nResponsibilities:\nLead the design and development of gaseous and liquid hydrogen fuel systems, including storage, distribution, conditioning, and aircraft integration.\nDefine and manage system and component requirements, ensuring robust architecture, interfaces, and packaging solutions for onboard hydrogen systems.\nDrive supplier selection, development, and technical oversight, ensuring component performance, quality, compliance, and timely delivery.\nPlan and execute verification, validation, testing, and safety assessment activities, including FMEA, FHA, FTA, and performance evaluations.\nEnsure regulatory compliance and operational readiness by supporting certification activities, hazardous area requirements, and management of hydrogen refuelling and test facilities.\nKey Requirements:\nDegree qualified in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline, with experience in hydrogen, gas, or cryogenic systems.\nProven experience designing, integrating, and validating gaseous and liquid hydrogen fuel systems in high-pressure environments.\nStrong capability in system sizing, modelling, performance analysis, and validation using engineering and simulation tools.\nIn-depth knowledge of thermodynamics, fluid and gas dynamics, system safety, and reliability methodologies such as FHA, FMEA/FMECA, and FTA.\nHands-on experience with hydrogen and cryogenic system testing, coupled with a strong understanding of safety, regulatory, and certification requirements.\nBenefits\nWhy Join Us?\nWe want to help you be your best self, at work and at home, that’s why we provide our employees with…\nPrivate health and dental care - get access to services and support when you need them. 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