Senior Environmental, HIRF, & Lightning Qualification Engineer

About Heart Aerospace

Heart’s mission is to create the fastest, most affordable and sustainable mode of transport for regional travel. Our goal is to serve the market in every corner of the world.

Our first aircraft is the ES-19, a nineteen-passenger airliner with an operating range of 400 km. The ES-19 is a fully electric aircraft, and our goal is to have the aircraft certified for commercial operation by 2026.

Your place of work will be at our main office and hangar facility. This is located at Säve Airport in Gothenburg, Sweden. Relocation assistance can be provided. At Heart you’ll be working at the cutting edge of technology while contributing towards a sustainable future. We offer stock options to all our employees and a challenging and inspiring work environment.

We seek experienced and skilled professionals to join our small, fast moving team developing a new electric aircraft in Sweden. We’re in a very expansive phase and now is the time to join our team. Come help us write a new chapter in the history of aviation together.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Environmental, HIRF & Lightning Qualification Engineer to help us design and develop the aircraft and its installed systems. As an all-electric aircraft, this may entail new and novel approaches to meeting the environmental, HIRF and Lightning qualification goals, in some cases requiring an innovative approach to the system design. This will be a broad role covering design support, analysis, test and compliance finding. In this senior role, you will provide specialist support to all other engineering groups including systems and structures.
Qualifications & Experience

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Graduate degree in aerospace, aeronautical similar discipline, or equivalent experience

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Minimum 10 years experience within an aerospace OEM company environment, including the conceptual and preliminary design phase

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Experience with aircraft development programs through the entire design, development & certification lifecycle (EASA/FAA Part 23 or 25)

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Experience working in an EASA Part 21J Design Organization, or international equivalent

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Direct experience with EMI, HIRF & Lightning qualification (direct & indirect effects) including protection methods

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Direct experience with environmental qualification engineering requirements

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Detailed knowledge of RTCA DO-160 environmental qualification requirements, levels and test methods

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Knowledge of systems & safety engineering principles for safety critical systems (SAE ARP 4754/4761)

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Excellent verbal & written communication skills in English

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Eagerness to work with others

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Passion for aircraft and Heart’s mission


The ideal candidate would have

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Experience working in an aerospace start-up environment

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Proficiency coordinating activities of engineers internally and in partner supplier companies



Heart Aerospace is a Swedish startup making electric regional airplanes. Heart's mission is to create the fastest, most affordable and sustainable transportation for regional travel to every corner of the world. Our first aircraft is the ES-19, a nineteen-passenger airliner with an operating range of 400 km. Our goal is to have the aircraft certified for commercial operation by 2026.