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<p>Are you looking to work in an engineering, programme management, or design role in aerospace, but maybe doing something a bit different from the herd? True, a job as part of a hundreds-strong team for one of the big OEMs, engine manufacturers or systems suppliers has its rewards, including a stable career path working for a large company, perhaps with businesses around the world.</p>
<p>However, for some the lure of developing something truly innovative for a start-up has its appeal. Okay, your employer may never be a Boeing or a General Electric. If the idea does not get off the ground commercially you may be out of work. But there is the advantage of being closer to the action and the feeling of truly being part of something innovative.</p>
<p>In the first decade of the 20<sup>th</sup> century, the pioneers included developers of unmanned air systems and very light jets, often developing their projects in hangars and industrial units far from the big centres of the aerospace industry. In the 2010s, the visionaries of new forms of air transport include those behind supersonic jet concepts, like Aerion and Boom, as well as electric aircraft.</p>
<p>There are also those like Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic who are disruptors in space travel.</p>
<p>One of the most unusual companies currently recruiting staff is Hybrid Air Vehicles, a UK-based business that numbers Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson among its dozens of private shareholders. The firm designed and flew the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during 2016 and 2017, but two mishaps forced it to ground the prototype.</p>
<p>Undeterred, the Bedford-based business is looking to launch in the next few years industrial production of a new version of the hybrid airship, which is the largest flying structure in the world. The company is currently recruiting for a series of engineering roles, including a head of structures and stress. If the prospect of working for a fledgling firm does not stress you, HAV might be worth a look.</p>
<p>Are you looking to work in an engineering, programme management, or design role in aerospace, but maybe doing something a bit different from the herd? True, a job as part of a hundreds-strong team for one of the big OEMs, engine manufacturers or systems suppliers has its rewards, including a stable career path working for a large company, perhaps with businesses around the world.</p>
<p>However, for some the lure of developing something truly innovative for a start-up has its appeal. Okay, your employer may never be a Boeing or a General Electric. If the idea does not get off the ground commercially you may be out of work. But there is the advantage of being closer to the action and the feeling of truly being part of something innovative.</p>
<p>In the first decade of the 20<sup>th</sup> century, the pioneers included developers of unmanned air systems and very light jets, often developing their projects in hangars and industrial units far from the big centres of the aerospace industry. In the 2010s, the visionaries of new forms of air transport include those behind supersonic jet concepts, like Aerion and Boom, as well as electric aircraft.</p>
<p>There are also those like Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic who are disruptors in space travel.</p>
<p>One of the most unusual companies currently recruiting staff is Hybrid Air Vehicles, a UK-based business that numbers Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson among its dozens of private shareholders. The firm designed and flew the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during 2016 and 2017, but two mishaps forced it to ground the prototype.</p>
<p>Undeterred, the Bedford-based business is looking to launch in the next few years industrial production of a new version of the hybrid airship, which is the largest flying structure in the world. The company is currently recruiting for a series of engineering roles, including a head of structures and stress. If the prospect of working for a fledgling firm does not stress you, HAV might be worth a look.</p>