Advanced Air Mobility & eVTOL

Certify what has never flown.

A sector still writing its own rules. Certification pathways are being defined in real time, propulsion is electric, and the aircraft has no predecessor to learn from. Akkar builds the engineering, certification, and supply chain teams behind the companies attempting it.

The rulebook is being written midflight.

eVTOL companies are certifying aircraft against standards that didn't exist a decade ago, using propulsion the regulators have limited precedent for. Every hire carries programme risk.

Certification is the critical path

Type certification decides who reaches market and who runs out of runway. Engineers who can navigate an evolving regulatory basis, and hold a credible position with the authority, are the scarcest people in the sector.

The talent comes from three industries at once

Electric propulsion sits in automotive. Airworthiness sits in aerospace. Autonomy sits in defence and AVs. Building an eVTOL team means recruiting across all three and integrating them.

Production capability arrives before revenue

These businesses must build manufacturing capability while still certifying. That means hiring industrialisation and quality talent long before there's a product to sell.

Expertise across the aircraft and the certification path.

We recruit across the disciplines eVTOL programmes need, and from the aerospace, automotive, and defence markets supplying most of the talent.

Certification & Airworthiness
Type Certification
Airworthiness
Regulatory Strategy
Means of Compliance
Safety Assessment
DO-178C / DO-254
Continued Airworthiness
Authority Liaison
Electric Propulsion & Energy
Electric Propulsion
e-Motor Design
Power Electronics
Battery Systems
BMS
Thermal Management
Energy Storage
Powertrain Integration
Flight Systems & Controls
Flight Control Systems
Flight Physics
Avionics
Fly-by-Wire
Autonomy
Simulation
Handling Qualities
Systems Integration
Structures & Aircraft Engineering
Airframe Structures
Composites
Stress & Loads
Mechanical Design
Weights
Aerodynamics
Rotor & Propeller Design
Landing Gear
Test, Manufacturing & Operations
Flight Test
Ground Test
Verification & Validation
Manufacturing Engineering
Industrialisation
Quality
Supply Chain
MRO & Support
Roles WE Recruit for

The people building a new category of aircraft.

From chief engineers to the specialists who hold the certification basis, these are the families we recruit for most.

Executive & technical leadership
Chief Engineer
Head of Certification
Head of Airworthiness
Head of Propulsion
Head of Flight Test
VP Engineering
Programme Director
Manufacturing Director
Certification & safety
Certification Engineer
Airworthiness Engineer
Safety Assessment Engineer
Compliance Verification Engineer
Regulatory Affairs Lead
Requirements Engineer
Electric propulsion & battery
Electric Propulsion Engineer
e-Motor Engineer
Power Electronics Engineer
Battery Systems Engineer
BMS Engineer
Thermal Engineer
Flight systems & controls
Flight Control Systems Engineer
Flight Physics Engineer
Avionics Engineer
Embedded Software Engineer
Autonomy Engineer
Simulation Engineer
Structures & aircraft engineering
Structures Engineer
Stress Engineer
Composites Engineer
Aerodynamicist
Rotor Engineer
Mechanical Design Engineer
Weights Engineer
Test, manufacturing & operations
Flight Test Engineer
Ground Test Engineer
V&V Engineer
Manufacturing Engineer
Industrialisation Engineer
Quality Engineer
Supply Chain Lead
CAse Study

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Built around how eVTOL programmes hire.

The engagement models we use most in advanced air mobility. Each links to the full solution page.

Find Talent

Five recruitment models, one for every hiring situation. We find the specialist people other firms can't reach.
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Move Talent

Immigration, visa, and relocation support for moving key people across borders, without the complexity landing on you.
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Manage Talent

Global payroll, EOR, and HR support. We become the employment infrastructure behind your international teams.
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A market taking shape on every continent.

eVTOL and advanced air mobility ventures are launching in aerospace hubs old and new. Akkar supports them wherever they're headquartered.

West Coast, USA
Toronto, Canada
East Coast, USA
Munich, Germany
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Stokholm, Sweden
London, UK
Tokyo, Japan
Sydney, Australia

Building an aircraft that has no precedent?

Tell us what the programme has to certify and by when. We'll define the capability required, find where it exists, and build the connection.