Landing Gear Systems Senior Engineer

Fixed Term 2 Years

£52.00 - £60.00 per hour + Benefits

There is an attractive support and benefits package which has been designed to:

• Ensure that employees are supported when moving overseas

• Maintain individual standard of living

• Enable flexibility and choice

Role Overview

Landing gear system requirement definition, functional/physical architecture design, modelling/simulation, system integration and development testing (if applicable) of system that is composed of nose/main gears, wheels/brakes, steering, retraction/extension and arresting hook. It also covers supplier selection and management activities for landing gear system.

The main responsibilities of the job include:

• Requirements capture and definition, concept/trade studies, specification, design and development, qualification, clearance and certification planning.
• Functional/physical architecture design.
• Equipment engineering, including equipment selection, specification, supplier management and liaison.
• Interface with Airframe and Design engineering to integrate systems at Air Vehicle level.
• Liaison with specialist departments to define system requirements and integrate systems.
• System analysis, modelling and simulation.
• System safety analysis.
• Supporting development of plans, programmes and statements of work.

Proven Ability/Skills will ideally include:

• Effective communication and collaborative team working.
• Proven ability of several phases of the Product Lifecycle, particularly early life cycle and understanding of phase reviews is desirable.
• Proven ability of supplier management.
• Ability to apply significant engineering judgement to solve problems.
• Ability to be creative and innovative.
• Proven ability in modelling software tools such as Matlab is desirable.
• Knowledge of relevant engineering standards (including safety and environmental regulations).

Additional

• Must hold or be eligible for a UK/NATO security clearance