Landing Gear Design Engineer

Vertical Aerospace; West of England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday

Bank holidays

5 extra days per year to buy/sell

4% of salary to spend on benefits

Help@Hand digital health service

Company performance based bonus

Company Share Scheme

Company Pension Scheme 5% matched

Breakfast daily

Job summary

Vertical Aerospace is redefining aerospace with its electric aircraft programme. The role collaborates across engineering teams and external partners to deliver technical solutions, setting clear expectations and resolving engineering issues.

You will contribute to design reviews, tolerance analysis and configuration management, support trade studies and maturity gates, and prepare verification evidence. Signatory responsibilities may be delegated where authorised.

Qualifications

• Experience managing engineering suppliers, including setting requirements and monitoring progress.
• Experience in landing gear, brake, hydraulic and/or related mechanical system design.
• Solid understanding of mechanical engineering principles and practical design approach.
• Experience contributing to stages of the product development lifecycle.
• Ability to own tasks, solve problems and exercise technical judgement.
• Experience using CATIA and 3DEXPERIENCE or transferable CAD tools.

Responsibilities

• Managing partners, consultancies and suppliers to deliver technical solutions and resolve issues.
• Developing design solutions meeting weight, safety, maintainability and manufacturability requirements.
• Contributing to design reviews, tolerance analysis and configuration management.
• Supporting trade studies and programme maturity gates.
• Preparing verification and certification evidence.
• Preparing and reviewing drawings and technical reports, with delegated signatory responsibilities where appropriate.
• Supporting the build and maintenance of our demonstrator aircraft.

Skills

Supplier management

Mechanical design

Systems engineering

CAD tools

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical judgement

Documentation

Tools

CATIA

3DEXPERIENCE

Job description

Our Mission

At Vertical Aerospace, we are pioneering the way for electric aviation. The Valo, our eVTOL (electric, vertical, take‑off and landing), 'zero emissions' aircraft will set a new safety standard for how we will navigate the sky. We won’t realise our mission following the same legacy processes and traditions our predecessors followed, instead, we want to 'redefine' aerospace best practices. We are growing quickly from a prototype business to a scaling SME, and the next few years will be critical to our success and delivering on our ambitious goals. Valo is targeting airliner‑level safety certification in 2029 ahead of entering service with our airline and operator customers.

What You’ll Do

Working across our engineering teams and external partners, you’ll contribute to or take ownership of:

• Managing partners, consultancies and suppliers to deliver technical solutions, setting clear expectations and resolving engineering issues.


• Developing design solutions that meet challenging requirements for weight, safety, maintainability and manufacturability.


• Contributing to design reviews, tolerance analysis and configuration management.


• Supporting trade studies and programme maturity gates.


• Preparing verification and certification evidence.


• Preparing and reviewing drawings and technical reports, with delegated signatory responsibilities where appropriately authorised.


• Supporting the build and maintenance of our demonstrator aircraft.

What You’ll Bring

We’re interested in your engineering skills, how you apply them and the outcomes you’ve delivered. We’re looking for:

• Demonstrated experience managing engineering suppliers, including setting technical requirements, monitoring progress and resolving issues to ensure delivery.


• Experience in landing gear, brake, hydraulic and/or comparable mechanical system design.


• A sound understanding of mechanical engineering principles and a practical approach to design challenges.


• Experience contributing to one or more stages of the product development lifecycle.


• The ability to take ownership of engineering tasks, solve problems and exercise sound technical judgement.


• Experience using CATIA and 3DEXPERIENCE, or transferable skills from comparable CAD tools.


• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and complete detailed work.


• Clear communication and effective collaboration across engineering disciplines.

Experience leading wider technical activities, coordinating others or holding delegated signatory authority is welcome, but isn’t essential.

What can you expect from us?

We're on a mission. Where others see limits, we see opportunity, and we work at pace. Working at Vertical isn't your average role but for those seeking a challenge, a flexible, supportive organisation and an incredible team; working here is an opportunity to do the best work of your career.

Our approach promotes ingenuity and courage, while our environment builds success through diligence in safety and being open in the way we work. The only way we're going to assure the next chapter of aviation history is by working as a team, relentlessly, towards our goal.

Our Benefits

Our people matter - we're not going anywhere without them. Which is why our company benefits go beyond the essentials.

• 26 days holiday, plus bank holiday


• 5 extra days per year to buy (or sell)


• 5 extra days holiday when you get married or enter a civil partnership


• Additional 4% of your salary to spend on extra benefits


• Award-winning digital health and wellbeing service (Help@Hand)


• Company performance based bonus - rewarding company and individual performance


• Company Share Scheme - open to every Vertical employee


• Company Pension Scheme - 5% and we match it


• Breakfast on us, every day

Disclaimer Statement

We encourage you to apply even if you may not have all the experience listed in the advert. We recognise that talent comes in various forms and we are committed to providing opportunities that create an environment of growth, diversity, and inclusion for everyone. As part of our desire to review and make our processes fair, we may ask you questions related to those aspects during the application process. For more information on how we will use your data, see our Legal section.