Landing Gear Dynamics Engineer

ALTEN; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle & Tech Scheme

Employee assistance programme

Life insurance & Pension

Job summary

ALTEN seeks an experienced Landing Gear Dynamics Engineer to join our aerospace team, developing and validating multibody dynamics models for landing gear systems, and supporting the full lifecycle from concept to customer demos.

You will collaborate with systems, structural, mechanical and integration engineers, producing technical reports and verification evidence to meet engineering requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or equivalent military experience.
• Significant experience in landing gear dynamics and multibody dynamics.
• Proven ability to model, simulate, and analyse complex mechanical systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain multibody dynamics models for landing gear systems.
• Perform dynamic simulations to evaluate loads, stability and behaviour.
• Produce technical reports and verification evidence for engineering requirements.
• Collaborate with systems, structural, mechanical and integration engineers.
• Support preliminary design reviews and customer demonstrations.

Skills

Landing gear dynamics

Multibody dynamics

MSC Adams

Dynamic analysis

Engineering reports

Stakeholder communication

10+ years exp

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering

Tools

Simcentre MotionSolve

Simpack

Ansys Motion

Job description

ALTEN is a global engineering and technology consultancy operating across over 35 countries worldwide. We partner with industry leaders across sectors including Aeronautics, Aerospace, Defence, Naval, Automotive, Energy, Rail, IT and many more to deliver innovative engineering solutions that drive technological advancement & support sustainable transformation.

Our teams of passionate and agile engineers work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of technology and sustainability. At ALTEN, we empower talented engineers to innovate, solve complex challenges, and deliver impactful solutions that build tomorrow’s world—today.

Job Description

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Landing Gear Dynamics Engineer to join a growing engineering team supporting the development, analysis, and verification of advanced landing gear systems. This role will focus on multibody dynamics modelling, simulation, and analysis, supporting the full engineering lifecycle from concept development through to customer demonstrations and design reviews.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in dynamic systems analysis and multibody simulation, using industry-standard tools to assess the performance, stability, and behaviour of landing gear systems in complex operational environments.

This is an excellent opportunity to work on technically challenging aerospace programmes within a collaborative engineering environment, contributing to the development of high-integrity engineering solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain multibody dynamics models for landing gear systems and associated mechanical assemblies.
• Perform dynamic simulations and analyses to evaluate system performance, loads, stability, and behaviour throughout operational scenarios.
• Support design activities through the interpretation of simulation results and provision of engineering recommendations.
• Produce technical reports, analysis documentation, and verification evidence to support engineering requirements.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams including systems, structural, mechanical, and integration engineers.
• Support technical reviews including Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs) and customer-facing engineering demonstrations.

Qualifications

Required Skills

• Significant experience as a Landing Gear Dynamics Engineer, Multibody Dynamics Engineer, Dynamics Engineer, or similar engineering role.
• Strong background in multibody dynamics (MBD) modelling and simulation.
• Proven experience using MSC Adams (Hexagon Adams).
• Experience carrying out dynamic analysis of complex mechanical systems.
• Ability to interpret engineering requirements and translate them into simulation models and analytical solutions.
• Experience producing technical reports and presenting engineering findings to technical audiences.
• Strong understanding of mechanical system behaviour, dynamics, kinematics, and load analysis.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and problem-solving skills.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant engineering experience.

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience.

Desirable Skills

• Experience using Simcentre MotionSolve, Simpack, Ansys Motion, or similar multibody simulation tools.
• Experience with VI Aircraft software.
• Previous aerospace or landing gear engineering experience.
• Experience presenting dynamic simulations and analysis results during customer-facing design reviews and PDR activities.
• Familiarity with systems engineering and verification processes within highly regulated industries.

Additional Information

Why join us?

We bring together entrepreneurial, tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.

At ALTEN, you’ll work on exciting projects, supported by ongoing learning, mentoring, and clear career development tailored to your goals.

Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow, today.

In short you get:

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings & team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists, service leavers, and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes.

ALTEN is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and values the strength that comes from a global mix of backgrounds and perspectives. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of background or protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected . Details of this will be discussed at interview.