Landing Gear Fatigue & Structural Analysis Engineer

Guidant Global; Bradley Stoke; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Guidant Global is seeking a Landing Gear Structural Analysis Engineer for Airbus programmes in the UK. You will apply static stress analysis and fatigue/damage tolerance methods to nose landing gear, assess ground manoeuvre effects, and collaborate with Airbus teams and suppliers from analysis to delivery.

The role involves coordinating cross‑functional projects, producing technical reports, and providing regular progress updates.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in static stress analysis and fatigue/damage tolerance engineering.
• Knowledge of landing gear structures, fatigue analysis and Airworthiness Limitations.
• Practical understanding of fatigue loads, spectra, damage and life-limit calculations.
• Experience researching technical documents and engineering archives.
• Strong technical report-writing skills.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Research engineering archives to identify towing cases and operating frequencies.
• Analyse fleet usage and compare with Maintenance Manual limitations.
• Redefine and reanalyse pre-flight and post-flight operations for fatigue life impact.
• Provide fatigue loads, spectra, damage and occurrence data for supplier evaluations.
• Act as interface between landing gear suppliers and Airbus teams.
• Coordinate projects from concept through delivery, managing time, budget and quality.
• Produce technical reports and internal memoranda; provide progress updates to stakeholders.

Skills

Static stress analysis

Fatigue & damage tolerance

Landing gear structures

Report writing

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional coordination

Project delivery

Job description

Guidant Global is seeking a Landing Gear Structural Analysis Engineer for Airbus programmes in the UK. You will apply static stress analysis and fatigue/damage tolerance methods to nose landing gear, assess ground manoeuvre effects, and collaborate with Airbus teams and suppliers from analysis to delivery.

The role involves coordinating cross‑functional projects, producing technical reports, and providing regular progress updates.