Lead Aircraft Landing Gear Systems Engineer

Safran Engineering Services; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 96,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran Engineering Services in Gloucester, United Kingdom, is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to lead aircraft landing gear systems development on a six-month contract. The role features a 37-hour week and an Inside IR35 designation, with start as soon as possible.

You will define system development plans, manage requirements, coordinate verification and validation, and lead both senior and junior engineers while liaising with suppliers and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of aircraft landing gear systems (ATA32).
• Experience in systems engineering with ARP4754 and ARP4761.
• Hydromechanical/hydropneumatics experience is mandatory.
• Knowledge of airworthiness requirements and certification.
• Experience with requirements management, validation and verification.

Responsibilities

• Ensure development of aircraft landing gear systems complies with customer needs and regulations.
• Define system development plans and capture requirements across system levels.
• Manage equipment supplier relationships for actuators, hoses and harnessing.
• Lead senior and junior systems engineers.
• Set up and maintain requirements management tools (IBM DOORS).
• Prepare documentation including DDP dossiers and validation matrices.

Skills

Aircraft systems

Systems engineering

Requirements management

DOORS

Supplier management

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Team collaboration

Tools

IBM DOORS Classic & DOORS NG

Job description

Safran Engineering Services in Gloucester, United Kingdom, is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to lead aircraft landing gear systems development on a six-month contract. The role features a 37-hour week and an Inside IR35 designation, with start as soon as possible.

You will define system development plans, manage requirements, coordinate verification and validation, and lead both senior and junior engineers while liaising with suppliers and internal teams.