Performance & Dynamics Engineer – Landing Gear Simulations

Safran Engineering Services; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 55,104 - 82,656; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish on Fridays

Pension scheme with employer 8%

Life insurance 4x salary

Share scheme

Career development within Safran Group

Training & development focus

Onsite canteen

Job summary

Safran Engineering Services UK is seeking a Performance & Dynamics Engineer to develop computational models and run simulations for major programmes within the Systems Engineering team in Gloucester.

The role is for six months with potential extension, starting 31 August 2026, hybrid work after initial training (at least 3 days on site). You will analyse mechanical, hydraulic, and basic electrical systems related to aircraft landing gear dynamics.

Qualifications

• Experience in multi-body dynamic modelling and simulation.
• Knowledge of landing gear extension/retraction analysis.
• Ability to derive requirements and validate through simulations.

Responsibilities

• Build computational models and run simulations.
• Calculate static and dynamic loads.
• Conduct performance and frequency response analyses.
• Perform stability/shimmy/modal/failure case analyses.
• Correlate and validate computational models.
• Define test requirements and interpret results.
• Define pass/fail criteria and optimise designs.

Skills

Multi-body dynamics

Static and dynamic loads

Frequency response analyses

Stability and shimmy analysis

Model integration

Test case definition

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

MSC ADAMS

MSC EASY5

AMESim

Job description

Safran Engineering Services UK is seeking a Performance & Dynamics Engineer to develop computational models and run simulations for major programmes within the Systems Engineering team in Gloucester.

The role is for six months with potential extension, starting 31 August 2026, hybrid work after initial training (at least 3 days on site). You will analyse mechanical, hydraulic, and basic electrical systems related to aircraft landing gear dynamics.