Principal Systems Engineer - 6 months contract Inside IR35

Safran Engineering Services; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish on Friday

Onsite canteen

Job summary

An aerospace engineering company is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to develop aircraft landing gear systems in Gloucester. The candidate will manage requirements, compile documentation, and lead engineering efforts. Key qualifications include knowledge of systems engineering principles, mechanical engineering experience, and familiarity with aircraft landing gear. The position offers benefits like early Friday finishes and an onsite canteen.

Qualifications

• Experience with aircraft landing gear systems is essential.
• Strong mechanical and electrical engineering background required.
• Ability to write and review technical documents accurately.

Responsibilities

• Develop compliant aircraft landing gear systems.
• Define system development plans and manage requirements.
• Compile systems engineering documentation.

Skills

Knowledge of aircraft landing gear systems

Knowledge of Systems Engineering principles

Mechanical engineering and hydraulics experience

Experience of electrical engineering

Knowledge of airworthiness requirements

Experience of systems engineering theory

Requirements management and validation experience

Knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering

Good verbal and written communication skills

Leadership skills

Tools

IBM DOORS classic & DOORS NG

Job description

In order to develop and expand the capabilities of SAFRAN Engineering Services in the UK, we are looking to recruit a Principal Systems Engineer to work on aircraft landing gear systems. The contract duration is six months, with a standard workweek of 37 hours and located in Gloucester. Military clearance is not required for this role. The anticipated start date is as soon as possible.

As a Systems Engineer, you will:

• Ensure that the development of aircraft landing gear systems (structures, extension/retraction systems, hydraulics, electrical harnesses) is compliant with customer needs and regulations, following the Safran system development process.
• Focus on the definition of the system development plan, capture and analysis of needs, the generation of system, sub-systems and equipment requirements, requirements validation and product verification.
• Be responsible for management of equipment suppliers, such as actuators, hydraulic hoses and electrical harnessing.

Key aspects of this job include the following:

• In collaboration with Systems Architecture Integration team, supporting the definition of systems development plans, in accordance with Safran processes, which align with ARP4754.
• Ensure adherence to systems development plans.
• Manage requirements definition, from capture and analysis of customer, regulatory and internal needs at system, sub-systems and equipment level.
• Manage the validation of requirements in collaboration with requirement owners from the validation planning phase, through implementation of validation means to documenting validation evidence.
• Manage product verification, from the verification planning phase, through coordination of verification means to documenting verification evidence.
• Set up and maintain requirements management tools, e.g. IBM DOORS classic & DOORS NG.
• Compile systems engineering related documentation (requirements documentation, description documents, validation and verification matrices and Declaration of Design Performance (DDP) dossiers).
• Specification writing for Aircraft Landing Gear equipment such as hydraulic actuators, hydraulic hoses and electrical harnesses.
• Technical liaison with equipment suppliers.
• Leadership of senior and junior systems engineers.

Requirements

• Knowledge of aircraft landing gear systems (ATA32).
• Knowledge of Systems Engineering principles.
• Experience of mechanical engineering and hydraulics (Actuators & Hoses).
• Experience of electrical engineering.
• Knowledge of airworthiness requirements and certification.
• Experience of systems engineering theory together with a familiarity with ARP4754 and ARP 4761.
• Experience of requirements management, validation, verification and preferably DOORS.
• Knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering is an advantage.
• Ability to review engineering documents such as Reports, Analysis, Specifications and Requirements docs, etc. Previous engineering signatory held.
• Ability to write technical reports clearly and accurately.
• Ability and willingness to communicate and work with all disciplines of engineering.
• Good verbal and written communication skills and general computer literacy.
• Communication skills at all levels, team working, attention to detail, decision making, problem solving, leadership.

Benefits

• Early finish on a Friday (1pm).
• Onsite canteen.