Landing Gear Systems Engineer (multiple roles)
Contract until February 2025, likely to extend – Bristol (hybrid working 3 days per week on site) – Pay rate 41.58 p/h PAYE basic (47.62 including holiday pay) or 55 p/h Umbrella
The A350 and A380 are two of the most high profile commercial aircraft in service today. Our client is looking for energetic and dedicated people to support these aircraft’s Landing Gear Systems Development Activities, principally focused on the Braking Control, Wheel Steering Control or Extension/Retraction Systems.
Every day you will be tested with new engineering challenges in support of our wide network of customers and will undertake exciting activities covering a broad variety of tasks, delivering integrated technical solutions. You will need to be able to work both independently and as an integral part of the Landing Gear Systems teams.
What do we expect from you?
Life within our team is fluid and exciting!
You will be able to understand the needs of our customers, adapt the organisation of the tasks and of your team activities as and when new priorities are set and you will be able to provide your inputs into the overall A350 and A380 LGS teams strategy by connecting with a wide range of stakeholders.
Mainly, we want you to be excited about developing a critical system for the A350 and A380 programmes. As part of this, you will also:
- Work with and support the Engineering team to develop the technical solution
- Ensuring that Design Review deliverables will result in a mature and easily-Certifiable product, if applied correctly within the business and by the Supplier.
- Ensuring that best practice and lessons learnt from other programmes are embedded
- Supporting and enabling the development of V&V planning throughout the design development life cycle.
- Resolution of technical (in-service) incidents (concept design, drawing technical notes, instructions or specifications) ready to be manufactured or repaired; challenge customer request technically and economically
- Manage stakeholders effectively - report and communicate effectively
- Respond to and / or escalate issues and key messages to management / program
- Identify Risks and implement Mitigations and Opportunities in order to deliver to the Program
- Embrace the opportunity provided by the new digital technologies in the attempt to improve Operational Reliability of the products
- Comfortably and naturally engage with people, communicating clearly and in a timely manner
Requirements:
- Proven ability working as a Systems Engineer on aircraft mechanical systems.
- Knowledge of DOORS desirable.
- Prior background having worked on development programmes.
- Knowledgeable about airworthiness tasks and modifications to equipment.
Additional information:
Please note, due to the sensitive nature of the projects involved, all candidates must be capable of gaining a Baseline Personnel Security Standard clearance including a UK criminal record check.
This role shall operate inside IR35.