Assistant Principal Performance & Dynamics Engineer

Job description

Entity

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aircraft propulsion and equipment, space and defense markets. Safran has a global presence, with more than 58,000 employees and sales of 16.5 billion euros in 2017. Working alone or in partnership, Safran holds world or European leadership positions in its core markets. Safran is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange, and is part of the CAC 40 and Euro Stoxx 50 indices.
In February 2018, Safran took control of Zodiac Aerospace, significantly expanding its aircraft equipment activities. Zodiac Aerospace has 32,500 employees and generated sales of 5.1 billion euros for its fiscal year ended August 31, 2017.

Safran is ranked among the Top 100 Global Innovators by Thomson Reuters and is featured on the "Happy at work" rankings. The Group places fourth on the Universum ranking for the favorite companies of newly-qualified engineers in France.

Safran Landing Systems is the world leader in aircraft landing and braking systems. As a partner to 30 airframers working in the fields of commercial, regional, business and military transport, the company provides support to 27,000 aircraft completing more than 54,000 landings a day.  

Job details

Main domain/Job field

Research, design and development - Architecture and systems engineering

Job title

Assistant Principal Performance & Dynamics Engineer

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Professional, Engineer & Manager

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

Title: Assistant Principal Performance & Dynamics Engineer
Location: Gloucester
Salary: £50,000 to £52,000 pa
Closing date: 11 / 08 / 2018

This is an exciting opportunity to work on major programmes within the Systems Engineering team based at Gloucester.

You will be involved in conducting performance and dynamic analysis for mechanical, hydraulic and occasionally basic electrical systems as they relate to aircraft, landing gear, extension/retraction and steering.

You will also support requirements definition and validation, verification test activities and assist with the development of methods and tools. Possessing in-depth knowledge of mechanical and hydraulic systems, you will generate strategies as they relate to performance and dynamics activities on given programmes. Due to your experience and knowledge you will be seen as a technical specialist providing mentoring and coaching within the department where required.

Key aspects of this job include the following:
• Build computational models and run simulations.
• Calculate static and dynamic loads.
• Conduction performance and frequency response analyses.
• Conduct stability, shimmy, modal analysis and failure case analyses.
• Correlate and validate computational models.
• Write and validate performance and dynamics requirements.
• Define and document simulation cases and pass/fail criteria.
• Optimise design solutions in conjunction with other engineering disciplines.
• Define test requirements and analyse and interpret test results.
• Adherence to the programme schedules.

Travel specifictity

Desired profile

Some travel may be required

Candidate skills & requirements

• Minimum degree level education (or equivalent) in an Engineering discipline.
• Knowledge of Landing Gear Systems.
• Experience of dynamic analysis and computational modelling and simulation.
• Experience of model correlation and validation.
• Knowledge of airworthiness requirements and certification.
• Basic knowledge of systems and electrical engineering.
• Working knowledge of MATLAB/Simulink and MSC ADAMS

Salary

£50,000 to £52,000 pa