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Landing Gear Design Engineer

Vertical Aerospace is developing Valo, an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft aiming for airliner-level safety certification in 2029. This Bristol design engineer role works on landing gear and related mechanical systems, managing suppliers and taking designs through reviews, certification evidence and the demonstrator aircraft.

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Company: Vertical Aerospace
Where: Bristol (remote)
Function: Design
Posted: 2 weeks ago
Team: Engineering Delivery & Design Organisation
Work mode: Remote
Categories: Design

The role

What you’ll do

Manage suppliers, partners and consultancies, setting technical expectations and resolving engineering issues
Develop designs that balance weight, safety, maintainability and ease of manufacture
Contribute to design reviews, tolerance analysis, trade studies and programme maturity gates
Prepare drawings, technical reports and verification and certification evidence, and support the demonstrator aircraft

What you’ll need

Proven experience managing engineering suppliers, from setting requirements to tracking delivery
Design experience with landing gear, brakes, hydraulics or comparable mechanical systems
Solid grasp of mechanical engineering principles and experience in at least one product development lifecycle stage
CATIA and 3DEXPERIENCE experience, or transferable skills from similar CAD tools

Good to know: Hybrid, Bristol office. Open to engineers at different career stages. 26 days' holiday plus bank holidays, 5% matched pension, share scheme, performance bonus, extra 4% of salary for benefits and daily breakfast.