Landing Gear Design Engineer

Our Mission

At Vertical Aerospace, we are pioneering the way for electric aviation. The Valo, our eVTOL (electric, vertical, take-off and landing), 'zero emissions' aircraft will set a new safety standard for how we will navigate the sky.

We won't realise our mission following the same legacy processes and traditions our predecessors followed, instead, we want to 'redefine' aerospace best practices. We are growing quickly from a prototype business to a scaling SME, and the next few years will be critical to our success and delivering on our ambitious goals. Valo is targeting airliner-level safety certification in 2029 ahead of entering service with our airline and operator customers.

We’re looking for a Design Engineer who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges, developing novel concepts and working with suppliers to turn ideas into practical solutions.

You’ll bring a sound understanding of landing gear or comparable mechanical systems, alongside demonstrated experience managing engineering suppliers. Landing gear experience is valuable, but we’re equally interested in the skills you’ve developed through brake, hydraulic or other relevant mechanical systems.

We welcome engineers at different stages of their careers to apply. Your responsibilities will reflect your skills and experience, with opportunities to develop your technical expertise and take on greater ownership.

What you’ll do

Working across our engineering teams and external partners, you’ll contribute to or take ownership of:

• Managing partners, consultancies and suppliers to deliver technical solutions, setting clear expectations and resolving engineering issues.

• Developing design solutions that meet challenging requirements for weight, safety, maintainability and manufacturability.

• Contributing to design reviews, tolerance analysis and configuration management.

• Supporting trade studies and programme maturity gates.

• Preparing verification and certification evidence.

• Preparing and reviewing drawings and technical reports, with delegated signatory responsibilities where appropriately authorised.

• Supporting the build and maintenance of our demonstrator aircraft.

What you’ll bring

We’re interested in your engineering skills, how you apply them and the outcomes you’ve delivered. We’re looking for:

• Demonstrated experience managing engineering suppliers, including setting technical requirements, monitoring progress and resolving issues to ensure delivery.

• Experience in landing gear, brake, hydraulic and/or comparable mechanical system design.

• A sound understanding of mechanical engineering principles and a practical approach to design challenges.

• Experience contributing to one or more stages of the product development lifecycle.

• The ability to take ownership of engineering tasks, solve problems and exercise sound technical judgement.

• Experience using CATIA and 3DEXPERIENCE, or transferable skills from comparable CAD tools.

• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and complete detailed work.

• Clear communication and effective collaboration across engineering disciplines.

Experience leading wider technical activities, coordinating others or holding delegated signatory authority is welcome, but isn’t essential.

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What can you expect from us?

We're on a mission. Where others see limits, we see opportunity, and we work at pace. Working at Vertical isn't your average role but for those seeking a challenge, a flexible, supportive organisation and an incredible team; working here is an opportunity to do the best work of your career.

Our approach promotes ingenuity and courage, while our environment builds success through diligence in safety and being open in the way we work. The only way we're going to assure the next chapter of aviation history is by working as a team, relentlessly, towards our goal. 

Our benefits

Our people matter - we're not going anywhere without them. Which is why our company benefits go beyond the essentials.

• 26 days holiday, plus bank holiday

• 5 extra days per year to buy (or sell)

• 5 extra days holiday when you get married or enter a civil partnership

• Additional 4% of your salary to spend on extra benefits

• Award-winning digital health and wellbeing service (Help@Hand)

• Company performance based bonus - rewarding company and individual performance

• Company Share Scheme - open to every Vertical employee

• Company Pension Scheme - 5% and we match it

• Breakfast on us, every day

We may just be the hardest job you've ever had, but we're confident it will be the most rewarding. Join the team today and help us shape the future of Advanced Air Mobility.

Disclaimer Statement

We encourage you to apply even if you may not have all the experience listed in the advert. We recognise that talent comes in various forms and we are committed to providing opportunities that create an environment of growth, diversity, and inclusion for everyone. As part of our desire to review and make our processes fair, we may ask you questions related to these aspects during the application process. For more information on how we will use your data, see our Legal section.