Safran
Principal Systems Engineer
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Principal Systems Engineer
Gloucester, UK
About the Role
Looking after the people who make Safran great is our priority. We offer a range of flexible benefits designed to support you—both in and out of work, including:
- Early finish on Fridays
- Competitive salary and annual bonus
- 25 days' holiday + bank holidays (option to buy/sell)
- Flexible working options
- Pension (matched up to 8%) and life assurance
- Professional development, ongoing training, mentoring
- Onsite amenities: parking, restaurant, bicycle storage, showers
- Family-friendly and accessible workplace policies
- Plus a wide range of flexible benefits of your choice!
Safran - Here, we craft excellence together.
At Safran, excellence is a journey—and we'd love you to be a part of it. As a trusted global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future where we can all succeed together through a shared vision.
Company Overview
Safran Landing Systems are a global leader in aircraft landing and braking systems, from commercial and business travel to military and defence fleets. Our expertise cover the entire life cycle of our products from end-to-end; OEM Design, Engineering & Manufacturing, through to Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO).
Your Role
As a Principal Systems Engineer, you will ensure the successful development of aircraft landing gear systems—including structures, extension/retraction, hydraulics, and electrical harnesses—fully aligned with customer needs, regulatory requirements, and the Safran system development process.
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You will lead system development planning, requirements capture and analysis, validation and verification activities, and supplier management for equipment such as actuators, hydraulic hoses, and electrical harnessing. You will also provide leadership to junior and senior engineers within the team.
Key Responsibilities
- Supporting the definition of systems development plans aligned with Safran processes and ARP4754, in collaboration with the Systems Architecture Integration team.
- Ensuring adherence to systems development plans throughout the lifecycle.
- Managing requirements definition at system, sub system, and equipment levels—including customer, regulatory, and internal needs.
- Leading requirements validation from planning to documentation of validation evidence.
- Managing product verification, including planning, coordination of verification means, and documentation of verification evidence.
- Setting up and maintaining requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS Classic and DOORS NG.
- Producing systems engineering documentation including requirements, descriptions, validation/verification matrices, and DDP dossiers.
- Writing specifications for landing gear equipment (hydraulic actuators, hoses, electrical harnesses).
- Acting as a technical liaison with equipment suppliers.
- Providing technical leadership across the systems engineering team.
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What You'll Bring
Essential
- Strong understanding of Systems Engineering principles, with experience in requirements management, validation, and verification
- Knowledge of aircraft landing gear systems (ATA32) or comparable complex aerospace systems - Must have!
- Ability to lead and influence stakeholders, supported by strong communication and collaborative leadership skills
Desirable
- Experience in mechanical engineering and hydraulics (actuators & hoses)
- Experience in electrical engineering
- Knowledge of airworthiness and certification requirements
- Familiarity with ARP4754 and ARP4761
- Experience using IBM DOORS (Classic or NG)
- Knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- Ability to review engineering documents such as reports, analyses, specifications, and requirements documentation
- Previous engineering signatory experience
- Ability to write clear and accurate technical reports
- Willingness to work collaboratively across all engineering disciplines
- General computer literacy and good written communication
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