Landing Gear Systems Engineer

Bell Helicopter - Fort Worth, Texas

Landing Gear Systems Engineer opportunities are available at Bell Helicopter for the V-280 Future Vertical Lift Program. These positions may be located at Bell Helicopter’s headquarters facility in Ft. Worth, TX or the Bell Flight Research Center in Arlington, TX.

Position Responsibilities:

The Landing Gear Systems Engineer is responsible for:

Developing landing gear system requirements for brakes, steering, and retract/extend actuation in both hydraulic and electric-actuated architectures
Conducting design and analysis of the landing gear system components and integrating these components into the aircraft with interfacing systems
Managing supplier development and qualification efforts
System design, requirements management, systems specifications, interface management, system safety assessment, verification and validation testing, aircraft functional and flight test, and aircraft/system qualification and certification

Education Requirements:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or closely related field) is required.

- Masters Degree is preferred.

Position Requirements:

• Experience at all levels will be considered with a minimum of 2 years specific experience with landing gear systems integration, development, and testing. At least 5 years experience is preferred.

• Familiarity with model based systems engineering

• Familiarity with RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-810, and military and industry standards for landing gear system design

• Familiarity in using computational design computer software: CATIA V5/V6.

• Experience with creation of system specifications, requirements traceability, and verification. Preferred experience with Enovia and DOORS.

• Generation of System Safety Assessments, Failure Hazard Analysis, and Certification and Test plans.

• Experience with landing gear system development and testing

• Experience with aircraft installation, functional testing, and troubleshooting

• Candidates must be eligible to obtain Secret Security Clearance