Systems​/Performance Engineer; H​/F - Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited

Senior Systems & Performance Engineer – Wolverhampton

We are seeking an experienced Systems & Performance Engineer to join our Wolverhampton-based team, focusing on military and civil actuation projects. The role involves planning and executing engineering work packages, collaborating with the Principal Systems/Performance Engineer, and contributing to product development.

• Develop technical specifications and solutions for intricate actuation systems, including requirements capture, architecture development, trade studies, requirements validation, design performance analysis, modeling, verification, and integration.
• Understand, interpret, and clarify customer and stakeholder requirements.
• Establish system architecture and develop interface definitions.
• Manage requirements and create specifications for internal and external suppliers.
• Utilize computer modeling and simulation for hydro‑mechanical and electro‑mechanical actuation systems.
• Support product design and development through static and dynamic analysis, sizing, sensitivity, robustness, and control law development.
• Conduct trade‑off analyses to identify optimized solutions.
• Produce project deliverables such as Performance Analysis reports, Requirements Management Plans, System Description Documents, Verification Summaries, and Compliance Reports.
• Generate and track progress on requirements validation, traceability, and verification matrices/summaries.
• Analyze customer requirements for compliance.
• Identify and address technical risks and implement risk mitigation throughout the program lifecycle.
• Contribute to the development of standard work and best practices within the function.

• Minimum 5 years of aerospace (or similar) industry experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in systems engineering activities and the development of computer simulations for complex hydraulic, mechanical, and/or electrical systems.
• Strong integrity, ability to work independently under pressure, and logical problem‑solving and decision‑making skills.
• Proficiency in analytical methods, problem‑solving, Systems Thinking, System Life cycles, System Modelling and Analysis, Requirements Definition, and System Architecting.
• Knowledge of hydro‑mechanical and/or electro‑mechanical systems, including control and monitoring.
• Experience in system integration, model verification, and conducting intricate failure investigations.
• Preference for experience with IBM Rational DOORS 9.X for Requirements Management and/or Systems Modelling Language (SysML).
• Degree qualification in Engineering Science.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and cross‑cultural awareness.
• Familiarity with Mathworks Matlab and Simulink software packages.
• Experience applying requirements management software to projects.