Senior Loads and Dynamics Manager

Our Mission

At Vertical Aerospace, we are pioneering the way for electric aviation. The VX4, 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 of having the VX4 in service by 2030.

What to expect

We are looking for an Loads and Dynamics Manager who will spend time on both management and technical tasks. Be responsible to ensure the growth in knowledge, tools, processes and methods in the disciplines, as well as the development and operational management of the team.

What you'll do

As a functional position, the Team Lead will look after the “how” and “who” aspects of supporting our company and its projects. They will ensure that resource allocation is appropriate, aligned with overall business requirements and that our capabilities are developed to support anticipated and planned future needs.

The responsibilities and duties of the Loads and Dynamics Manager will be as follows:

Undertaking technical work in their discipline at a level equivalent to a Senior Engineer

Co-ordinating with project focal to understand programme priorities and deliverables in order to appropriately prioritise tasks and resources within their team

Setting task and development objectives for the team and individual team members

General mentoring and coaching of the team, including regular one-to-one meetings and identifying appropriate training and development activities

Managing team governance, including running team meetings and representing your team at the department-level and meetings external to the department

Ensuring that regular administrative tasks are completed, such as holiday approval, sickness reporting and probation tracking and sign-off

Championing individuals to Head of Department for annual performance calibrations and recommending team members for promotion

Developing multi-year plans within their disciplines, which align with the company vision and ensure that there will be appropriate capability progression for processes, tools, methods, knowledge and skills within the domain

What you'll bring

The successful Loads and Dynamics Manager will have the following Experiences & Qualifications:

Excellent knowledge and experience of generating aircraft loads data to support the design and certification process

A good understanding of how aeroelastic, flutter, structural modes, rotor dynamics and aero-servo elastics influence the design and certification of novel-configuration vehicles

Knowledge of the vibration environment seen by the airframe and systems of such novel vehicles

Appreciation of aircraft-level requirements and how they drive the aircraft development and certification processes

The capability to perform technical tasks at the level expected of a Senior level Engineer within the discipline

Effective communication with stakeholders in all teams they interact with

The ability to lead, supervise, develop and inspire a team to achieve business objectives

That they can look to the future and understand the route we must take and the capabilities we must put in place to achieve great things

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.