- Design and Development: Designing landing gear systems to meet specific aircraft or vehicle requirements, considering factors such as weight, load capacity, and terrain.
- System Integration: Integrating landing gear systems with other aircraft or vehicle systems, such as hydraulics, pneumatics, and actuation systems.
- Testing and Certification: Conducting ground and flight tests to ensure landing gear performance and safety compliance.
- Maintenance and Repair: Developing maintenance procedures and troubleshooting issues with landing gear systems.
- Reliability and Durability: Analyzing landing gear performance to improve reliability and durability.
- Materials and Processes: Selecting appropriate materials and manufacturing processes for landing gear components.
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft: Maintaining landing gear systems for specialized aircraft like reconnaissance or surveillance planes.
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): Designing and developing landing gear systems for UAVs.
- Aircraft Landing Gear: Designing, developing, and maintaining landing gear systems for fighter jets, bombers, transport aircraft, and tankers.
- Landing Gear Actuation: Developing and maintaining hydraulic, pneumatic, or electric actuation systems for landing gear.
- Shock Absorption: Designing and testing shock absorption systems for landing gear.
- Emergency Landing Systems: Developing and testing emergency landing gear systems.
Key Skills
- Complex Loading Conditions: Designing landing gear systems to withstand various load conditions during takeoff, landing, and ground operations.
- Weight Optimization: Balancing landing gear weight with strength and performance requirements.
- Material Selection: Choosing materials that are suitable for the harsh environment of landing gear operation.
- Safety Criticality: Ensuring the highest level of safety in landing gear design and maintenance.
Openings for Freshers and Experienced > YES
Companies (You can work here)
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) – Engages in the design and manufacture of landing gear systems for various defense aircraft and helicopters.
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) – Involved in developing advanced landing gear systems and related technologies for military aircraft.
- Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) – Although primarily known for electronics, BEL is involved in integrating landing gear systems with advanced avionics and control systems.
- Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Defence – Works on various defense systems, including landing gear components and integration for military platforms.
- Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL) – Provides maintenance and repair services for landing gear systems, including overhaul and servicing for defense aircraft.
Subjects (Basic Subjects you can be familiar with)
- Landing Gear Design and Mechanics – Understanding the principles of landing gear design, including mechanical and hydraulic systems, shock absorption, and load distribution.
- Structural Mechanics and Stress Analysis – Knowledge of structural mechanics to analyze and design landing gear components, including stress analysis, fatigue, and material selection.
- Aerodynamics and Aircraft Systems – Proficiency in aerodynamics as it affects landing gear performance and integration with overall aircraft systems, including understanding how landing gear interacts with aircraft during takeoff, landing, and taxiing.
Software (Familiarity of using is essential)
- ANSYS (Mechanical or Workbench) – For finite element analysis (FEA) to simulate and analyze stress, strain, and fatigue in landing gear components and systems.
- MATLAB/Simulink – For modeling and simulation of landing gear systems, including control systems, performance analysis, and integration with aircraft systems.
- CATIA or SolidWorks – For 3D modeling and design of landing gear components and assemblies, including detailed design and stress analysis.