Senior Engineer (Systems Engineering)
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GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies and are committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn in 2023.
Job Summary
Reporting to the Engineering Team Lead, the successful candidate will develop, integrate, implement, and verify technical solutions and compliance documentation. This four‑year project is a major steppingstone towards achieving the next generation of avionics for customer Tilt‑Rotors. The role can be based at our Global Technology Centre in Bristol, at our manufacturing facility in Luton, or at our GKN facilities in Cowes, Isle of Wight, with visits to Cowes as required.
We offer hybrid working, the opportunity to work from home up to two days per week, and relocation support to the Isle of Wight if this location is of interest.
Responsibilities
* Quality assurance reviewer of design deliverables created by the GKN Defence – Systems Engineering team.
* Data analysis and reporting into qualification arguments and submissions for GKN Defence avionic, control systems and sub‑systems.
* Release of stakeholder and internal technical communications.
* Technical work breakdown of program planning objectives.
* Assure best practice development within systems engineering excellence.
* Mentor and develop systems engineering team members.
* System engineering inputs to technology incubator process.
What You'll Bring
Specific Technical Experience
To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and talent along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:
* HNC, degree or equivalent experience in electrical, mechanical or systems engineering.
* Demonstrable experience as a Lead Engineer delivering designs for electro‑mechanical, sensing or controller systems within an engineering environment.
* Proven design and delivery of high quality and reliable systems in a complex regulatory environment (e.g. MIL‑STD, TUV cert, etc…)
* Proven track record (minimum 1 project) in compliance planning and verification & validation analysis for product release.
* Advanced experience of the Systems Development Lifecycle process.
* Intermediate experience of requirement decomposition and tools (e.g. DOORS).
* Advanced experience developing system control functions & logic models.
* Ability to design and set‑up experiments and fixtures for testing.
* Confident interrogating CAD models and drawings (e.g. CATIA V5).
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications.
* Technical leadership – Ability to mentor develop functional team members.
* Confident presenting technical information to a wider audience including senior stakeholders and internal customers.
* Live the culture of Plan‑Do‑Check‑Act and continuous improvement.
* Hands‑on approach – Have a real desire to be up close to the components and people that build our systems.
* Experience in safety assessment software/toolbox FTA and FMEA (e.g. ANSYS Medini, Isograph).
* Proficiency in multi‑domain modelling/simulation packages (e.g. MATLAB, Simulink, Simscape, Amesim).
What We Offer
Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits:
* Competitive salary dependent on experience.
* Opportunity to earn up to 15% bonus.
* Industry Leading Pension Scheme – we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis.
* Life Assurance 8 × salary.
* 185 hours holiday + bank holidays.
* Relocation support (if applicable).
* Hybrid working – giving you the opportunity to balance home and office working.
* Income protection.
* Cycle To Work Scheme.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
* A collaborative, dynamic working environment.
Diversity and Inclusion
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work. We’re committed to providing an accessible recruitment process – if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage please get in touch.
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