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GKN FOKKER ENGINEERING ROMANIA
As GKN’s Engineering Hub, we support the business with all Aerospace Engineering tasks needed. We serve the complete Aircraft Design & Development Life Cycle from Proposal to Certification, from Production assistance to In-Flight Support.
We are passionate about our work and show our love for Aerospace Engineering through everything we do!
Job Summary
What's the purpose of the role? The certification (airworthiness requirements) and qualification (performance) of aircraft parts in accordance with applicable guidelines and procedures.
As an Qualification Engineer, you will work for the qualification of GKN Fokker products in accordance to (inter-) national procedures and guidelines. You will be responsible for the company's compliance statements, for identifying qualification risks and deviations when compared to internal/international organization and you will ensure compliance with procedures, company rules & safety, quality, environmental, security & export compliance regulations. The above tasks will be performed while protecting the company's intellectual property and NATO restricted/secret data.
Job Responsibilities
Advice & Analysis
1. Provide advice on new qualification processes, options and company specific methodologies to obtain a consistent qualification file,
2. Analyze internally & internationally obtained information and documentation, including this from System Engineering, Configuration Management and international partners, in order to determine which qualification documents must be drawn up,
3. Examine Change Requests (from customer/partner company/internal) and determine the classification of the change,
4. Evaluate a (proposed) means of compliance checklist (MCC) and determine consistency with previous checklists.
Qualification
5. Determine, upon consultation with customer and partners, how the requirements will be qualified, the type of qualification documents that will be supplied and determining the international planning of these documents,
6. Determine which qualification documents need to be created and coordinating this contribution with partners, customers and authorities,
7. Verify all technical substantive supporting documents against the product data and qualification basis (incl. underlying documents) and process them into a compliance statement for the product,
8. Prepare reports to the customer, authorities and partners,
9. Draw up all non-technical reports associated with the qualification process,
10. Assess all (inter-)national documents and ensure completion/correctness,
11. Collect/archive accepted qualification and distribute internally,
12. Support planning, organizing and recording of (inter-)national reviews,
13. Record & document all process steps in systems.be performed while protecting the company's intellectual property and NATO restricted / secret data
Job Qualifications
As a Qualification Engineer, you are a self starter with sharpened interpersonal skills, so that you are able to efficiently liaise with internal & external stakeholders during all steps of the qualification process. Next to this, we expect you to have a high level of problem solving skills as well as a proactive and result driven attitude. In order to perform your job, you will also need a high level of engineering knowledge, but also awareness of other disciplines (e.g. stress, design, configuration management).
Furthermore, we expect you to meet the following requirements:
14. Bachelor or Master's degree in (Aerospace) Engineering,
15. Experience in writing technical, customer-oriented reports,
16. Fluency in English,
17. Knowledge of aviation qualification/certification requirements (EMAR/EASA Part 21 and FAR/CS 29 or equivalent),
18. Experience working in multicultural, multidisciplinary teams,
19. Being able to acquire an in-depth knowledge of the product,
20. Good understanding and adherence to procedures, business rules and safety, quality, environmental, security & export compliance regulations.
We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
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. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
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