Senior Systems Engineer

3 weeks ago


East Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom GKN Aerospace Full time
About the Role

GKN Aerospace is a leading innovator in the aerospace industry, and we're seeking a highly skilled Senior Engineer to join our team. As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for developing, integrating, and implementing technical solutions and compliance documentation, ensuring they meet all relevant customer, regulatory, and airworthiness requirements.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on a significant and challenging technology development project, shaping the future of flight. You will be a leading member of our team, working on a four-year project that will be a major steppingstone towards achieving the next generation of avionics for customer Tilt-Rotors.

The project will operate from our GKN facilities in Cowes, Isle of Wight, and there is a requirement to be flexible with international travel within Europe and to the U.S. (approximately every two months). We offer hybrid working, allowing you to balance home and office working.

Key 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

Requirements

  • 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)
  • Intermediate experience defining system/modular architecture
  • 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

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary dependent on experience
  • Opportunity to earn up to 15% bonus
  • Industry-leading pension scheme
  • Life assurance 8 x salary
  • 185 hours holiday + bank holidays
  • Relocation support (if applicable)
  • Hybrid working
  • Income protection
  • Shopping discounts
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee assistance programme

About GKN Aerospace

GKN Aerospace is a global leader in the aerospace industry, 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 we're committed to innovation, sustainability, and excellence. We're proud to be a part of the GKN Group, a leading global engineering company. We're a collaborative, dynamic working environment, and we welcome applications from diverse candidates who share our values and passion for innovation.



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