Aerospace Systems Engineer

1 month ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom GKN Aerospace Full time

About the Role

GKN Aerospace is seeking a highly skilled Aerospace Systems Engineer to join our team. As a key member of our engineering team, you will be responsible for designing and developing electrical systems for aircraft sensors. Your expertise in technical working and risk management will be essential in progressing a variety of NPI projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define and develop requirements for electrical systems, turning them into feasible solutions by proposing architectures, systems, and component definitions according to ARP4754.
  • Develop component and system specifications/descriptions, as well as compliance criteria for the system, items, components, hardware, and software.
  • Develop functions, systems, items, and components to ARP4754, ARP4761, DO160, DO254, DO178, DO297, and others as appropriate.
  • Develop requirements at all levels, from system to hardware and software.
  • Define validation plans and ensure compliance through analysis, simulation, and/or test (e.g., DO160) as appropriate.
  • Technically engage with the supply chain.
  • Work with systems architects, mechanical systems engineers, and system simulation engineers to ensure system requirements are achieved.
  • Anticipate and manage transversal technical and business issues, arbitrate between solutions considering all aspects: sustainability, reusability, optimization, opportunity, schedule, quality, cost, risks, safety, and performance.
  • Generate technical reports and presentations, with the ability to present information in a clear and organized manner.
  • Develop specification documents and procedures for new products before launching into manufacturing.
  • Ensure specification and ensure the production, compliance, and test of components, items, and systems.
  • Develop validation test methods and protocols. Use aerospace best practices.
  • Participate in in-depth analysis of test data.
  • Ensure configuration management is in place for systems and all of its components from requirement through to operation.
  • Provide general technical feedback on the design and development of mechanical and electrical sub-systems.
  • Manage and develop requirements and specifications.

About You

To be successful in this role, you must have good interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to translate to a variety of audiences. You will be a strong self-starter, competent to work with general goal-based direction as well as more specific task-based requirements. We are looking for someone with good general aerospace engineering/technology knowledge base who can demonstrate strategic thinking.

What We Offer

Once you're on board, you'll get the following perks and benefits:

  • Competitive salary dependant on experience.
  • Hybrid working – giving you the opportunity to balance home and office working.
  • Industry Leading Pension Scheme – we'll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1:1.5 basis.
  • Life Assurance 8 x salary.
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
  • Income protection.
  • Shopping discounts.
  • Cycle To Work Scheme.
  • Employee Assistance Programme.
  • A collaborative, dynamic working environment.

We want to see your career fly. We'll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That's the beauty of being part of a global business, once you're on board, you never know where your career journey may take you.

We're 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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