Senior Research Specialist

**Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.**

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 15,000 employees across 41 manufacturing sites in 13 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

**Job Summary**:
GKN’s Global Technology Centre (GTC) in Filton, Bristol is a £32m state of the art technology research and manufacturing process development facility which is a hub for world-class innovative technology for the next generation of fuel-efficient aircraft. It includes a collaborative space for research and development with universities, the UK’s CATAPULT network and GKN Aerospace’s UK supply chain, to help strengthen aerospace technology and support the UK’s Industrial strategy. We are seeking to recruit a Senior Research Specialist to develop cryogenic fuel systems and components for hydrogen-fuelled aircraft whilst providing technical leadership in this field. You will generate system, sub-system and component level designs for the transfer and control of hydrogen (as both liquid and gas) from storage (cryogenic tank) to where it is consumed (e.g. fuel cell).

**Responsibilities**:

- Develop fuel system and component designs for hydrogen across the full temperature range from liquid to 70 °C, compliant to the relevant safety and certification requirements
- Generate and record intellectual property for protection
- Develop design principles and qualification campaigns for hydrogen fuel systems
- Contribute to the development of system requirements through the design into a validated physical product, including requirements management, safety, risk assessment, and compliance
- Define suitable materials and technology specifications for hydrogen fuel systems and components.
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to develop cost-effective designs
- Contribute to the definition of validation plans and ensure compliance through analysis, simulation and/or test (e.g. DO 160) as appropriate. Support qualification and certification planning
- Participate in engineering reviews, and peer review technical deliverables

**How You'll Contribute**:
To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:
Essential:

- Experience of development and evaluation of cryogenic and/or hydrogen systems
- Experience of the effect of cryogenic temperatures on the properties of materials and the implications for system design
- Experience of the effect of hydrogen on the properties of materials and the implications for system design
- Experience of product design lifecycle including concept definition, reviewing drawings, preparing and presenting design reviews

Desirable:

- Experience of designing or working with cryogenic and/or hydrogen systems
- Experience in safety assessment
- Experience of designing or working with high or ultra-high vacuum systems
- Experience of requirements based engineering (RBE) and proficiency in RBE tools
- Experience in the design and set-up of experiments and fixtures for cryogenic testing (“hands-on” experience)
- Experience supervising PhD projects

We are looking for people who want to make a difference, talented members with the skills and passions to become the best of the future in what they do. To be successful in this role you will have excellent verbal communication skills, with ability to present to a variety of audiences along with outstanding technical report writing skills. You will be energetic and self-motivated with the ability to work independently when required.

**What We'll 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
- 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

As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. 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 you career journey may take you

We’ll offer you fantastic