GKN Aerospace

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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 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. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

For the Defense Engineering & Technology organization in The Netherlands, we are looking for a Design Engineer. The Design Engineer plays a pivotal role in the Development, Engineering, Prototyping and Testing of structural solutions for several flying and non-flying platforms. You will be part of a dedicated, multidisciplinary project team within Fokker.

We are looking for a capable and flexible Design Engineer for the Product Engineering Department to help develop lightweight composite structures with various secondary functions. Experience with CAD software is a prerequisite. Knowledge of fiber reinforced composite materials is a plus.

Job Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and check technical solutions and compliance documentation to ensure they are compliant with all relevant customer, regulatory, and airworthiness requirements, within agreed program, schedule, and manufacturing constraints.

Identify technical problems and apply/integrate solutions.

Execute and implement methods plans, toolsets and approaches that are appropriate and compliant to achieve the design and program objectives.

Support the creation of technical solutions against customer requirements as input to bids and proposals within assigned programs/projects.

Identify and assess technical risk for own work and propose mitigations within assigned programs/projects.

Develop designs compliant to cost and manufacturing requirements using appropriate techniques for design such as manufacture and assembly (DFMA) and design to cost.

Support creation of design definitions, including dimensions, materials, parts, process notes, assemblies, and tolerances which are aligned to all design requirements and objectives.

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Processes and Tooling

Generate assigned project deliverables, documents, and reports according to the project signature authorizations.

Support technical and customer reviews, including formal gate reviews, including the creation and preparation of technical data and presentations of product design.

Perform all activities at a level of independence with the support of lead and expert engineers.

Assist the development and maintenance of work instructions, procedures, tooling, technical manuals, and guidelines.

Support operations and support manufacturing engineering team in translation of the product design and manufacturing requirements of a product in a manufacturing design of a product during prototype build and serial manufacturing, where applicable.

Understand the qualification process of products, and prepare compliance documentation to internal, customer, and regulatory requirements, where applicable.

Job Qualifications

You are pro-active, self-starting, relevant experience in design and structural Engineering in preferably Aerospace and have a good level of technical problem solving skills, and you are a team player. You have no problems with working in a multidisciplinary environment and you are familiar with Technology Development. You are willing to learn and are able to arrange things. You will bring your passion and expertise/ talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:

Relevant technical qualifications (Bachelor, Master or equivalent) or a relevant level of experience to perform engineering tasks

Experience and affinity with CAD software (preferably Catia) in 3D as well as 2D, with relevant GD&T knowledge

Able to work towards holding a check / approval status.

Able to act under own initiative in relation to the assigned tasks within defined functional procedures / governance.

Ability to describe technical information of a technical task to a wide audience within the engineering business.

The ability to have technical discussions with customers and suppliers as required.

Able to analyze and interpret customer requirements.

Interested?

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. We are seeking a Design Engineer with an affinity for defense and bringing new Technologies to the market and be able to engineer solutions for several platforms.

Our offer

We offer you not only a challenge, but also a great opportunity to learn and grow. Thanks to our international reach, you can develop your career in multiple directions. As part of GKN Aerospace—an organization that has proven itself as a leader in the industry—you will contribute to our mission of becoming the most trusted partner in the aerospace sector.

• A gross monthly salary in accordance with the Metalektro Collective Labour Agreement, within the mid-level L2 scale: €5,659 – €6,792 (depending on knowledge and experience)
• 8% holiday allowance
• 42 paid days off with full-time employment (29 vacation days + 13 ADV days)
• An excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance
• A pleasant and informal working environment where we collaborate to achieve the best results for our customers

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.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.

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